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Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Lepidoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth 1
Acherontia lachesis
Ombava 2
Achyra massalis
Appleleaf-curling moth 3
Adoxophyes privatana
Aethaloessa calidalis 4
Convolvulus Hawkmoth 5
Agrius convolvuli
Oriental Eight-spot 6
Amyna axis
Ilima Moth 7
Amyna natalis
Anatrachyntis tentoria
Yellow Scallop Moth 8
Anomis erosa
Angled Gem 9
Anomis sabulifera
Anticarsia irrorata 10
Bradina admixtalis 2
Eilema antica 11
Brunia antica
White Tangle 12
Callopistria maillardi
Cephonodes picus 4
Chasmina candida 4
Chasmina tibialis 13
Tomato Looper 14
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Green Garden Looper 7
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Chrysodeixis illuminata 4
Comostola pyrrhogona 15
Prospalta capensis 7
Condica capensis
Condica conducta 16
Culladia admigratella
Cucumber Moth 17
Diaphania indica
Mango Flower Webworm 18
Dudua aprobola
Eilema sp 19
Eilema
Endotricha mesenterialis 20
Erechthias molynta
Etiella grisea 4
Gram Blue 21
Euchrysops cnejus
Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis 22
Greater Wax Moth 23
Galleria mellonella
Characoma nilotica 16
Garella nilotica
Yarrow Plume Moth 24
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Heleanna physalodes 25
Grass Webworm Moth 20
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
Dark Striated Hawkmoth 26
Hippotion velox
Teak Defoliator 27
Hyblaea puera
Ornate Hydriris Moth 28
Hydriris ornatalis
Great Eggfly 16
Hypolimnas bolina
Danaid Eggfly 16
Hypolimnas misippus
Dark blue pansy 29
Junonia oenone
Meadow Argus 30
Junonia villida
Lamprosema chagosalis
Lamprosema niphealis
Lamprosema salomonalis
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla 31
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Mabra eryxalis 3
Macroglossum corythus 32
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis 24
Marasmia poeyalis
Megalorhipida leucodactyla 2
Megalorhipida leucodactylus
Remigia frugalis 7
Mocis frugalis
Bean-leaf Webworm Moth 23
Omiodes indicata
Omiodes poeonalis 33
Parotis suralis 34
Dingy Lineblue 35
Petrelaea dana
Prays citri 36
Prays citri
Pyrausta venilialis
Banded Pearl 37
Sameodes cancellalis
Scopula actuaria 28
Mediterranean Brocade 38
Spodoptera littoralis
Oriental leafworm moth 39
Spodoptera litura
Lawn Armyworm Moth 40
Spodoptera mauritia
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 7
Spoladea recurvalis
Stictoptera hironsi
Sufetula chagosalis
Sufetula minimalis
Synclera univocalis 41
Orange-spotted Flower Moth 4
Syngamia florella
Thiotricha sp 24
Thiotricha
Yellow Underwing 12
Thyas coronata
Thyas honesta 42
Heliotrope Moth 4
Utetheisa pulchelloides
Painted Lady 43
Vanessa cardui

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