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 ↓
Ilima Moth
The Ilima Moth (Amyna natalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread from tropical Asia into northern Australia. It is an introduced species in Hawaii, where it is found on Oahu.
White Tangle
Callopistria maillardi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found throughout central, eastern and southern Africa, including the islands of the Indian Ocean, Yemen, Chagos islands, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, in Hawaii, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Society Islands, Sulawesi, as well as Queensland in Australia.
Condica conducta
Condica conducta is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1857. It has a wide range and occurs in Africa (including South Africa, Congo, Madagascar and Réunion) as well as in Hong Kong, Fiji, the Society Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.
Prospalta capensis
Condica capensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across Africa, India, Pakistan and South-East Asia. In Europe, it is only common in Southern Spain, but can be found north of this.
Mediterranean Brocade
Spodoptera littoralis, also referred to as the African cotton leafworm or Egyptian cotton leafworm or Mediterranean Brocade, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. S. littoralis is found widely in Africa, Mediterranean Europe and Middle Eastern countries. It is a highly polyphagous organism that is a pest of many cultivated plants and crops. As ...more ↓
Oriental leafworm moth
Spodoptera litura, the tobacco cutworm or cotton leafworm, is a nocturnal species of moth. S. litura is a serious polyphagous pest in Asia, Oceania, and the Indian subcontinent described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Its names reference two of the most common host plants of the moth. In total, 87 species of host plants that are parasitized by S. ...more ↓
Lawn Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera mauritia, the lawn armyworm, also known as paddy swarming caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Cosmopolitan species, it is a major polyphagous pest throughout the world.
Chasmina candida
Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
Chasmina tibialis
Chasmina tibialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Africa, Asia and from Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji to central Polynesia.
Tomato Looper
The Tomato Looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Europe, the Levant and tropical Africa, but can be found in great parts of Europe because it is a migratory species.
Green Garden Looper
The Green Garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Mostly cosmopolitan distribution, it is a serious pest found throughout Wadelai, Aden, Japan, China, throughout the Indian, Sri Lanka, Malayan, and Australasian regions. It is present in Hawaii and recorded as an incursion in mainland North America and Russia....
Chrysodeixis illuminata
Chrysodeixis illuminata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found across south-east Asia and the southern Pacific, including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Timor, New Caledonia, Borneo, the Cook Islands, Queensland, the Chagos Archipelago and Samoa.
