Moths of Singapore

This page serves to help identify moths commonly seen in Singapore. New species will be added as and when they are added into the Singapore Moth project.

Updated 11 Oct 2017,
Created 3 Oct 2015.
Gan CW

Atlas Moth 1
Attacus atlas
Ambulyx clavata 2
Ambulyx pryeri 3
Ambulyx moorei 4
Neogurelca hyas 5
Angonyx testacea 6
Death's-head Hawkmoth / Bee Robber 7
Acherontia lachesis
Death's-head Sphinx Moth 8
Acherontia styx
Convolvulus Hawkmoth 9
Agrius convolvuli
Privet Hawk Moth 10
Psilogramma menephron
Psilogramma increta 11
Eupanacra elegantulus 12
Daphnis hypothous 13
Oleander Hawk-moth 14
Daphnis nerii
Macroglossum sitiene 3
Pellucid Hawkmoth 15
Cephonodes hylas
Vine Hawk-Moth 16
Hippotion celerio
Hippotion echeclus 4
Pergesa acteus 17
Theretra clotho 18
Pale Brown Hawk Moth 3
Theretra latreillii
Yam Hawk Moth 19
Theretra nessus
Brown-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth 8
Theretra silhetensis
Enpinanga borneensis 4
Elibia dolichus 4
Meganoton nyctiphanes 4
Daphnusa ocellaris 4
Amplypterus panopus 4
Choreutis orthogona 20
Saptha exanthista 21
Saptha beryllitis 17
Callidula 22
Tetragonus catamitus 4
Starfruit Plume Moth 23
Diacrotricha fasciola
Sphenarches zanclistes 21
Metaemene atrigutta 17
Speiredonia mutabilis 24
Hulodes caranea 4
Mecodina violacea 3
Ericeia fraterna 25
Lacera 26
Pindara illibata 17
Triangular-striped moth 27
Chalciope mygdon
Trigonodes hyppasia 28
Serrodes partita 3
Grammodes geometrica 29
Erebus ephesperis 30
Erygia spissa
Phricanthes flexilineana 25
Euchromia elegantissima 31
Sugarcane Looper 31
Mocis frugalis
Brown-striped Semilooper 32
Mocis undata
Sympis rufibasis 33
Hypopyra vespertilio 3
Ophiusa discriminans 27
Thyas coronata 17
Achaea janata 34
Achaea serva 35
Bocana manifestalis 36
Masca abactalis 3
Neochera inops 37
Mango Shoot Borer 17
Penicillaria jocosatrix
Asota caricae 31
Asota heliconia 17
Asota egens 17
Fruit Piercing Moth 33
Eudocima phalonia
Rhesala imparata 4
Gesonia 27
Trischalis stomata 13
Hübner's Wasp Moth 4
Amata huebneri
Creatonotos gangis 17
Creatonotos transiens 38
Nyctemera lacticinia 39
Argina astrea 27
Crotalaria Moth 27
Utetheisa lotrix
Homodes crocea 3
Hydrillodes 37
Arctornis 29
Calliteara horsfieldii 40
Clethrogyna turbata 41
Vapourer 42
Orgyia antiqua
Episteme vetula 4
Transverse moth 43
Xanthodes transversa
Cyclodes omma 21
Maliattha signifera 37
Callopistria maillardi 17
Callopistria exotica 3
Mudaria
Oriental Leafworm 40
Spodoptera litura
Lawn Armyworm 26
Spodoptera mauritia
Plusiopalpa adrasta 17
Slender Burnished Brass 29
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
Saliocleta 3
Nola quadrimaculata 37
Earias vittella 44
Tropical Swallowtail Moth 40
Lyssa zampa
Urapteroides astheniata 4
Fascellina meligerys 45
Oxymacaria 3
Chiasmia emersaria 46

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