# List of moths of Botswana

Botswana moths represent about 115 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Botswana.

## Arctiidae

* Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900
* Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
* Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
* Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
* Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911)
* Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)

## Cossidae

* Aethalopteryx atrireta (Hampson, 1910)

## Crambidae

* Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)

## Geometridae

* Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925)
* Chiasmia punctilinea (Prout, 1917)
* Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858)
* Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898)
* Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
* Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904)
* Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922
* Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
* Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
* Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
* Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
* Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)

## Gracillariidae

* Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961)
* Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)

## Lasiocampidae

* Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009

## Limacodidae

* Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880

## Lymantriidae

* Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)

## Metarbelidae

* Arbelodes sebelensis Lehmann, 2010
* Kroonia fumealis (Janse, 1925)

## Noctuidae

* Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
* Acontia antica Walker, 1862
* Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
* Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
* Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
* Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879)
* Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
* Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858])
* Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
* Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
* Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
* Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910)
* Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
* Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
* Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
* Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
* Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
* Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
* Adisura straminea Hampson, 1902
* Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794)
* Anedhella rectiradiata (Hampson, 1902)
* Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
* Athetis albirena (Hampson, 1902)
* Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909
* Athetis singula (Möschler, 1883)
* Audea humeralis Hampson, 1902
* Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
* Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
* Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
* Catamecia connectens (Hampson, 1902)
* Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
* Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833)
* Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
* Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910
* Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
* Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
* Cyclopera bucephalidia (Hampson, 1902)
* Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
* Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882)
* Euphiusa harmonica (Hampson, 1902)
* Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902
* Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979)
* Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775)
* Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
* Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
* Hypopyra carneotincta (Hampson, 1913)
* Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
* Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
* Namangana adela (Hampson, 1902)
* Ozarba consanguis (Hampson, 1902)
* Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910
* Paracroria griseotincta (Hampson, 1902)
* Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)
* Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
* Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910)
* Thiacidas fasciata (Fawcett, 1917)
* Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902)
* Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)

## Nolidae

* Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
* Arcyophora stalii (Wallengren, 1863)
* Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860)
* Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858)
* Risoba diplogramma Hampson, 1912

## Notodontidae

* Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)

## Pterophoridae

* Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986

## Pyralidae

* Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)

## Saturniidae

* Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
* Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)
* Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
* Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)
* Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)

## Sesiidae

* Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863

## Sphingidae

* Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)
* Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
* Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)
* Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920

## Thyrididae

* Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)

## Tineidae

* Ceratophaga tragoptila (Meyrick, 1917)
* Monopis lamprostola Meyrick, 1918

## Tortricidae

* Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)

## Xyloryctidae

* Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933