There are about 175 known moth species of Guinea. 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 Guinea.
Arctiidae
- Afrasura discreta <small>Durante, 2009</small>
- Afrasura hieroglyphica <small>(Bethune-Baker, 1911)</small>
- Afrasura pallescens <small>Durante, 2009</small>
- Afrowatsonius marginalis <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Alpenus maculosa <small>(Stoll, 1781)</small>
- Alytarchia amanda <small>(Boisduval, 1847)</small>
- Amata alicia <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Amata kuhlweini <small>(Lefèbvre, 1832)</small>
- Amerila vidua <small>(Cramer, 1780)</small>
- Amphicallia thelwalli <small>(Druce, 1882)</small>
- Anapisa holobrunnea <small>Tams, 1932</small>
- Anapisa monotonia <small>Kiriakoff, 1963</small>
- Argina amanda <small>(Boisduval, 1847)</small>
- Balacra caeruleifascia <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Balacra flavimacula <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Euchromia folletii <small>Guérin-Méniville, 1832</small>
- Metarctia maria <small>Kiriakoff, 1957</small>
- Ovenna guineacola <small>(Strand, 1912)</small>
- Ovenna vicaria <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Phaegorista agaristiodes <small>(Boisduval, 1836)</small>
- Pseudothyretes rubicundula <small>(Strand, 1912)</small>
- Radiarctia lutescens <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
Autostichidae
Bombycidae
Brahmaeidae
Drepanidae
Elachistidae
Eupterotidae
Gelechiidae
Geometridae
- Archichlora viridimacula <small>(Warren, 1898)</small>
- Biston abruptaria <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Biston antecreta <small>(Prout, 1938)</small>
- Biston johannaria <small>(Oberthür, 1913)</small>
- Biston subocularia <small>(Mabille, 1893)</small>
- Cabera limbata <small>(Herbulot, 1954)</small>
- Chiasmia umbrata <small>(Warren, 1897)</small>
- Chrysocraspeda rosina <small>Warren, 1898</small>
- Conolophia persimilis <small>(Warren, 1905)</small>
- Geodena melusine <small>(Strand, 1909)</small>
- Hypocoela turpisaria <small>(Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Idaea inquisita <small>(Prout, 1932)</small>
- Melinoessa aemonia <small>(Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Menophra dnophera <small>(Prout, 1915)</small>
- Scopula latitans <small>Prout, 1920</small>
- Zamarada acrochra <small>Prout, 1928</small>
- Zamarada adumbrata <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada amymone <small>Prout, 1934</small>
- Zamarada bastelbergeri <small>Gaede, 1915</small>
- Zamarada bicuspida <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada corroborata <small>Herbulot, 1954</small>
- Zamarada cucharita <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada cydippe <small>Herbulot, 1954</small>
- Zamarada dentigera <small>Warren, 1909</small>
- Zamarada dilucida <small>Warren, 1909</small>
- Zamarada dolorosa <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada dyscapna <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada emaciata <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada eucharis <small>(Drury, 1782)</small>
- Zamarada euphrosyne <small>Oberthür, 1912</small>
- Zamarada excavata <small>Bethune-Baker, 1913</small>
- Zamarada ilaria <small>Swinhoe, 1904</small>
- Zamarada indicata <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada ixiaria <small>Swinhoe, 1904</small>
- Zamarada labifera <small>Prout, 1915</small>
- Zamarada melanopyga <small>Herbulot, 1954</small>
- Zamarada melpomene <small>Oberthür, 1912</small>
- Zamarada mimesis <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada nasuta <small>Warren, 1897</small>
- Zamarada paxilla <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada perlepidata <small>(Walker, 1863)</small>
- Zamarada plana <small>Basterberger, 1909</small>
- Zamarada protrusa <small>Warren, 1897</small>
- Zamarada reflexaria <small>(Walker, 1863)</small>
- Zamarada regularis <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada vigilans <small>Prout, 1915</small>
- Zamarada vulpina <small>Warren, 1897</small>
Himantopteridae
Lasiocampidae
Limacodidae
Lymantriidae
Metarbelidae
Noctuidae
- Abrostola confusa <small>Dufay, 1958</small>
- Achaea lienardi <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Acontia citrelinea <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small>
- Acontia imitatrix <small>Wallengren, 1856</small>
- Acontia insocia <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Aegocera rectilinea <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Aegocera tigrina <small>(Druce, 1882)</small>
- Andrhippuris caudaequina <small>Karsch, 1895</small>
- Asota speciosa <small>(Drury, 1773)</small>
- Chaetostephana inclusa <small>(Karsch, 1895)</small>
- Cyligramma latona <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Cyligramma limacina <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)</small>
- Dysgonia pudica <small>(Möschler, 1887)</small>
- Dysgonia torrida <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Eudocima divitiosa <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Eudocima materna <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Feliniopsis africana <small>(Schaus & Clements, 1893)</small>
- Feliniopsis nigribarbata <small>(Hampson, 1908)</small>
- Fodina albicincta <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Godasa sidae <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Heliophisma klugii <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Heraclia geryon <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Heraclia poggei <small>(Dewitz, 1879)</small>
- Hespagarista caudata <small>(Dewitz, 1879)</small>
- Hypena obacerralis <small>Walker, [1859]</small>
- Marcipa aequatorialis <small>Pelletier, 1975</small>
- Masalia flavistrigata <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Masalia nubila <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Masalia rubristria <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Miniodes discolor <small>Guenée, 1852</small>
- Ophiusa conspicienda <small>Walker, 1858</small>
- Parachalciope binaria <small>Holland, 1894</small>
- Parachalciope euclidicola <small>Walker, 1858</small>
- Phaegorista agaristoides <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Spodoptera exempta <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Thiacidas meii <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Thiacidas mukim <small>(Berio, 1977)</small>
- Thiacidas submutata <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Timora perrosea <small>de Joannis, 1910</small>
Nolidae
Notodontidae
Psychidae
Pterophoridae
Pyralidae
Saturniidae
- Aurivillius triramis <small>(Rothschild, 1907)</small>
- Campimoptilum kuntzei <small>(Dewitz, 1881)</small>
- Decachorda aspersa <small>(Felder, 1874)</small>
- Epiphora albidus <small>(Druce, 1886)</small>
- Epiphora boolana <small>Strand, 1909</small>
- Epiphora getula <small>(Maassen & Weymer, 1885)</small>
- Epiphora magdalena <small>Grünberg, 1909</small>
- Epiphora ploetzi <small>(Weymer, 1880)</small>
- Epiphora vacuna <small>(Westwood, 1849)</small>
- Eudaemonia trogophylla <small>Hampson, 1919</small>
- Gonimbrasia hecate <small>Rougeot, 1955</small>
- Lobobunaea acetes <small>(Westwood, 1849)</small>
- Nudaurelia alopia <small>Westwood, 1849</small>
- Nudaurelia dione <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Nudaurelia emini <small>(Butler, 1888)</small>
- Orthogonioptilum nimbaense <small>Rougeot, 1962</small>
- Orthogonioptilum prox <small>Karsch, 1892</small>
- Rohaniella pygmaea <small>(Maassen & Weymer, 1885)</small>
Sphingidae
- Acherontia atropos <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Euchloron megaera <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Neopolyptychus ancylus <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)</small>
- Neopolyptychus consimilis <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small>
- Nephele comma <small>Hopffer, 1857</small>
- Phylloxiphia bicolor <small>(Rothschild, 1894)</small>
- Phylloxiphia goodii <small>(Holland, 1889)</small>
- Phylloxiphia illustris <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)</small>
- Phylloxiphia oberthueri <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small>
- Polyptychus carteri <small>(Butler, 1882)</small>
- Pseudenyo benitensis <small>Holland, 1889</small>
- Pseudoclanis occidentalis <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
- Sphingonaepiopsis nana <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Temnora nephele <small>Clark, 1922</small>
- Theretra perkeo <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
Thyrididae
Tineidae
Tortricidae
See also
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