Moths of Senegal represent about 190 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 Senegal.
Arctiidae
- Acantharctia lacteata <small>Rothschild, 1933</small>
- Acantharctia nivea <small>Aurivillius, 1900</small>
- Afrowatsonius marginalis <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Aloa moloneyi <small>(Druce, 1887)</small>
- Alpenus affiniola <small>(Strand, 1919)</small>
- Alpenus maculosa <small>(Stoll, 1781)</small>
- Amata lateralis <small>(Boisduval, 1836)</small>
- Amerila fennia <small>(Druce, 1887)</small>
- Amerila pannosa <small>(Grünberg, 1908)</small>
- Amerila puella <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Amerila vitrea <small>Plötz, 1880</small>
- Apisa subcanescens <small>Rothschild, 1910</small>
- Automolis subulva <small>(Mabille, 1884)</small>
- Epilacydes scita <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Estigmene flaviceps <small>Hampson, 1907</small>
- Estigmene laglaizei <small>Rothschild, 1910</small>
- Estigmene senegalensis <small>Rothschild, 1933</small>
- Estigmene testaceoflava <small>Rothschild, 1933</small>
- Estigmene unilinea <small>Rothschild, 1910</small>
- Euchromia folletii <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)</small>
- Euchromia lethe <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Logunovium nigricosta <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Micralarctia punctulatum <small>(Wallengren, 1860)</small>
- Spilosoma castelli <small>Rothschild, 1933</small>
- Spilosoma occidens <small>(Rothschild, 1910)</small>
- Spilosoma quadrilunata <small>(Hampson, 1901)</small>
- Spilosoma rava <small>(Druce, 1898)</small>
- Teracotona rhodophaea <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Teracotona senegalensis <small>Rothschild, 1933</small>
- Thyretes negus <small>Oberthür, 1878</small>
- Trichaeta parva <small>Aurivillius, 1910</small>
- Utetheisa pulchella <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
Cosmopterigidae
Cossidae
Crambidae
Drepanidae
Geometridae
- Erastria albosignata <small>(Walker, 1863)</small>
- Euproutia aggravaria <small>(Guenée, 1858)</small>
- Idaea prionodonta <small>(Prout, 1932)</small>
- Isturgia inaequivirgaria <small>(Mabille, 1890)</small>
- Neromia propinquilinea <small>Prout, 1920</small>
- Orbamia octomaculata <small>(Wallengren, 1872)</small>
- Orbamia renimacula <small>(Prout, 1926)</small>
- Scopula paradelpharia <small>Prout, 1920</small>
- Thalassodes albifimbria <small>Warren, 1897</small>
- Zamarada acrochra <small>Prout, 1928</small>
- Zamarada anacantha <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada bicuspida <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada crystallophana <small>Mabille, 1900</small>
- Zamarada dilucida <small>Warren, 1909</small>
- Zamarada emaciata <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada euerces <small>Prout, 1928</small>
- Zamarada nasuta <small>Warren, 1897</small>
- Zygophyxia relictata <small>(Walker, 1866)</small>
Gracillariidae
Lasiocampidae
Lecithoceridae
Limacodidae
Lymantriidae
Metarbelidae
Noctuidae
- Acantholipes aurea <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Acantholipes semiaurea <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Achaea catella <small>Guenée, 1852</small>
- Acontia basifera <small>Walker, 1857</small>
- Acontia buchanani <small>(Rothschild, 1921)</small>
- Acontia citrelinea <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small>
- Acontia fastrei <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small>
- Acontia hampsoni <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008</small>
- Acontia imitatrix <small>Wallengren, 1856</small>
- Acontia insocia <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Acontia porphyrea <small>(Butler, 1898)</small>
- Acontia stassarti <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small>
- Acontia transfigurata <small>Wallengren, 1856</small>
- Acontia wahlbergi <small>Wallengren, 1856</small>
- Aegocera rectilinea <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Agoma trimenii <small>(Felder, 1874)</small>
- Amazonides tabida <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Aspidifrontia hemileuca <small>(Hampson, 1909)</small>
- Aspidifrontia senegalensis <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Aspidifrontia villiersi <small>(Laporte, 1972)</small>
- Audea paulumnodosa <small>Kühne, 2005</small>
- Brevipecten calimanii <small>(Berio, 1939)</small>
- Calliodes appollina <small>Guenée, 1852</small>
- Cerocala albicornis <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Chasmina tibialis <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Chasmina vestae <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Clytie tropicalis <small>Rungs, 1975</small>
- Crypsotidia maculifera <small>(Staudinger, 1898)</small>
- Crypsotidia mesosema <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Crypsotidia remanei <small>Wiltshire, 1977</small>
- Ctenusa pallida <small>(Hampson, 1902)</small>
- Dysmilichia flavonigra <small>(Swinhoe, 1884)</small>
- Euclidia limbosa <small>Guenée, 1852</small>
- Gesonia nigripalpa <small>Wiltshire, 1977</small>
- Gnamptonyx innexa <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Helicoverpa assulta <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Hypena obacerralis <small>Walker, [1859]</small>
- Hypotacha isthmigera <small>Wiltshire, 1968</small>
- Iambia jansei <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Masalia albiseriata <small>(Druce, 1903)</small>
- Masalia bimaculata <small>(Moore, 1888)</small>
- Masalia cheesmanae <small>Seymour, 1972</small>
- Masalia decorata <small>(Moore, 1881)</small>
- Masalia flaviceps <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Masalia galatheae <small>(Wallengren, 1856)</small>
- Masalia nubila <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Masalia rubristria <small>(Hampson, 1903)</small>
- Masalia terracottoides <small>(Rothschild, 1921)</small>
- Matopo selecta <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Melanephia nigrescens <small>(Wallengren, 1856)</small>
- Misa memnonia <small>Karsch, 1895</small>
- Mitrophrys magna <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Mitrophrys menete <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Mocis mayeri <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Mythimna languida <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Ophiusa mejanesi <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Ozarba corniculantis <small>Berio, 1947</small>
- Ozarba leptocyma <small>Hampson, 1914</small>
- Ozarba rubrivena <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
- Pandesma muricolor <small>Berio, 1966</small>
- Pericyma mendax <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Phaegorista agaristoides <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Phaegorista leucomelas <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)</small>
- Plecopterodes moderata <small>(Wallengren, 1860)</small>
- Polydesma umbricola <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
- Rhabdophera clathrum <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Rhabdophera hansali <small>(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)</small>
- Rhynchina leucodonta <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
- Saalmuellerana media <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Schausia gladiatoria <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Spodoptera exempta <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Thiacidas kanoensis <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Thiacidas meii <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Thiacidas mukim <small>(Berio, 1977)</small>
- Thiacidas stassarti <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Thiacidas submutata <small>Hacker & Zilli, 2007</small>
- Thyas parallelipipeda <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Timora senegalensis <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
Nolidae
Notodontidae
Psychidae
Pyralidae
Saturniidae
Sesiidae
Sphingidae
- Leucophlebia afra <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
- Neopolyptychus spurrelli <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)</small>
- Nephele accentifera <small>(Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)</small>
- Nephele peneus <small>(Cramer, 1776)</small>
- Platysphinx phyllis <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
- Pseudoclanis boisduvali <small>(Aurivillius, 1898)</small>
- Pseudoclanis molitor <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)</small>
- Pseudoclanis rhadamistus <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Rufoclanis rosea <small>(Druce, 1882)</small>
- Theretra perkeo <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
Thyrididae
Tineidae
Tortricidae
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