There are about 380 known moth species in the Republic of the Congo. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species recorded in the Republic of the Congo.
Adelidae
Alucitidae
Anomoeotidae
Arctiidae
- Afrasura obliterata <small>(Walker, 1864)</small>
- Aglossosia deceptans <small>Hampson, 1914</small>
- Amata creobota <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Amata francisca <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Amata goodii <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Amata interniplaga <small>(Mabille, 1890)</small>
- Amata leimacis <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Amata marina <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Amerila vitrea <small>Plötz, 1880</small>
- Anaphosia cyanogramma <small>Hampson, 1903</small>
- Anapisa crenophylax <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Anapisa melaleuca <small>(Holland, 1898)</small>
- Anapisa monotica <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Apisa canescens <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Archithosia costimacula <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Balacra daphaena <small>(Hampson, 1898)</small>
- Balacra flavimacula <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Balacra haemalea <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Balacra pulchra <small>Aurivillius, 1892</small>
- Balacra rubricincta <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Boadicea pelecoides <small>Tams, 1930</small>
- Caripodia chrysargyria <small>Hampson, 1900</small>
- Ceryx albimacula <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Ceryx elasson <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Creatonotos leucanioides <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Cyana rubristriga <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Euchromia guineensis <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Euchromia lethe <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Hippurarctia taymansi <small>(Rothschild, 1910)</small>
- Mecistorhabdia haematoessa <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Meganaclia sippia <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Metarctia burra <small>(Schaus & Clements, 1893)</small>
- Metarctia haematica <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Metarctia inconspicua <small>Holland, 1892</small>
- Metarctia paulis <small>Kiriakoff, 1961</small>
- Metarctia rufescens <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Myopsyche elachista <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Myopsyche miserabilis <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Myopsyche ochsenheimeri <small>(Boisduval, 1829)</small>
- Myopsyche puncticincta <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Nanna eningae <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Neophemula vitrina <small>(Oberthür, 1909)</small>
- Nyctemera apicalis <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Nyctemera xanthura <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Ovenna vicaria <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Pusiola melemona <small>(Kiriakoff, 1963)</small>
- Pusiola theresia <small>(Kiriakoff, 1963)</small>
- Rhipidarctia invaria <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Trichaeta fulvescens <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Trichaeta pterophorina <small>(Mabille, 1892)</small>
Autostichidae
Carposinidae
Choreutidae
Crambidae
Elachistidae
Eriocottidae
Eupterotidae
Gelechiidae
Geometridae
- Aletis erici <small>Kirby, 1896</small>
- Anacleora diffusa <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Aphilopota mailaria <small>(Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Aphilopota strigosissima <small>(Bastelberger, 1909)</small>
- Biston abruptaria <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Braueriana fiorino <small>Bryk, 1913</small>
- Chiasmia majestica <small>(Warren, 1901)</small>
- Chiasmia streniata <small>(Guenée, 1858)</small>
- Chrysocraspeda abdominalis <small>(Herbulot, 1984)</small>
- Chrysocraspeda rubripennis <small>(Warren, 1898)</small>
- Colocleora binoti <small>Herbulot, 1983</small>
- Colocleora ducleri <small>Herbulot, 1983</small>
- Colocleora linearis <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
- Colocleora sanghana <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
- Colocleora smithi <small>(Warren, 1904)</small>
- Conolophia persimilis <small>(Warren, 1905)</small>
- Dorsifulcrum cephalotes <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Epigynopteryx prophylacis <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Euproutia aggravaria <small>(Guenée, 1858)</small>
- Hypochrosis banakaria <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Hypomecis dedecora <small>(Herbulot, 1985)</small>
- Idaea inquisita <small>(Prout, 1932)</small>
- Melinoessa sodaliata <small>(Walker, 1862)</small>
- Melinoessa stramineata <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Mesomima tenuifascia <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Miantochora picturata <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
- Mimaletis postica <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Oxyfidonia umbrina <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
- Piercia myopteryx <small>Prout, 1935</small>
- Pitthea catadela <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1963</small>
- Pitthea cunaxa <small>Druce, 1887</small>
- Pitthea famula <small>Drury, 1773</small>
- Pitthea perspicua <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Prasinocyma congrua <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Psilocladia loxostigma <small>Prout, 1915</small>
- Racotis squalida <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
- Scopula macrocelis <small>(Prout, 1915)</small>
- Semiothisa testaceata <small>(Walker, 1863)</small>
- Somatina chalyboeata <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Terina circumdata <small>Walker, 1865</small>
- Terina crocea <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
- Terina latifascia <small>Walker, 1854</small>
- Terina niphanda <small>Druce, 1887</small>
- Xenochroma silvatica <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Xylopteryx triphaenata <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Zamarada modesta <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
- Zeuctoboarmia ochracea <small>Herbulot, 1985</small>
Glyphipterigidae
Gracillariidae
Himantopteridae
Hyblaeidae
Immidae
Lacturidae
Lasiocampidae
- Cheligium choerocampoides <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Cheligium nigrescens <small>(Aurivillius, 1909)</small>
- Cheligium pinheyi <small>Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009</small>
- Euwallengrenia reducta <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Gelo jordani <small>(Tams, 1936)</small>
- Grellada imitans <small>(Aurivillius, 1893)</small>
- Grellada marshalli <small>(Aurivillius, 1902)</small>
- Lechriolepis tessmanni <small>Strand, 1912</small>
- Leipoxais marginepunctata <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Leipoxais rufobrunnea <small>Strand, 1912</small>
- Mimopacha gerstaeckerii <small>(Dewitz, 1881)</small>
- Mimopacha knoblauchii <small>(Dewitz, 1881)</small>
- Muzunguja rectilineata <small>(Aurivillius, 1900)</small>
- Nepehria olivia <small>Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2010</small>
- Odontocheilopteryx conzolia <small>Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009</small>
- Odontocheilopteryx phoneus <small>Hering, 1928</small>
- Opisthoheza heza <small>Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010</small>
- Pachymeta contraria <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Pachyna subfascia <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Pachytrina gliharta <small>Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009</small>
- Pachytrina honrathii <small>(Dewitz, 1881)</small>
- Pachytrina philargyria <small>(Hering, 1928)</small>
- Pachytrina rubra <small>(Tams, 1929)</small>
- Pachytrina trihora <small>Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009</small>
- Pallastica lateritia <small>(Hering, 1928)</small>
- Pallastica meloui <small>(Riel, 1909)</small>
- Pallastica sericeofasciata <small>(Aurivillius, 1921)</small>
- Pehria umbrina <small>(Aurivillius, 1909)</small>
- Schausinna clementsi <small>(Schaus, 1897)</small>
- Sonitha libera <small>(Aurivillius, 1914)</small>
- Stenophatna hollandi <small>(Tams, 1929)</small>
- Stenophatna kahli <small>(Tams, 1929)</small>
- Theophasida obusta <small>(Tams, 1929)</small>
- Theophasida valkyria <small>Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010</small>
Lecithoceridae
Limacodidae
Lymantriidae
Noctuidae
- Acantholipes circumdata <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Achaea jamesoni <small>L. B. Prout, 1919</small>
- Acontia citrelinea <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small>
- Aegocera fervida <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Aegocera obliqua <small>Mabille, 1893</small>
- Aegocera rectilinea <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Aegocera tigrina <small>(Druce, 1882)</small>
- Agrotis catenifera <small>Walker, 1869</small>
- Agrotis hemileuca <small>Walker, 1869</small>
- Aletia consanguis <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Aletopus ruspina <small>(Aurivillius, 1909)</small>
- Argyrolopha punctilinea <small>Prout, 1921</small>
- Asota chionea <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Athetis partita <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Callopistria maillardi <small>(Guenée, 1862)</small>
- Colpocheilopteryx operatrix <small>(Wallengren, 1860)</small>
- Egnasia scoliogramma <small>Prout, 1921</small>
- Epischausia dispar <small>(Rothschild, 1896)</small>
- Ericeia congregata <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Ericeia lituraria <small>(Saalmüller, 1880)</small>
- Feliniopsis kuehnei <small>Hacker & Fibiger, 2007</small>
- Feliniopsis parvula <small>Hacker & Fibiger, 2007</small>
- Feliniopsis sinaevi <small>Hacker & Mey, 2010</small>
- Halochroa aequatoria <small>(Mabille, 1879)</small>
- Helicoverpa assulta <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Heraclia aemulatrix <small>(Westwood, 1881)</small>
- Heraclia longipennis <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Heraclia pardalina <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Hespagarista caudata <small>(Dewitz, 1879)</small>
- Hypena obacerralis <small>Walker, [1859]</small>
- Janseodes melanospila <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Mentaxya ignicollis <small>(Walker, 1857)</small>
- Metagarista maenas <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)</small>
- Omphaloceps triangularis <small>(Mabille, 1893)</small>
- Ophiusa david <small>(Holland, 1894)</small>
- Oraesia provocans <small>Walker, [1858]</small>
- Schausia gladiatoria <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Schausia leona <small>(Schaus, 1893)</small>
- Sciatta inconcisa <small>Walker, 1869</small>
- Trigonodes exportata <small>Guenée, 1852</small>
- Tuerta chrysochlora <small>Walker, 1869</small>
Nolidae
Notodontidae
- Antheua simplex <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Antheua trifasciata <small>(Hampson, 1909)</small>
- Arciera postalba <small>Kiriakoff, 1960</small>
- Arciera roseiventris <small>Kiriakoff, 1960</small>
- Arciera rufescens <small>(Kiriakoff, 1962)</small>
- Boscawenia bryki <small>(Schultze, 1934)</small>
- Boscawenia caradrinoides <small>(Schultze, 1934)</small>
- Boscawenia incerta <small>(Schultze, 1934)</small>
- Boscawenia jaspidea <small>(Schultze, 1934)</small>
- Catarctia divisa <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Desmeocraera chloeropsis <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Desmeocraera congoana <small>Aurivillius, 1900</small>
- Desmeocraera geminata <small>Gaede, 1928</small>
- Desmeocraera sagittata <small>Gaede, 1928</small>
- Epidonta insigniata <small>(Gaede, 1932)</small>
- Haplozana nigrolineata <small>Aurivillius, 1901</small>
- Scaeopteryx curvatula <small>(Rothschild, 1917)</small>
- Scalmicauda adusta <small>Kiriakoff, 1963</small>
- Scalmicauda rectilinea <small>(Gaede, 1928)</small>
- Scrancia stictica <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
Oecophoridae
Psychidae
Pterophoridae
Saturniidae
- Bunaeopsis licharbas <small>(Maassen & Weymer, 1885)</small>
- Decachorda congolana <small>Bouvier, 1930</small>
- Decachorda inspersa <small>(Hampson, 1910)</small>
- Epiphora congolana <small>(Bouvier, 1929)</small>
- Epiphora vacuna <small>(Westwood, 1849)</small>
- Gonimbrasia rectilineata <small>(Sonthonnax, 1899)</small>
- Gonimbrasia tyrrhea <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Goodia dimonica <small>Darge, 2008</small>
- Goodia hierax <small>Jordan, 1922</small>
- Goodia lunata <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Goodia unguiculata <small>Bouvier, 1936</small>
- Lobobunaea phaedusa <small>(Drury, 1782)</small>
- Lobobunaea rosea <small>(Sonthonnax, 1899)</small>
- Micragone agathylla <small>(Westwood, 1849)</small>
- Micragone caliginosa <small>Darge, 2010</small>
- Micragone ducorpsi <small>(De Fleury, 1925)</small>
- Micragone elisabethae <small>Bouvier, 1930</small>
- Micragone joiceyi <small>Bouvier, 1930</small>
- Micragone lichenodes <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Micragone loutemboensis <small>Darge, 2010</small>
- Micragone morini <small>Rougeot, 1977</small>
- Micragone neonubifera <small>Rougeot, 1979</small>
- Nudaurelia alopia <small>Westwood, 1849</small>
- Nudaurelia bouvieri <small>(Le Moult, 1933)</small>
- Nudaurelia emini <small>(Butler, 1888)</small>
- Orthogonioptilum andreasum <small>Rougeot, 1967</small>
- Orthogonioptilum fontainei <small>Rougeot, 1962</small>
- Orthogonioptilum prox <small>Karsch, 1892</small>
- Pseudantheraea discrepans <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
- Pseudaphelia kaeremii <small>Bouvier, 1927</small>
- Pseudaphelia simplex <small>Rebel, 1906</small>
- Pseudimbrasia deyrollei <small>(J. Thomson, 1858)</small>
- Pseudobunaea parathyrrena <small>(Bouvier, 1927)</small>
Sesiidae
- Chamanthedon brillians <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Chamanthedon tropica <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Conopia auronitens <small>(Le Cerf, 1913)</small>
- Conopia nuba <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Conopia olenda <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Melittia auriplumia <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
- Melittia occidentalis <small>Le Cerf, 1917</small>
- Similipepsis violacea <small>Le Cerf, 1911</small>
- Synanthedon albiventris <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Tipulamima festiva <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
- Tipulamima malimba <small>(Beutenmüller, 1899)</small>
Sphingidae
- Grillotius bergeri <small>(Darge, 1973)</small>
- Hippotion aporodes <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1912</small>
- Hippotion irregularis <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Leucophlebia afra <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
- Leucostrophus commasiae <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Neopolyptychus consimilis <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small>
- Neopolyptychus prionites <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)</small>
- Nephele discifera <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
- Nephele maculosa <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
- Nephele oenopion <small>(Hübner, [1824])</small>
- Nephele rectangulata <small>Rothschild, 1895</small>
- Nephele vau <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Phylloxiphia bicolor <small>(Rothschild, 1894)</small>
- Phylloxiphia oberthueri <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small>
- Platysphinx constrigilis <small>(Walker, 1869)</small>
- Platysphinx stigmatica <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Polyptychus andosa <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Polyptychus carteri <small>(Butler, 1882)</small>
- Polyptychus enodia <small>(Holland, 1889)</small>
- Polyptychus murinus <small>Rothschild, 1904</small>
- Polyptychus thihongae <small>Bernardi, 1970</small>
- Pseudoclanis admatha <small>Pierre, 1985</small>
- Pseudoclanis postica <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Pseudoclanis rhadamistus <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Rhadinopasa hornimani <small>(Druce, 1880)</small>
- Temnora albilinea <small>Rothschild, 1904</small>
- Temnora atrofasciata <small>Holland, 1889</small>
- Temnora crenulata <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Temnora curtula <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1908</small>
- Temnora eranga <small>(Holland, 1889)</small>
- Temnora funebris <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Temnora griseata <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
- Temnora hollandi <small>Clark, 1920</small>
- Temnora livida <small>(Holland, 1889)</small>
- Temnora ntombi <small>Darge, 1975</small>
- Temnora plagiata <small>Walker, 1856</small>
- Temnora rattrayi <small>Rothschild, 1904</small>
- Temnora sardanus <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Temnora scitula <small>(Holland, 1889)</small>
- Temnora spiritus <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Temnora stevensi <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small>
- Theretra orpheus <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)</small>
Thyrididae
Tineidae
- Ceratophaga vastellus <small>(Zeller, 1852)</small>
- Cimitra fetialis <small>(Meyrick, 1917)</small>
- Criticonoma episcardina <small>(Gozmány, 1965)</small>
- Dasyses rugosella <small>(Stainton, 1859)</small>
- Hyperbola zicsii <small>Gozmány, 1965</small>
- Machaeropteris baloghi <small>Gozmány, 1965</small>
- Monopis megalodelta <small>Meyrick, 1908</small>
- Monopis monachella <small>(Hübner, 1796)</small>
- Morophaga soror <small>Gozmány, 1965</small>
- Oxymachaeris euryzancla <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Perissomastix pyroxantha <small>(Meyrick, 1914)</small>
- Pitharcha latriodes <small>(Meyrick, 1917)</small>
- Tiquadra lichenea <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
Tortricidae
- Accra viridis <small>(Walsingham, 1891)</small>
- Ancylis argenticiliana <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Archips symmetra <small>(Meyrick, 1918)</small>
- Bactra bactrana <small>(Kennel, 1901)</small>
- Cydia hemisphaerana <small>(Walsingham, 1897)</small>
- Eccopsis praecedens <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Enarmoniodes praetextana <small>(Walsingham, 1897)</small>
- Idiothauma africanum <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Labidosa ochrostoma <small>(Meyrick, 1918)</small>
- Metendothenia balanacma <small>(Meyrick, 1914)</small>
- Mictocommosis argus <small>(Walsingham, 1897)</small>
- Sanguinograptis albardana <small>(Snellen, 1872)</small>
Zygaenidae
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