Moths of the Comoros represent about 320 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal ) and butterflies (mostly diurnal ) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera .
Location of the Comoros This is a list of moth species which have been recorded on the Comoros and on Mayotte , which is geographically part of the Comoro Islands off the south-east coast of Africa.
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880 Argina astrea (Drury, 1773) Chiromachla insulare (Boisduval, 1833) Chiromachla pallescens Oberthür, 1890 Cyana tripuncta (Toulgoët, 1980) Detoulgoetia comorensis Rothschild, 1933 Detoulgoetia pseudosparsata Rothschild, 1933 Eilema catenata (Mabille, 1900) Eilema comorensis Toulgoët, 1955 Eilema humbloti Toulgoët, 1956 Eilema kingdoni (Butler, 1877) Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Exilisia insularis Tougoët, 1972 Exilisia leighi (Toulgoët, 1956) Exilisia quadripunctata (Toulgoët, 1956) Exilisia variegata Toulgoët, 1972 Fodinoidea pupieri Toulgoët, 1972 Galtara colettae Toulgoët, 1976 Galtara extensa (Butler, 1880) Leucaloa infragyrea (Saalmüller, 1891) Mimulosia quadripunctaria (Toulgoët, 1956) Neuroxena rectilineata (Toulgoët, 1972) Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833) Nyctemera pallescens Oberthür, 1890 Pelosia stictigramma (Hampson, 1908) Podomachla virgo (Strand, 1909) Proxhyle comoreana Toulgoët, 1959 Siccia punctipennis (Wallengren, 1860) Spatulosia griveaudi Toulgoët, 1972 Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866 Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) Viettesia bicolor Toulgoët, 1980 Viettesia matilei Toulgoët, 1978
Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854 Agathodes ostentalis (Geyer, 1837) Ambia prolalis Viette, 1958 Angustalius hapaliscus (Zeller, 1852) Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836) Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833) Bocchoris putrisalis (Viette, 1958) Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859) Bradina atralis (Pagenstecher, 1907) Cadarena sinuata (Fabricius, 1781) Chabulina putrisalis (Viette, 1958) Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1886) Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856) Cirrhochrista griveaudalis Viette, 1961 Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) Conotalis nigroradians (Mabille, 1900) Coptobasoides comoralis Viette, 1960 Coptobasoides djadjoualis Viette, 1981 Cotachena octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794) Crocidophora caffralis Hampson, 1910 Crocidophora elongalis Viette, 1978 Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851) Diaphania oriolalis (Viette, 1958) Dipleurinodes comorensis Leraut, 1989 Dipleurinodes nigra Leraut, 1989 Epipagis cancellalis (Zeller, 1852) Euchromius mythus Błeszyński, 1970 Eudipleurina viettei Leraut, 1989 Euphyciodes albotessulalis (Mabille, 1900) Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852) Ghesquierellana hirtusalis (Walker, 1859) Glyphodes boseae Saalmüller, 1880 Glyphodes capensis (Walker, 1866) Glyphodes mascarenalis de Joannis, 1906 Glyphodes oriolalis (Viette, 1958) Glyphodes mayottalis Hampson, 1908 Glyphodes shafferorum Viette, 1987 Glyphodes stolalis Guenée, 1854 Goniorhynchus argyropalis (Hampson, 1908) Haimbachia leucopleuralis (Mabille, 1900) Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Hendecasis duplifascialis (Hampson, 1891) Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794) Herpetogramma brunnealis (Hampson, 1913) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) Hyalobathra filalis (Guenée, 1854) Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832) Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796) Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854) Isocentris retinalis (Saalmüller, 1880) Lamprosema argyropalis (Hampson, 1908) Leucinodes hemichionalis (Mabille, 1900) Nausinoe capensis (Walker, 1866) Neurophyseta comoralis (Strand, 1916) Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852) Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) Palpita metallata (Fabricius, 1781) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794) Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852) Pardomima zanclophora Martin, 1955 Parotis ankaratralis (Marion, 1954) Parotis malagasa (Strand, 1912) Parotis prasinalis (Saalmüller, 1880) Patissa ochreipalpalis Hampson, 1919 Pioneabathra olesialis (Walker, 1859) Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798) Pyrausta bouveti Viette, 1981 Pyrausta olesialis (Walker, 1859) Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818) Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852) Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller, 1863 Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773) Stenochora lancinalis (Guenée, 1854) Syllepte melanopalis Hampson, 1908 Syllepte patagialis (Zeller, 1852) Syllepte undulalis (Pagenstecher, 1907) Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Ulopeza primalis Viette, 1958 Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780) Zebronia virginalis Viette, 1958
Eutelia bouveti Viette, 1984 Eutelia galleyi Viette, 1984 Eutelia verini Viette, 1984
Agathia malgassa Herbulot, 1978 Antitrygodes herbuloti Viette, 1977 Antitrygodes malagasy Viette, 1977 Archichlora ioannis Herbulot, 1954 Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ascotis selenaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Asthenotricha torata L. B. Prout, 1932 Cabera humbloti Herbulot, 1978 Cabera toulgoeti Herbulot, 1956 Chiasmia crassilembaria (Mabille, 1880) Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861) Chiasmia simplicilinea (Pagenstecher, 1907) Chloroclystis comorana Herbulot, 1978 Chloroclystis consocer Prout, 1937 Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897 Chloroclystis nanula (Mabille, 1900) Chloroclystis taxata Herbulot, 1981 Chloroclystis toreumata L. B. Prout, 1937 Chrysocraspeda erythraria (Mabille, 1893) Cleora angustivalvis (Herbulot, 1965) Cleora quadrimaculata (Janse, 1932) Cleora rothkirchi (Strand, 1914) Cleora transversaria (Pagenstecher, 1907) Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858 Colocleora comoraria (Oberthür, 1913) Comibaena leucochloraria (Mabille, 1880) Comibaena punctaria (Swinhoe, 1904) Comostolopsis convalescens Herbulot, 1981 Comostolopsis intensa Prout, 1915 Darisodes orygaria (Guenée, 1862) Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862) Drepanogynis quadrivalvis Herbulot, 1960 Drepanogynis unilineata (Warren, 1897) Ecpetala nesaea (Prout, 1923) Epigynopteryx duboisi Herbulot, 1981 Erastria madecassaria (Boisduval, 1833) Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861 Eupithecia alticomora Herbulot, 1981 Eupithecia bolespora L. B. Prout, 1937 Eupithecia ericeti Herbulot, 1970 Eupithecia exheres Herbulot, 1954 Gymnoscelis olsoufieffae L. B. Prout, 1937 Gymnoscelis rubricata (de Joannis, 1932) Heterorachis insueta L. B. Prout, 1922 Horisme albostriata (Pagenstecher, 1907) Idaea griveaudi Herbulot, 1978 Idaea pulveraria (Snellen, 1872) Idiochlora approximans (Warren, 1897) Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1858) Isturgia comorensis Krüger, 2001 Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891) Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861) Isturgia univirgaria (Mabille, 1880) Lophorrhachia rubricorpus (Warren, 1898) Mimoclystia dimorpha Herbulot, 1966 Obolcola retorta Herbulot, 1966 Ochroplutodes hova Herbulot, 1954 Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954 Phaiogramma stibolepida (Butler, 1879) Pingasa griveaudi Herbulot, 1966 Pingasa rhadamaria (Guenée, 1858) Pingasa ultrata Herbulot, 1966 Problepsis meroearia Saalmüller, 1884 Protosteira spectabilis (Warren, 1899) Psilocerea ferruginaria (Mabille, 1898) Psilocerea harmonia Prout, 1932 Psilocerea psegma Herbulot, 1981 Psilocerea russulata (Mabille, 1898) Racotis deportata Herbulot, 1970 Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878) Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880) Scardamia maculata Warren, 1897 Scopula bistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1907) Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861) Scopula cornishi Prout, 1932 Scopula internataria (Walker, 1861) Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861) Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833) Scopula rebaptisa Herbulot, 1985 Scopula rufolutaria (Mabille, 1900) Somatina lia Prout, 1915 Somatina vestalis (Butler, 1875) Terina charmione (Fabricius, 1793) Thalassodes progressa Prout, 1926 Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857 Traminda obversata (Walker, 1861) Xanthorhoe incudina Herbulot, 1981 Xenimpia crassipecten Herbulot, 1961 Xenimpia luxuriosa Herbulot, 1961 Xenimpia maculosata (Warren, 1897) Xenimpia trizonata (Saalmüller, 1891) Xylopteryx doto Prout, 1925 Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
Phoenicladocera lajonquierei Viette, 1981
Macrosemyra duberneti Viette, 1980
Creagra comorensis Collenette, 1937 Euproctis producta (Walker, 1863) Euproctis mayottensis Collenette, 1956 Marblepsis mayotta (Collenette, 1931) Ogoa oberthueri Rothschild, 1916 Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892)
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 Achaea diplographa Hampson, 1913 Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879 Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903) Agrotis radama Viette, 1958 Aletia infrargyrea (Saalmüller, 1891) Aletia pyrausta (Hampson, 1913) Aletia viettei (Rungs, 1956) Amyna axis Guenée, 1852 Ancarista laminifera (Saalmüller, 1878) Anomis alluaudi Viette, 1965 Anomis auragoides (Guenée, 1852) Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) Apospasta verini Viette, 1981 Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775) Asota borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Asota comorana (Aurivillius, 1909) Asota fereunicolor (Toulgoët, 1972) Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852) Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) Callixena versicolora Saalmüller, 1891 Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862) Calpoparia imparepunctata (Oberthür, 1890) Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833) Chasmina malagasy Viette, 1965 Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) Coelophoris comorensis Viette, 1981 Condica conducta (Walker, 1857) Condica pauperata (Walker, 1858) Conservula cinisigna de Joannis, 1906 Conservula malagasa (Gaede, 1915) Ctenoplusia furcifera (Walker, 1857) Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852) Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773) Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775) Digama sagittata Gaede, 1926 Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833) Dysgonia subangularis (Mabille, 1890) Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852) Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852 Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Ericeia albangula (Saalmüller, 1880) Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858) Ericeia lituraria (Saalmüller, 1880) Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880) Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764) Gracilodes caffra Guenée, 1852 Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852 Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808]) Hydrillodes carayoni Viette, 1981 Hypena grandecomorensis Lödl, 1994 Hypena griveaudi Viette, 1968 Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859] Hypena ophiusinalis Mabille, 1879 Hypena polycyma Hampson, 1902 Hypena puncticosta Prout, 1921 Hypena neoplyta Prout, 1925 Hypena varialis Walker, 1866 Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Leucania simplaria Saalmüller, 1891 Mabilleana pudens (Mabille, 1900) Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833) Megalonycta mediovitta (Rothschild, 1924) Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857) Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Nagia linteola (Guenée, 1852) Nesaegocera comorana (Jordan, 1926) Ophiusa finifascia (Walker, 1858) Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967 Plusiopalpa dichora Holland, 1894 Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833 Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866) Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833) Thysanoplusia indicator (Walker, [1858]) Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878) Tracheplexia galleyi Viette, 1981 Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866 Earias gigas Berio, 1956 Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833) Gabala grjebinella (Viette, 1956) Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884) Meganola saalmuelleri (Toulgoët, 1961) Nola biangulata (Toulgoët, 1954) Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
Malgadonta anjouanica Kiriakoff, 1969 Nesochadisra protea Kiriakoff, 1969
Xenophanta ecliptis Meyrick, 1914
Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932) Exelastis luqueti (Gibeaux, 1994) Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911 Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994 Exelastis viettei (Gibeaux, 1994) Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Megalorhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994 Ochyrotica moheliensis Gibeaux, 1994 Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987 Platyptilia comorensis Gibeaux, 1994 Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852) Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Titanoptilus laniger Bigot, 1969 Walsinghamiella prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)
Canthelea oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Endotricha vinolentalis Ragonot, 1891 Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) Goateria mayottensis Leraut, 2010 Macalla seyrigalis Marion & Viette, 1956 Maliarpha separatella (Ragonot, 1888) Marionana paulianalis Viette, 1953 Nhoabe privatalis Viette, 1960 Sindris sganzini Boisduval, 1833
Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781) Batocnema coquerelii (Boisduval, 1875) Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771) Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875) Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Dargeclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879) Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779) Hippotion geryon (Boisduval, 1875) Maassenia heydeni (Saalmüller, 1878) Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879 Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821) Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923 Nephele densoi (Keferstein, 1870) Nephele oenopion (Hübner, [1824]) Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879) Temnora fumosa (Walker, 1856) Temnora leighi Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856) Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876) Temnora pseudopylas (Rothschild, 1894) Theretra orpheus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)
Hapana carcealis Whalley, 1971 Rhodoneura opalinula (Mabille, 1879) Rhodoneura sordidula (Plötz, 1880) Rhodoneura zophocrana Viette, 1957
Bactra sinassula Diakonoff, 1963 Bactra stagnicolana Zeller, 1852 Brachiolia amblopis (Meyrick, 1911) Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864) Coniostola stereoma (Meyrick, 1912) Cosmorrhyncha ocellata (Mabille, 1900) Cryptaspasma zigzag Diakonoff, 1983 Cryptophlebia aphos Diakonoff, 1983 Cryptophlebia hemon Diakonoff, 1983 Eccopsis encardia Diakonoff, 1983 Eccopsis heterodon Diakonoff, 1981 Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852 Hopliteccopsis maura Diakonoff, 1983 Megaherpystis agmatophora Diakonoff, 1989 Megalomacha tigripes Diakonoff, 1960 Procrica agrapha Diakonoff, 1983 Procrica diarda Diakonoff, 1983 Procrica intrepida (Meyrick, 1912) Procrica sanidota (Meyrick, 1912) Thylacandra endotera Diakonoff, 1983 Thylacandra melanotoma Diakonoff, 1983
Dirades comoroana Boudinot, 1982 Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858) Epiplema fletcheri Boudinot, 1982 Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899 Epiplema viettei Boudinot, 1982 
