List of Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands

The Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Canary Islands.

Location of the Canary Islands

According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 710 Lepidoptera species present in the Canary Islands.

Butterflies

Hesperiidae

• Thymelicus acteon christi Rebel, 1894 (uncertain taxonomic status)

Lycaenidae

• Aricia cramera Eschscholtz, 1821
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes webbianus (Brulle, 1839)
• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Polyommatus celina (Austaut, 1879)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Nymphalidae

• Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hipparchia wyssii bacchus Higgins, 1967
• Hipparchia wyssii gomera Higgins, 1967
• Hipparchia wyssii tamadabae Owen & Smith, 1992
• Hipparchia wyssii tilosi Manil, 1984
• Hipparchia wyssii wyssii (Christ, 1889)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
• Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

Pieridae

• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)
• Euchloe belemia eversi Stamm, 1963
• Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008
• Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
• Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1830)
• Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)

Moths

Alucitidae

• Alucita canariensis Scholz & Jackh, 1994

Autostichidae

• Ambloma brachyptera Walsingham, 1908
• Ambloma klimeschi Gozmany, 1975
• Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
• Apatema junnilaineni Vives, 2001
• Apatema lucidum Walsingham, 1908
• Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900
• Chersogenes victimella Walsingham, 1908
• Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
• Epanastasis canariensis (Rebel, 1906)
• Epanastasis eupracta Gozmany, 1988
• Epanastasis excellens Gozmany, 1977
• Epanastasis sophroniellus (Rebel, 1895)
• Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

Bedelliidae

• Bedellia silvicolella Klimesch, 1968
• Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae

• Blastobasis exclusa (Walsingham, 1908)
• Blastobasis helleri Rebel, 1910
• Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839)
• Blastobasis rubiginosella Rebel, 1896
• Blastobasis velutina Walsingham, 1908
• Zenodochium polyphagum Walsingham, 1908
• Zenodochium sostra Walsingham, 1910

Bucculatricidae

• Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908
• Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rebel, 1896
• Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908

Carposinidae

• Carposina cinderella Diakonoff, 1989
• Carposina gigantella Rebel, 1917
• Carposina sublucida Diakonoff, 1988

Choreutidae

• Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
• Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Coleophoridae

• Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
• Coleophora albidorsella Toll, 1942
• Coleophora areniphila Toll, 1957
• Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924
• Coleophora confluella Rebel, 1892
• Coleophora discomaculella Toll & Amsel, 1967
• Coleophora gibberosa Baldizzone, 2003
• Coleophora gracilella Toll, 1952
• Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849
• Coleophora haoma Baldizzone, 1994
• Coleophora internitens Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 1999
• Coleophora hospitiella Chretien, 1915
• Coleophora hystricella Toll, 1957
• Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora loti Falkovitsh, 1978
• Coleophora microalbella Amsel, 1935
• Coleophora micromeriae Walsingham, 1908
• Coleophora neglecta Baldizzone, 1997
• Coleophora orotavensis Rebel, 1896
• Coleophora pinkeri Baldizzone, 1982
• Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927
• Coleophora pseudopoecilella Klimesch, 1982
• Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
• Coleophora salviella Chretien, 1916
• Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956
• Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora teneriffella Baldizzone, 1987
• Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
• Ischnophanes canariella Baldizzone, 1984

Cosmopterigidae

• Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)
• Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)
• Ascalenia acaciella Chretien, 1915
• Ascalenia vanella (Frey, 1860)
• Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
• Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen, 1986
• Coccidiphila ledereriella (Zeller, 1850)
• Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000
• Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986
• Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
• Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
• Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chretien, 1896
• Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
• Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel, 1896
• Eteobalea thaumatella (Walsingham, 1907)
• Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella (Kasy, 1970)
• Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Cossidae

• Stygia hades Le Cerf, 1924
• Stygia nilssoni Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2008
• Wiltshirocossus aries (Pungeler, 1902)

Crambidae

• Agriphila tersellus (Lederer, 1855)
• Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
• Ancylolomia palpella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Ancylolomia tripolitella Rebel, 1909
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
• Arnia nervosalis Guenee, 1849
• Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
• Cataonia erubescens (Christoph, 1877)
• Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858
• Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Dentifovea praecultalis (Rebel, 1896)
• Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)
• Dolicharthria heringi (Rebel, 1939)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Ecpyrrhorrhoe diffusalis (Guenee, 1854)
• Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
• Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
• Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
• Eudonia geminoflexuosa Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
• Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)
• Eudonia parviangusta Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
• Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
• Loxostege deliblatica Szent-Ivany & Uhrik-Meszaros, 1942
• Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
• Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
• Mesocrambus canariensis Ganev, 1987
• Mesocrambus tamsi Błeszyński, 1960
• Metasia suppandalis (Hübner, 1823)
• Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
• Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
• Parapediasia teterrellus (Zincken, 1821)
• Prionapteryx lancerotella (Rebel, 1892)
• Pseudobissetia terrestrellus (Christoph, 1885)
• Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
• Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Udea nordmanni (Rebel, 1935)
• Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
• Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae

• Agonopterix cinerariae Walsingham, 1908
• Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agonopterix mutatella Hannemann, 1989
• Agonopterix nodiflorella (Milliere, 1866)
• Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
• Agonopterix vendettella (Chretien, 1908)
• Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
• Depressaria absynthiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
• Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Depressaria discipunctella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
• Depressaria veneficella Zeller, 1847
• Elachista canariella Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
• Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847
• Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)
• Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
• Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Perittia echiella (de Joannis, 1902)
• Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)

Epermeniidae

• Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)
• Epermenia strictellus (Wocke, 1867)

Erebidae

• Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810
• Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
• Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild, 1909)
• Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
• Autophila rosea (Staudinger, 1888)
• Canararctia rufescens (Brulle, 1836)
• Cerocala algiriae Oberthur, 1876
• Clytie illunaris (Hübner, 1813)
• Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Drasteria philippina (Austadt, 1880)
• Eilema albicosta (Rogenhofer, 1894)
• Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886)
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenee, 1852)
• Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
• Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1859
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Metachrostis velox (Hübner, 1813)
• Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
• Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
• Rhynchina canariensis Pinker, 1962
• Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
• Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Euteliidae

• Eutelia adulatrix (Hübner, 1813)

Gelechiidae

• Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
• Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
• Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908
• Aroga aristotelis (Milliere, 1876)
• Athrips fagoniae (Walsingham, 1904)
• Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
• Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
• Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
• Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Chrysoesthia bosae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
• Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
• Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)
• Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859
• Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839)
• Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
• Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
• Mesophleps oxycedrella (Milliere, 1871)
• Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839)
• Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866)
• Metzneria tenuiella (Mann, 1864)
• Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893)
• Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
• Microlechia klimeschi (Povolny, 1972)
• Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)
• Monochroa rebeli (M. Hering, 1927)
• Neotelphusa cisti (Stainton, 1869)
• Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858)
• Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
• Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925)
• Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)
• Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
• Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858)
• Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
• Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
• Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908
• Ptocheuusa guimarensis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Recurvaria cinerella Chretien, 1908
• Scrobipalpa bazae Povolny, 1977
• Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
• Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864)
• Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846)
• Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
• Scrobipalpa traganella (Chretien, 1915)
• Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
• Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
• Scrobipalpa wiltshirei Povolny, 1966
• Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
• Stomopteryx detersella (Zeller, 1847)
• Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847)
• Stomopteryx schizogynae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Streyella canariensis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Syncopacma genistae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
• Syncopacma thaumalea (Walsingham, 1905)
• Tecia solanivora (Povolny, 1973)
• Teleiopsis lunariella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Telphusa cistiflorella (Constant, 1890)

Geometridae

• Anticlea cabrerai (Pinker, 1962)
• Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
• Aspitates collinaria (Holt-White, 1894)
• Charissa canariensis (Rebel, 1911)
• Chemerina caliginearia (Rambur, 1833)
• Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)
• Cleora fortunata Blachier, 1889
• Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
• Crocallis bacalladoi Pinker, 1978
• Crocallis matillae Pinker, 1974
• Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Episauris kiliani Rebel, 1898
• Eumannia bytinskii (Wehrli, 1939)
• Eupithecia boryata (Rebel, 1906)
• Eupithecia gomerensis (Rebel, 1917)
• Eupithecia maspalomae Pinker, 1961
• Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
• Eupithecia orana Dietze, 1913
• Eupithecia pantellata Milliere, 1875
• Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)
• Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
• Eupithecia schuetzeata Pinker, 1961
• Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850
• Eupithecia stertzi (Rebel, 1911)
• Eupithecia tenerifensis (Rebel, 1906)
• Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
• Eupithecia unedonata Mabille, 1868
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
• Herbulotina grandis (Prout, 1914)
• Idaea abnorma (Pinker, 1960)
• Idaea bacalladoi (Pinker, 1974)
• Idaea blaesii Lenz & Hausmann, 1992
• Idaea charitata (Rebel, 1914)
• Idaea fuerteventurensis (Pinker, 1974)
• Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Idaea longaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
• Idaea neglecta Hausmann & Werno, 2003
• Idaea nigra Hausmann & Blasius, 2007
• Idaea palmata (Staudinger, 1901)
• Idaea purpurariata (Pinker, 1974)
• Idaea unicalcarata (Prout, 1922)
• Idaea vilaflorensis (Rebel, 1910)
• Idaea volloni (D. Lucas & de Joannis, 1907)
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenee, 1858)
• Isturgia pulinda (Walker, 1860)
• Isturgia tennoa (Pinker, 1978)
• Menophra canariensis (Rebel, 1917)
• Microloxia schmitzi Hausmann, 1995
• Microloxia simonyi (Rebel, 1894)
• Nebula ibericata (Staudinger, 1871)
• Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Oar pratana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Phaiogramma faustinata (Milliere, 1868)
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Rhoptria asperaria (Hübner, 1817)
• Scopula asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
• Scopula guancharia (Alphéraky, 1889)
• Scopula imitaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Scopula submutata (Treitschke, 1828)
• Tephronia codetaria (Oberthur, 1881)
• Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)

Glyphipterigidae

• Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
• Digitivalva pappella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Glyphipterix equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
• Glyphipterix fortunatella Walsingham, 1908
• Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896
• Glyphipterix umbilici M. Hering, 1927

Gracillariidae

• Aspilapteryx multipunctella Chretien, 1916
• Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
• Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
• Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
• Caloptilia robustella Jackh, 1972
• Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
• Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
• Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
• Leucospilapteryx omissella (Stainton, 1848)
• Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
• Phyllonorycter bartolomella (Deschka, 1968)
• Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)
• Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
• Phyllonorycter foliolosi Walsingham, 1908
• Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
• Phyllonorycter klimeschiella (Deschka, 1970)
• Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
• Phyllonorycter spartocytisi (M. Hering, 1927)

Nepticulidae

• Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia jubae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908)
• Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783)
• Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
• Stigmella crenulatae (Klimesch, 1975)
• Stigmella xystodes (Meyrick, 1916)
• Trifurcula micromeriae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Trifurcula salicinae Klimesch, 1975
• Trifurcula sanctaecrucis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Noctuidae

• Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913
• Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
• Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel, 1903
• Actebia photophila (Guenee, 1852)
• Agrotis correlejoi Fibiger & Honey, 2004
• Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
• Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894
• Agrotis lasserrei (Oberthur, 1881)
• Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
• Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941
• Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
• Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
• Anarta sodae (Rambur, 1829)
• Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Argyrogramma fracta (Walker, 1858)
• Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Armada panaceorum (Menetries, 1848)
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Bryonycta opulenta Boursin, 1957
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)
• Caradrina oberthuri (Rothschild, 1913)
• Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876
• Caradrina rebeli Staudinger, 1901
• Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Cleonymia baetica (Rambur, 1837)
• Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
• Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
• Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cosmia affinis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
• Ctenoplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)
• Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
• Cucullia syrtana Mabille, 1888
• Cucullia canariensis Pinker, 1968
• Euplexia euplexina Rebel, 1917
• Euxoa beatissima Rebel, 1913
• Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
• Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
• Gerarctia poliotis Hampson, 1905
• Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842
• Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hadena sancta (Staudinger, 1859)
• Hadena nigricata Pinker, 1968
• Hadena silenides (Staudinger, 1895)
• Hecatera weissi (Draudt, 1934)
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
• Heliothis incarnata Freyer, 1838
• Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
• Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Heliothis viriplaca (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Leucania fortunata Pinker, 1961
• Leucania punctosa (Treitschke, 1825)
• Leucochlaena oditis (Hübner, 1822)
• Mesapamea pinkeri Bacallardo, 1973
• Metopoceras felicina (Donzel, 1844)
• Mniotype fratellum (Pinker, 1965)
• Mniotype schumacheri (Rebel, 1917)
• Mniotype usurpatrix (Rebel, 1914)
• Mythimna saucesa Pinker, 1963
• Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
• Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
• Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957
• Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nyctobrya canaria Alphéraky, 1889
• Nyctobrya simonyi Rogenhofer, 1889
• Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
• Ozarba heliastis (Hampson, 1902)
• Paranataelia tenerifica (Hampson, 1906)
• Paranataelia whitei (Rebel, 1906)
• Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
• Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polymixis lichenea (Hübner, 1813)
• Polymixis bacheri (Pungeler, 1901)
• Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888)
• Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
• Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
• Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Thalerastria diaphora (Staudinger, 1879)
• Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
• Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Xestia mejiasi Pinker, 1961
• Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nolidae

• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Garella nilotica (Rogenhofer, 1882)

Notodontidae

• Cerura delavoiei (Gaschet, 1876)

Oecophoridae

• Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)

Plutellidae

• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Rhigognostis annulatella (Curtis, 1832)

Praydidae

• Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
• Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
• Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
• Amicta cabrerai (Rebel, 1894)

Psychidae

• Luffia ferchaultella (Stephens, 1850)
• Luffia gomerensis Henderickx, 1996
• Luffia palmensis Sobczyk, 2002
• Luffia rebeli Walsingham, 1908

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
• Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852)
• Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
• Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, 1908
• Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Crombrugghia distans (Zeller, 1847)
• Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)
• Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
• Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
• Merrifieldia particiliata (Walsingham, 1908)
• Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
• Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Milliere, 1859)
• Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847)
• Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Tabulaephorus punctinervis (Constant, 1885)

Pyralidae

• Acrobasis klimeschi Roesler, 1978
• Acrobasis obliqua (Zeller, 1847)
• Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
• Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Ambluncus nervosellus Meyrick, 1934
• Ancylodes dealbatella (Erschoff, 1874)
• Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis arenosella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Ancylosis biflexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis costistrigella (Ragonot, 1890)
• Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis gracilella Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis harmoniella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis imitella Hampson, 1901
• Ancylosis nubeculella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848)
• Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
• Ancylosis samaritanella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis yerburii (Butler, 1884)
• Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839)
• Archigalleria proavitella (Rebel, 1892)
• Arsissa atlantica Asselbergs, 2009
• Bazaria gilvella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Bazaria venosella Asselbergs, 2009
• Bostra obsoletalis (Mann, 1884)
• Bradyrrhoa trapezella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Cadra calidella (Guenee, 1845)
• Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
• Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
• Caina deletella Ragonot, 1893
• Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)
• Cherchera abatesella Dumont, 1932
• Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
• Denticera divisella (Duponchel, 1842)
• Dioryctria nivaliensis Rebel, 1892
• Endotricha rogenhoferi Rebel, 1892
• Ephestia disparella Hampson, 1901
• Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
• Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
• Epischnia hesperidella Rebel, 1917
• Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)
• Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
• Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hansreisseria gilvescens (Rebel, 1917)
• Homoeosoma nimbella (Duponchel, 1837)
• Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hypotia infulalis Lederer, 1858
• Hypotia muscosalis (Rebel, 1917)
• Hypotia myalis (Rothschild, 1913)
• Hypotia pectinalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Laetilia loxogramma (Staudinger, 1870)
• Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Merulempista turturella (Zeller, 1848)
• Nephopterygia austeritella Amsel, 1965
• Oxybia transversella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
• Pempelia brephiella (Staudinger, 1879)
• Pempeliella ardosiella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
• Phycitodes albatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycitodes lacteella (Rothschild, 1915)
• Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870)
• Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
• Psorosa mediterranella Amsel, 1953
• Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pyralis manihotalis Guenee, 1854
• Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
• Staudingeria brunneella Chrétien, 1911
• Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1888

Scythrididae

• Scythris arachnodes Walsingham, 1908
• Scythris boseanella Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris fasciatella (Ragonot, 1880)
• Scythris guimarensis Bengtsson, 1997
• Scythris hierroella Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris klimeschi Bengtsson, 1997
• Scythris petrella Walsingham, 1908
• Scythris pinkeri Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris polycarpaeae Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris pseudoarachnodes Bengtsson, 1997

Sesiidae

• Bembecia handiensis Ramisch, 1997
• Bembecia vulcanica (Pinker, 1969)

Sphingidae

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
• Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)
• Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stathmopodidae

• Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)

Tineidae

• Amphixystis undosa (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ateliotum insulare (Rebel, 1896)
• Ateliotum petrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Cephimallota crassiflavella Bruand, 1851
• Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Infurcitinea toechophila (Walsingham, 1908)
• Metatinea immaculatella (Rebel, 1892)
• Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
• Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813)
• Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872)
• Myrmecozela ataxella (Chretien, 1905)
• Nemapogon palmella (Chretien, 1908)
• Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Oinophila nesiotes Walsingham, 1908
• Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
• Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
• Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
• Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
• Proterospastis merdella (Zeller, 1847)
• Rhodobates canariensis Petersen & Gaedike, 1979
• Rhodobates pinkeri Petersen, 1987
• Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
• Stathmopolitis tragocoprella Walsingham, 1908
• Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
• Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
• Tinea basifasciella Ragonot, 1895
• Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
• Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979
• Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
• Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
• Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
• Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
• Trichophaga bipartitella (Ragonot, 1892)
• Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Wegneria panchalcella (Staudinger, 1871)

Tischeriidae

• Coptotriche longiciliatella (Rebel, 1896)
• Coptotriche tantalella (Walsingham, 1908)

Tortricidae

• Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
• Acroclita klimeschi Diakonoff, 1985
• Acroclita sonchana Walsingham, 1908
• Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Aethes bilbaensis (Rossler, 1877)
• Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1908)
• Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Avaria constanti (Rebel, 1894)
• Avaria hyerana (Milliere, 1858)
• Bactra bactrana (Kennel, 1901)
• Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
• Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Bactra legitima Meyrick, 1911
• Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
• Choristoneura bracatana (Rebel, 1894)
• Choristoneura simonyi (Rebel, 1892)
• Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
• Clepsis canariensis (Rebel, 1896)
• Clepsis coriacanus (Rebel, 1894)
• Cnephasia asseclana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Cnephasia fragosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811)
• Cnephasia nesiotica Razowski, 1983
• Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
• Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, 1811)
• Cochylis epilinana Duponchel, 1842
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• Cydia alazon (Diakonoff, 1976)
• Cydia atlantica Chambon & Ferot, 1985
• Cydia canariensis (Kuznetsov, 1972)
• Cydia duplicana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
• Cydia elpore (Diakonoff, 1976)
• Cydia negatana (Rebel, 1896)
• Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Diceratura roseofasciana (Mann, 1855)
• Endothenia pauperculana (Staudinger, 1859)
• Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
• Eupoecilia sanguisorbana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
• Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
• Phtheochroa ecballiella Huemer, 1990
• Phtheochroa syrtana Ragonot, 1888
• Rhyacionia walsinghami (Rebel, 1896)
• Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
• Selania macella Diakonoff, 1976
• Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Strepsicrates fenestrata Walsingham, 1908
• Strepsicrates trimaura Diakonoff, 1985
• Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

Yponomeutidae

• Yponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892
• Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
• Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983

External links

• Systematic List of the Butterflies of the Canary Islands. Archived from the original August 10, 2018.
• Fauna Europaea