List of moths
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This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.
Contents
Large and dramatic moth species
- Atlas moth Attacus atlas – The largest moth in the world
- Black Witch Ascalapha odorata
- Cecropia Moth Hyalophora cecropia
- Comet moth (Argema mittrei)
- Death's-head Hawkmoth Acherontia atropos
- Emperor Gum Moth Opodiphthera eucalypti
- Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis
- Luna Moth Actias luna
- Polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemus
- Prometheus moth Callosamia promethea
Moths that are of economic significance
- Hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae pollinate papaya[1]
- Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar
- Cotton bollworm or Corn earworm Helicoverpa zea – a major agricultural pest
- Old World bollworm Helicoverpa armigera – a major agricultural pest
- African armyworm Spodoptera exempta – a major agricultural pest in Africa
- Beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua – a major agricultural pest
- Legume podborer Maruca vitrata – West African pest
- Codling moth Cydia pomonella – fruit-tree pest
- Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana – a pest of Australian orchards
- Pea moth Cydia nigricana – speaks for itself!
- Mung moth Maruca vitrata – pest of legume crops
- European corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis – maize pest
- Honeydew or Christmas berry moth Cryptoblabes gnidiella – fruit pest
- Cacao moth Ephestia elutella – pest of stored cacao and tobacco
- Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella – common pest in grain stores
- Oak processionary Thaumetopoea processionea – pest of oak
- The silkworm Bombyx mori is a moth larva that is the primary source of silk
- Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella - important pest of cole crops
- Wax moths (Galleria mellonella, Achroia grisella)
Other notable moths
- Peppered moth Biston betularia – The subject of a now well known study in evolution
- Sphingidae species list: List of many moths within the family Sphingidae
Other moths
- American Dagger Moth
- Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
- Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis
- Ash Pug Eupithecia fraxinata
- Ashworth's Rustic Xestia ashworthii
- Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata
- Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
- Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata
- Bee moth Aphomia sociella
- Blood-vein Timandra griseata
- Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
- Bogong Moth Agrotis infusa
- Bordered Pug Eupithecia succenturiata
- Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
- The Brick Agrochola circellaris
- Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
- Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
- Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata
- Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea
- Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides
- Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum
- Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
- Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae
- Catalana (moth)
- The Clay Mythimna ferrago
- Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
- Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
- Cocaine Tussock Moth Eloria noyesi
- Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
- Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
- Common Footman Eilema lurideola
- Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata
- Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata
- Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
- Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina
- Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
- Common Wave Cabera exanthemata
- Common White Wave Cabera pusaria
- Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
- Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
- Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
- Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
- Dark Dagger Acronicta tridens
- Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae
- Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
- Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum
- Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
- The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
- Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa
- Elephant hawk moth Deilephila elpenor
- Emperor Moth Pavonia pavonia
- The Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
- Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
- Figure of Eighty Tethea ocularis
- The Flame Axylia putris
- Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
- Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata
- Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
- Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
- Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans
- Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli
- Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata
- The Gothic Naenia typica
- Grease Moth Aglossa cuprina
- Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
- Green Pug Chloroclystis rectangulata
- Grey Chi Antitype chi
- Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
- Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata
- Heart and Club Agrotis clavis
- Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis
- Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
- Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
- Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella
- Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
- Io Moth Automeris io
- Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata
- Juniper Pug Eupithecia pusillata
- Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
- Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria
- Latticed Heath Semiothisa clathrata
- Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina
- Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
- Light Emerald Campaea margaritata
- Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae
- Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
- Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa
- The Lychnis Hadena bicruris
- Marbled Beauty Cryphia domestica
- Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis
- May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata
- The Miller Acronicta leporina
- Minor Shoulder-knot Brachylomia viminalis
- Mint moth Pyrausta aurata
- Minsmere Crimson Underwing Catocala conjuncta
- Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
- Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata
- Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
- Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis
- Northern Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis
- November Moth Epirrita dilutata
- The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii
- Oak Hook-tip Drepana binaria
- Pale Beauty Moth "Campaea Perlata"
- Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi
- Pasture Day Moth Apina callisto
- Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
- Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
- Pine Processionary Thaumetopoea pityocampa
- Plume moth Pterophoridae
- Poplar Grey Acronicta megacephala
- Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
- Poplar Kitten Furcula bifida
- Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria
- Riband Wave Idaea aversata
- Rough Prominent Nadata gibbosa
- Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens
- The Satellite Eupsilia transversa
- Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata
- Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
- Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
- The Shark Cucullia umbratica
- Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella
- Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma
- Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
- Silver Y Autographa gamma
- Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
- Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
- Slender Pug Eupithecia tenuiata
- Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara
- Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
- Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata
- Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
- Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
- The Snout Hypena proboscidalis
- Snowberry Clearwing Hemaris diffinis
- The Spinach Eulithis mellinata
- Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
- Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
- The Streak Chesias legatella
- Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera
- Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
- The Sycamore Acronicta aceris
- Tawny Speckled Pug Eupithecia icterata
- Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
- True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
- Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
- The V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata
- White-shouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella
- Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
- Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
- Wormwood Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
- Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
See also
References
- ↑ Morrisen, nee Garrett, A 1995, The pollination biology of papaw (Carica papaya L.) in Central Queensland, PhD thesis accepted by the Department of Biology, Central Queensland University.
