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Location of Niger
There are about 190 known moth species of Niger . 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
Niger .
Arctiidae
Alpenus affiniola (Strand, 1919)
Balacra daphaena (Hampson, 1898)
Cyana trigutta (Walker, 1854)
Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775)
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880)
Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
Phryganopsis asperatella (Walker, 1864)
Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860)
Siccia conformis Hampson, 1914
Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893)
Cossidae
Crambidae
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)
Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796)
Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
Chilo costifusalis (Hampson, 1919)
Cybalomia azzalana Rothschild, 1921
Cybalomia ledereri Rothschild, 1921
Euchromius hampsoni (Rothschild, 1921)
Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
Loxostege damergouensis Rothschild, 1921
Metasia angustipennis Rothschild, 1921
Metasia parallelalis Rothschild, 1921
Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)
Prionapteryx albostigmata (Rothschild, 1921)
Psara bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
Sceliodes laisalis (Walker, 1859)
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
Tegostoma pseudonoctua (Rothschild, 1921)
Thyridiphora furia (Swinhoe, 1884)
Eupterotidae
Geometridae
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1796)
Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896
Chiasmia feraliata (Guenée, 1858)
Chiasmia sudanata (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
Euproutia aggravaria (Guenée, 1858)
Hemidromodes robusta (Prout, 1913)
Idaea fylloidaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)
Isturgia quadriplaga (Rothschild, 1921)
Lomographa indularia (Guenée, 1858)
Lophorrhachia palliata (Warren, 1898)
Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
Mixocera albistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1893)
Neostega flaviguttata Warren, 1903
Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881
Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896)
Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880)
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout, 1916)
Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895
Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897
Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1858)
Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Lasiocampidae
Limacodidae
Lymantriidae
Metarbelidae
Noctuidae
Acantholipes circumdata (Walker, 1858)
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Acontia basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
Acontia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Acontia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889
Acontia semialba Hampson, 1910
Acontia sublactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
Adisura affinis Rothschild, 1921
Adisura callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Agoma trimenii (Felder, 1874)
Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Ariathisa abyssinia (Guenée, 1852)
Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
Cerocala caelata Karsch, 1896
Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
Crypsotidia maculifera (Staudinger, 1898)
Crypsotidia mesosema Hampson, 1913
Crypsotidia remanei Wiltshire, 1977
Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
Eublemma bipars Gaede, 1935
Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
Eublemma deserti (Rothschild, 1909)
Eublemma dissoluta Rothschild, 1921
Eublemma parva (Hübner, [1808])
Eublemma perkeo Rothschild, 1921
Eulocastra aethiops (Distant, 1898)
Eulocastra pseudozarboides Rothschild, 1921
Eulocastra sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
Grammodes buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
Heliocheilus confertissima (Walker, 1865)
Heliothis flavigera (Hampson, 1907)
Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
Masalia albiseriata (Druce, 1903)
Masalia decorata (Moore, 1881)
Masalia nubila (Hampson, 1903)
Masalia terracottoides (Rothschild, 1921)
Melanephia nigrescens (Wallengren, 1856)
Melanephia trista (Snellen, 1872)
Mitrophrys magna (Walker, 1854)
Mitrophrys menete (Cramer, 1775)
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Ozarba damagarima Rothschild, 1921
Ozarba punctigera Walker, 1865
Ozarba rubrivena Hampson, 1910
Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Pseudozarba abbreviata Rothschild, 1921
Pseudozarba bella Rothschild, 1921
Pseudozarba bipartita (Herrich-Schäffer, 1950)
Pseudozarba opella (Swinhoe, 1885)
Rhynchina buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Rhynchina sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857)
Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
Notodontidae
Pantheidae
Pyralidae
Abrephia gracilis (Rothschild, 1921)
Abrephia inconspicua (Rothschild, 1921)
Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ancylosis cretaceogrisea (Rothschild, 1921)
Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
Ancylosis limoniella (Chrétien, 1911)
Ancylosis medioalba (Rothschild, 1921)
Bostra asbenicola Rothschild, 1921
Crocalia africana Rothschild, 1921
Crocidomera intensifasciata Rothschild, 1921
Epicrocis sahariensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Homoeosoma asbenicola Rothschild, 1921
Homoeosoma basalis Rothschild, 1921
Homoeosoma botydella Ragonot, 1888
Homoeosoma straminea Rothschild, 1921
Macalla soudanensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, 1888
Nephopterix dubiosa (Rothschild, 1921)
Pempelia interniplagella (Ragonot, 1888)
Pogononeura buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Pterothrixidia damergouensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Tephris buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
Trachypteryx eximia (Rothschild, 1921)
Tyndis umbrosus Rothschild, 1921
Saturniidae
Sphingidae
Tineidae
Tortricidae
Zygaenidae
References
External links
List of moths of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories