There are about 450 known moth species of Mauritius. 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 Mauritius.
Arctiidae Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780) Argina astrea (Drury, 1773) Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862) Leucaloa infragyrea (Saalmüller, 1891) Maculonaclia florida (de Joannis, 1906) Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833) Utetheisa cruentata (Butler, 1881) Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907
Batrachedridae Batrachedra arenosella (Walker, 1864) Idioglossa bigemma Walsingham, 1881
Bedelliidae Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Choreutidae Anthophila ialeura (Meyrick, 1912) Anthophila turilega (Meyrick, 1924) Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916 Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Copromorphidae Copromorpha aeruginea Meyrick, 1917
Cosmopterigidae Anatrachyntis coriacella (Snellen, 1901) Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864) Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsinham, 1882) Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cosmopterix dacryodes Meyrick, 1910 Eteobalea vinsoni (Viette, 1953)
Crambidae Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854 Angustalius hapaliscus (Zeller, 1852) Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852) Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856) Cirrhochrista nivea (de Joannis, 1932) Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) Conocramboides seychellellus (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875) Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794) Culladia achroellum (Mabille, 1900) Culladia inconspicuellus (Snellen, 1872) Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851) Eoophyla reunionalis (Viette, 1988) Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852) Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852) Glyphodes mascarenalis de Joannis, 1906 Glyphodes shafferorum Viette, 1987 Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée, 1854) Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854) Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Nausinoe geometralis (Guenée, 1854) Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852) Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859) Pagyda pulvereiumbralis (Hampson, 1918) Palpita unionalis (Hübner, 1796) Parapoynx diminutalis (Snellen, 1880) Psara minoralis (Warren, 1892) Pyrausta childrenalis (Boisduval, 1833) Pyrausta pastrinalis (Guenée, 1862) Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818) Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée 1854 Scoparia benigna Meyrick, 1910 Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773) Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780)
Elachistidae Orophia thesmophila (Meyrick, 1930)
Gelechiidae Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921 Anarsia vinsonella Viette, 1957 Bilobata subsecivella (Zeller, 1852) Brachmia convolvuli Walsingham, 1907 Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876) Dichomeris hortulana (Meyrick, 1918) Mesophleps palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)Bippus, Corrections and Additons on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles and the Mascarenes Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)Publications du Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Thiognatha mameti Viette, 1953 Thiotricha tenuis (Walsingham, 1891)
Geometridae Ascotis antelmaria (Mabille, 1893) Camelopteryx multicolor de Joannis, 1906 Casuariclystis latifascia (Walker, 1866) Chloroclystis costicavata de Joannis, 1932 Chloroclystis derasata (Bastelberger, 1905) Chloroclystis exilipicta de Joannis, 1906 Chloroclystis latifasciata de Joannis, 1932 Comostolopsis viridellaria (Mabille, 1898) Darisodes orygaria (Guenée, 1862) Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862) Dithecodes purpuraria de Joannis, 1932 Ectropis distinctaria (de Joannis, 1915) Ectropis herbuloti Orhant, 2003 Erastria madecassaria (Boisduval, 1833) Gymnoscelis rubricata (de Joannis, 1932) Hypomecis atrilunaria (Mabille, 1893) Mimandria diospyrata (Boisduval, 1833) Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954 Pingasa hypoleucaria (Guenée, 1862) Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861) Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833) Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857 Xanthorhoe eugraphata (de Joannis, 1915)
Glyphipterigidae Glyphipterix ditiorana Walker, 1863
Gracillariidae Acrocercops macrochalca Meyrick, 1910 Aspilapteryx pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911) Callicercops triceros (Meyrick, 1926) Macarostola eugeniella (Viette, 1951) Phodoryctis caerulea (Meyrick, 1912) Phodoryctis dolichophila (Vári, 1961) Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 Phyllonorycter trochetellus de Prins, 2012
Immidae Imma infima Meyrick, 1930
Lyonetiidae Lyonetia carcinota Meyrick, 1910
Noctuidae Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852) Achaea infinita (Guenée, 1852) Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Achaea trapezoides (Guenée, 1862) Achaea umbrigera Mabille, 1898 Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Aletia consanguis (Guenée, 1852) Aletia infrargyrea (Saalmüller, 1891) Aletia pyrausta (Hampson, 1913) Amyna axis Guenée, 1852 Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anomis lophognatha Hampson, 1926 Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) Araeopteron obliquifascia de Joannis, 1910 Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775) Argyrolopha costibarbata Hampson, 1914 Asota borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852) Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Autoba costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880) Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) Callopistria cariei (de Joannis, 1915) Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862) Catada obscura de Joannis, 1906 Cerynea tetramelanosticta Berio, 1954 Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833) Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) Condica pauperata (Walker, 1858) Conservula cinisigna de Joannis, 1906 Corgatha terracotta de Joannis, 1910 Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852) Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773) Cyligramma limacina (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Digama septempuncta Hampson, 1910 Diastema tigris Guenée 1854FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833) Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852) Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858) Ericeia congressa (Walker, 1858) Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852) Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880) Eutelia blandiatrix (Guenée, 1852) Eutelia discitriga Walker, 1865 Eutelia geraea Hampson, 1905 Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852 Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787) Gyrtona polymorpha Hampson, 1905 Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, ) Hydrillodes bryophiloides (Butler, 1876) Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866 Hypena gravalis Mabille, 1898 Hypena hemiphaea de Joannis, 1915 Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 Hypena muscosoides Poole, 1989 Hypena obacerralis Walker, Hypena varialis Walker, 1866 Janseodes melanospila (Guenée, 1852) Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Leucania nebulosa Hampson, 1902 Leucania phaea Hampson, 1902 Lophoruza mascarena de Joannis, 1910 Lophotavia incivilis Walker, 1865 Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833) Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Mythimna borbonensis Guillermet, 1996 Nagia linteola (Guenée, 1852) Neostichtis ignorata Viette, 1958 Neostichtis nigricostata (Hampson, 1908) Oedebasis longipalpis (Berio, 1959) Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777) Oruza divisa (Walker, 1862) Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858) Pericyma vinsonii (Guenée, 1862) Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833 Progonia oileusalis (Walker, 1859) Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880) Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866) Rivula dispar de Joannis, 1915 Serrodes trispila (Mabille, 1890) Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852) Simplicia inflexalis Guenée, 1854 Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852 Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833) Thysanoplusia indicator (Walker, ) Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878) Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779) Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)
Nolidae Earias biplaga Walker, 1866 Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833) Nola denauxi Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906) Pardasena virgulana (Mabille, 1880) Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
Oecophoridae Ancylometis dilucida Meyrick, 1910 Ancylometis metacrocota Meyrick, 1930 Ancylometis phylotypa Meyrick, 1930 Ancylometis trigonodes Meyrick, 1887 Cenarchis capitolina Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis celebrata Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis liopsamma Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis plectrophora Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis priscata Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis vesana Meyrick, 1924 Cenarchis veterata Meyrick, 1924 Epiphractis amphitricha Meyrick, 1910 Epiphractis tryphoxantha Meyrick, 1930 Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875 Metachanda astrapias (Meyrick, 1887) Metachanda baryscias Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda brachychlaena Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda declinata Meyrick, 1924 Metachanda drypsolitha Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda eophaea Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda fimbriata (Meyrick, 1910) Metachanda gymnosopha Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda holombra Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda larochroa Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda malevola Meyrick, 1924 Metachanda oxyphrontis Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda ptilodoxa Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda sublevata Meyrick, 1924 Metachanda taphrospila Meyrick, 1930 Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911 Metachanda trisemanta Meyrick, 1930 Orygocera lenobapta Meyrick, 1924 Oxycrates fulvoradiella Legrand, 1966 Oxycrates longodivisella Legrand, 1966 Oxycrates xanthopeda Meyrick, 1930 Semnocosma necromantis Meyrick, 1924 Tanychastis lysigama Meyrick, 1910 Taragmarcha filicincta Meyrick, 1930 Taragmarcha glutinata Meyrick, 1930 Taragmarcha laqueata Meyrick, 1910
Plutellidae Helenodes platyacma Meyrick, 1930 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophoridae Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911 Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994 Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908 Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910 Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964 Platyptilia molopias Meyrick, 1906 Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994 Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)Bippus, 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1851) Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852) Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Pyralidae
Chrysauginae Parachma lequettealis Guillermet, 2011
Galleriinae Corcyra cephalonica Lamoria clathrella (Ragonot, 1888)
Phycitinae Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885) Ceutholopha isidis (ZELLER, 1867) Etiella zinckenella Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888 Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller, 1848) Hypsipyla robusta (Moore, 1886) Maliarpha separatella vectiferella Morosaphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880) Mussidia irisella (Guenée, 1862) Pempelia strophocomma (de Joannis, 1932) Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870) Phycita demidovi Guillermet, 2007 Spatulipalpia pectinatella de Joannis, 1915
Pyralinae Hypotia saramitoi (Guillermet, 1996) Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833) Pyralis manihotalis Ocrasa nostralis (Guenée, 1854)
Sphingidae Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833) Cephonodes trochilus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875) Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779) Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879 Macroglossum milvus (Boisduval, 1833) Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Nephele oenopion (Hübner, )
Thyrididae