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Lepidoptera of South Africa

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Pontia helice
species of insect
Pseudoclanis postica
species of insect
Odontosida magnificum
species of insect
Leucaloa eugraphica
species of moth
Orachrysops niobe
species of insect
Wallengren's Copper
species of insect
Aloeides egerides
species of insect
Sphingonaepiopsis nana
species of insect
Basiothia schenki
African hawk moth species
Cephonodes apus
species of insect
Aloeides nollothi
species of insect
Rufoclanis jansei
species of insect
Amerila lupia
species of insect
Callicercops triceros
species of insect
Phodoryctis thrypticosema
species of insect
Diaphone eumela
species of insect
Iambia transversa
species of insect
Fire Grid Burnet
species of moth
Cathalistis orinephela
species of insect
Praedora marshalli
species of insect
Crinipus marisa
species of moth
Dicanica acrocentra
Dicanica is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Dicanica acrocentra, which is found in South Africa.
Porphyrosela teramni
species of insect
Phyllonorycter melhaniae
species of insect
Aristaea onychota
species of insect
Phylloxiphia punctum
species of insect
Telamoptilia geyeri
species of insect
Epicephala pyrrhogastra
species of insect
Epicephala haplodoxa
species of insect
Delopterus basalis
Delopterus is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, Delopterus basalis, is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species, were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1922.
Stomphastis rorkei
species of insect
Conopobathra carbunculata
species of insect
Stomphastis aphrocyma
species of insect
Caloptilia vicinola
species of insect
Temnora pylas
species of insect
Compsoctena aedifica
species of insect
Leptomyrina hirundo
species of insect
Compsoctena delocrossa
species of insect
Gorgopis libania
species of insect
Compsoctena autoderma
species of insect
Ochetoxena phaneraula
Ochetoxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Ochetoxena phaneraula, which is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena lycophanes
species of insect
Caloptilia isotoma
species of insect
Ypthima granulosa
species of insect
Exonomasis exolescens
Exonomasis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Exonomasis exolescens, which is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena quassa
species of insect
Compsoctena psammosticha
species of insect
Acontia guttifera
species of insect
Compsoctena spilophanes
species of insect
Dialectica carcharota
species of moth
Graphidivalva genitalis
Graphidivalva is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Graphidivalva genitalis, which is found in South Africa.
Acrocercops chrysophylli
species of insect
Cameraria hexalobina
species of insect
Temnora natalis
species of insect
Compsoctena furciformis
species of insect
Contralissa catagrapta
Contralissa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Contralissa catagrapta, which is found in South Africa.
Micragrotis interstriata
species of insect
Lepidochrysops loewensteini
species of insect
Compsoctena connexalis
species of insect
Phasis pringlei
species of insect