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List of moths of South Africa

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Location of South Africa

The moths of South Africa represent about 7,000 known moth species. 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 South Africa. Because of the large number of species from South Africa, some families are listed on separate pages.

Family Adelidae

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Family Arctiidae

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About 239 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Arctiidae)

Family Cossidae

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Family Crambidae

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About 407 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Crambidae)

Jana eurymas

About 502 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Gelechiidae)

About 976 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Geometridae)

Gorgopis libania

Family Immidae

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Trichopisthia igneotincta
Bracharoa quadripunctata

About 118 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Nepticulidae)

Family Noctuidae

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About 1,323 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Noctuidae)

Family Nolidae

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Family Psychidae

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Family Pyralidae

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About 506 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Pyralidae)

Family Sesiidae

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Pseudoclanis postica

Family Tineidae

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About 240 species - see: List of moths of South Africa (Tortricidae)

Family Uraniidae

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See also

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References

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  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Search". Afromoths.