List of Lepidoptera of Madeira

Location of Madeira

The Lepidoptera of Madeira consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Madeira.

According to a recent estimate, there are 324 Lepidoptera species in Madeira.

Butterflies

Lycaenidae

• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nymphalidae

• Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hipparchia maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

Pieridae

• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862
• Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)

Moths

Autostichidae

• Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
• Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
• Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

Bedelliidae

• Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae

• Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
• Blastobasis bassii Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis divisus (Walsingham, 1894)
• Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940
• Blastobasis laurisilvae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis lavernella Walsingham, 1894
• Blastobasis luteella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952
• Blastobasis nigromaculata (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis ochreopalpella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis pica (Walsingham, 1894)
• Blastobasis rebeli Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis salebrosella Rebel, 1940
• Blastobasis serradaguae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis spectabilella Rebel, 1940
• Blastobasis splendens Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis subdivisus Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis virgatella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis walsinghami Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis wolffi Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
• Blastobasis wollastoni Sinev & Karsholt, 2004

Carposinidae

• Carposina anopta Diakonoff, 1990
• Carposina atlanticella Rebel, 1894

Choreutidae

• Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910)
• Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
• Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Coleophoridae

• Coleophora coracipennella (Hübner, 1796)
• Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892
• Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849

Cosmopterigidae

• Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891)
• Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
• Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
• Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Crambidae

• Agriphila atlanticus (Wollaston, 1858)
• Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
• Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
• Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
• Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
• Eudonia scoriella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Eudonia shafferi Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
• Eudonia stenota (Wollaston, 1858)
• Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
• Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
• Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
• Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
• Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Udea maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
• Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
• Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae

• Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
• Agonopterix scopariella (Heinemann, 1870)
• Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Depressaria ultimella Stainton, 1849
• Elachista encumeadae Kaila & Karsholt, 2002
• Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
• Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)

Epermeniidae

• Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)

Erebidae

• Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
• Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
• Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gelechiidae

• Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
• Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
• Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
• Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)
• Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
• Ephysteris brachyptera Karsholt & Sattler, 1998
• Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
• Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
• Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
• Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
• Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
• Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
• Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
• Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859)
• Scrobipalpa suaedicola (Mabille, 1906)
• Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
• Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
• Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
• Thiotricha wollastoni (Walsingham, 1884)

Geometridae

• Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
• Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
• Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Eupithecia latipennata Prout, 1914
• Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
• Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
• Herbulotina maderae Pinker, 1971
• Idaea atlantica (Stainton, 1859)
• Idaea maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Menophra maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Scopula irrorata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Xanthorhoe rupicola (Wollaston, 1858)
• Xenochlorodes magna Wolff, 1977
• Xenochlorodes nubigena (Wollaston, 1858)

Glyphipterigidae

• Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Acrolepiopsis mauli Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
• Glyphipterix diaphora Walsingham, 1894
• Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896

Gracillariidae

• Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
• Caloptilia azaleella (Brants, 1913)
• Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
• Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
• Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
• Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
• Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
• Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
• Phyllonorycter chiclanella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
• Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805)
• Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
• Phyllonorycter myricae Deschka, 1976
• Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)

Lyonetiidae

• Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)

Nepticulidae

• Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828)
• Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
• Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Noctuidae

• Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis atrux (Pinker, 1971)
• Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis rutae Rebel, 1939
• Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
• Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
• Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Caradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
• Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
• Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
• Euplexia dubiosa (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
• Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
• Hadena atlantica (Hampson, 1905)
• Hadena karsholti Hacker, 1995
• Hecatera maderae Bethune-Baker, 1891
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
• Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Luperina madeirae Fibiger, 2005
• Mesapamea maderensis Pinker, 1971
• Mniotype albostigmata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Mniotype inexpectata (Weidlich, 2001)
• Mythimna serradagua Wolff, 1977
• Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
• Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
• Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971
• Nyctobrya maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891
• Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)
• Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
• Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phlogophora wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1891
• Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
• Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
• Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nolidae

• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Oecophoridae

• Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)

Plutellidae

• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Praydidae

• Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
• Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992

Psychidae

• Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)
• Luffia lapidella (Goeze, 1783)

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Gypsochares nielswolffi Gielis & Arenberger, 1992
• Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae

• Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
• Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
• Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
• Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
• Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
• Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833)
• Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
• Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
• Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Nephopterix angustella (Hübner, 1796)
• Neurotomia coenulentella (Zeller, 1846)
• Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
• Pempelia lundbladi Rebel, 1939
• Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
• Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)

Sesiidae

• Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)

Sphingidae

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
• Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)
• Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stathmopodidae

• Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)

Tineidae

• Ceratobia oxymora (Meyrick, 1919)
• Monopis barbarosi (Kocak, 1981)
• Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
• Monopis henderickxi Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872)
• Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
• Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
• Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
• Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
• Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
• Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937)
• Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
• Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
• Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
• Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
• Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
• Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
• Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tortricidae

• Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Acroclita anelpista Diakonoff & Wolff, 1976
• Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
• Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
• Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
• Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799)
• Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
• Clepsis retiferana (Stainton, 1859)
• Clepsis staintoni Obraztsov, 1955
• Clepsis subcostana (Stainton, 1859)
• Clepsis subjunctana (Wollaston, 1858)
• Clepsis uncisecta Razowski & Wolff, 2000
• Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• Cydia archaeochrysa Diakonoff, 1986
• Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799)
• Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
• Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
• Gypsonoma minutana (Hübner, 1799)
• Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
• Platynota rostrana (Walker, 1863)
• Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
• Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

Yponomeutidae

• Parahyponomeuta bakeri (Walsingham, 1894)
• Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
• Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983

External links

• Fauna Europaea