List of Lepidoptera of Malta

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

Butterflies[edit]

Hesperiidae[edit]

• Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Lycaenidae[edit]

• Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Nymphalidae[edit]

• Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hipparchia blachieri (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)
• Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
• Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilionidae[edit]

• Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Iphiclides podalirius podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758

Pieridae[edit]

• Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Euchloe belemia (Esper, 1800)
• Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Moths[edit]

Adelidae[edit]

• Nemophora raddaella (Hübner, 1793)

Alucitidae[edit]

• Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841
• Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Autostichidae[edit]

• Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900
• Dysspastus lilliput Gozmany, 1996
• Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859)
  • Holcopogon bubulcellus bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)
• Oegoconia deauratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Oegoconia deluccai Amsel, 1952
• Pantacordis pallida (Staudinger, 1876)
• Symmoca signatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Batrachedridae[edit]

• Batrachedra parvulipunctella Chretien, 1915

Bedelliidae[edit]

• Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae[edit]

• Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839)

Choreutidae[edit]

• Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
• Tebenna bjerkandrella (Thunberg, 1784)

Coleophoridae[edit]

• Coleophora binotapennella (Duponchel, 1843)
• Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869
• Coleophora conyzae Zeller, 1868
• Coleophora crepidinella Zeller, 1847
• Coleophora jefreniensis Toll, 1954
• Coleophora luteolella Staudinger, 1880
• Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839
• Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
• Goniodoma limoniella (Stainton, 1884)

Cosmopterigidae[edit]

• Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)
• Ascalenia acaciella Chretien, 1915
• Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891)
• Bifascioides leucomelanella (Rebel, 1916)
• Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
• Coccidiphila ledereriella (Zeller, 1850)
• Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
• Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
• Eteobalea intermediella (Riedl, 1966)
• Eteobalea serratella (Treitschke, 1833)
• Gisilia stereodoxa (Meyrick, 1925)
• Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)
• Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003

Cossidae[edit]

• Zeuzera pyrina pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761)

Crambidae[edit]

• Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
• Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796)
• Anania hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Anania lancealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Anania testacealis (Zeller, 1847)
• Ancylolomia inornata Staudinger, 1870
• Ancylolomia pectinatellus (Zeller, 1847)
• Ancylolomia tentaculella (Hübner, 1796)
• Ancylolomia tripolitella Rebel, 1909
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
• Arnia nervosalis Guenee, 1849
• Cataonia erubescens (Christoph, 1877)
• Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858
• Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Dolicharthria bruguieralis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
• Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
• Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
• Hyperlais nemausalis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
• Metacrambus carectellus (Zeller, 1847)
• Metasia corsicalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767)
• Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
• Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
• Paracorsia repandalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Pediasia siculellus (Duponchel, 1836)
• Pleuroptya ruralis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Pyrausta despicata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Udea lutealis (Hübner, 1809)
• Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae[edit]

• Agonopterix adspersella (Kollar, 1832)
• Agonopterix assimilella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Agonopterix propinquella (Treitschke, 1835)
• Agonopterix rutana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Agonopterix subpropinquella (Stainton, 1849)
• Agonopterix thapsiella (Zeller, 1847)
• Agonopterix vendettella (Chretien, 1908)
• Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
• Depressaria depressana (Fabricius, 1775)
• Depressaria marcella Rebel, 1901
• Depressaria veneficella Zeller, 1847
• Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)

Erebidae[edit]

• Anumeta cestis (Menetries, 1848)
• Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild, 1909)
• Araeopteron ecphaea Hampson, 1914
• Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
• Autophila rosea (Staudinger, 1888)
• Autophila maura (Staudinger, 1888)
• Casama innotata (Walker, 1855)
• Catocala coniuncta (Esper, 1787)
• Catocala elocata (Esper, 1787)
• Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)
• Catocala nymphagoga (Esper, 1787)
• Cerocala algiriae Oberthur, 1876
• Clytie illunaris (Hübner, 1813)
• Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cymbalophora pudica (Esper, 1785)
• Dysauxes famula (Freyer, 1836)
• Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenee, 1852)
• Eilema caniola (Hübner, 1808)
• Eilema pygmaeola (Doubleday, 1847)
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenee, 1852)
• Eublemma deleta (Staudinger, 1901)
• Eublemma deserta (Rothschild, 1909)
• Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
• Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787)
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Heteropalpia acrosticta (Puneler, 1904)
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lithosia quadra (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lymantria atlantica (Rambur, 1837)
• Metachrostis velocior (Staudinger, 1892)
• Metachrostis velox (Hübner, 1813)
• Minucia lunaris (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Nodaria nodosalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Odice suava (Hübner, 1813)
• Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
• Orgyia trigotephras Boisduval, 1829
• Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
• Pechipogo plumigeralis Hübner, 1825
• Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
• Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Zebeeba falsalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839)

Eriocottidae[edit]

• Eriocottis fuscanella Zeller, 1847

Euteliidae[edit]

• Eutelia adulatrix (Hübner, 1813)

Gelechiidae[edit]

• Anarsia lineatella Zeller, 1839
• Apodia bifractella (Duponchel, 1843)
• Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
  • Aproaerema anthyllidella anthylidella (Hübner, 1813)
• Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
• Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
• Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)
• Ephysteris iberica Povolny, 1977
• Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Epidola melitensis Amsel, 1955
• Eulamprotes nigritella (Zeller, 1847)
• Isophrictis kefersteiniellus (Zeller, 1850)
• Megacraspedus lativalvellus Amsel, 1954
• Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926)
• Metzneria aestivella aestivella (Zeller, 1839)
• Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839)
• Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866)
• Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893)
• Mirificarma eburnella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
• Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)
• Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
• Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858)
• Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844)
• Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
• Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
• Pseudotelphusa paripunctella (Thunberg, 1794)
• Ptocheuusa paupella (Zeller, 1847)
• Recurvaria nanella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
• Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864)
• Scrobipalpa obsoletella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)
• Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
• Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859)
• Scrobipalpa traganella (Chretien, 1915)
• Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
• Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
• Stomopteryx basalis (Staudinger, 1876)
• Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
• Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)

Geometridae[edit]

• Aplocera efformata (Guenee, 1858)
• Apochima flabellaria (Heeger, 1838)
• Ascotis selenaria (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Aspitates ochrearia (Rossi, 1794)
• Camptogramma bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Catarhoe basochesiata (Duponchel, 1831)
• Charissa mucidaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Charissa variegata (Duponchel, 1830)
• Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)
• Coenotephria ablutaria (Boisduval, 1840)
• Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Eucrostes indigenata (de Villers, 1789)
• Eupithecia breviculata (Donzel, 1837)
• Eupithecia centaureata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Eupithecia innotata (Hufnagel, 1767)
• Eupithecia oxycedrata (Rambur, 1833)
• Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)
• Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850
• Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
• Eupithecia venosata (Fabricius, 1787)
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
• Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Idaea degeneraria (Hübner, 1799)
• Idaea determinata (Staudinger, 1876)
• Idaea distinctaria (Boisduval, 1840)
• Idaea elongaria (Rambur, 1833)
• Idaea fractilineata (Zeller, 1847)
• Idaea infirmaria (Rambur, 1833)
• Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Idaea laevigata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Idaea longaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
• Idaea manicaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
• Idaea obsoletaria (Rambur, 1833)
• Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Idaea rainerii Hausmann, 1994
• Idaea rusticata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Idaea seriata (Schrank, 1802)
• Isturgia arenacearia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenee, 1858)
• Isturgia spodiaria (Lefebvre, 1832)
• Larentia clavaria (Haworth, 1809)
• Larentia malvata (Rambur, 1833)
• Lithostege fissurata Mabille, 1888
• Menophra japygiaria (O. Costa, 1849)
• Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Phaiogramma etruscaria (Zeller, 1849)
• Phaiogramma faustinata (Milliere, 1868)
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Scopula asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
• Scopula decolor (Staudinger, 1898)
• Scopula emutaria (Hübner, 1809)
• Scopula imitaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Scopula marginepunctata (Goeze, 1781)
• Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Scopula vigilata (Sohn-Rethel, 1929)
• Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Thera cupressata (Geyer, 1831)
• Xanthorhoe disjunctaria (de La Harpe, 1860)

Glyphipterigidae[edit]

• Glyphipterix equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Glyphipterix equitella equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
• Glyphipterix simpliciella (Stephens, 1834)

Gracillariidae[edit]

• Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
• Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

Heliozelidae[edit]

• Holocacista rivillei (Stainton, 1855)

Lasiocampidae[edit]

• Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gastropacha quercifolia quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasiocampa trifolii (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
  • Lasiocampa trifolii trifolii (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Malacosoma neustria neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Momphidae[edit]

• Mompha subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828)

Nepticulidae[edit]

• Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)

Noctuidae[edit]

• Abrostola asclepiadis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Abrostola triplasia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Aegle semicana (Esper, 1798)
• Agrochola lychnidis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
  • Agrochola lychnidis lychnidis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Agrotis catalaunensis (Milliere, 1873)
  • Agrotis catalaunensis catalaunensis (Milliere, 1873)
• Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis lasserrei (Oberthur, 1881)
• Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
• Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
• Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
• Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
• Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759)
• Anarta deserticola (Hampson, 1905)
• Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Anarta sabulorum (Alpheraky, 1892)
  • Anarta sabulorum pulverata (A. Bang-Haas, 1907)
• Aporophyla canescens (Duponchel, 1826)
• Aporophyla chioleuca (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
  • Aporophyla chioleuca sammuti Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010
• Aporophyla nigra (Haworth, 1809)
  • Aporophyla nigra cinerea Staudinger, 1901
• Athetis hospes (Freyer, 1831)
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)
• Bryophila raptricula (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)
• Caradrina germainii (Duponchel, 1835)
• Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876
• Caradrina vicina Staudinger, 1870
  • Caradrina vicina castrensis Berio, 1981
• Caradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
• Caradrina flavirena Guenee, 1852
• Caradrina selini Boisduval, 1840
  • Caradrina selini djebli Rungs, 1972
• Caradrina proxima Rambur, 1837
• Cerastis faceta (Treitschke, 1835)
• Chloantha hyperici (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Cleonymia chabordis (Oberthur, 1876)
• Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
• Conisania luteago (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
  • Conisania luteago luteago (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cryphia algae (Fabricius, 1775)
• Cryphia pallida (Baker, 1894)
• Ctenoplusia accentifera (Lefebvre, 1827)
• Cucullia biskrana Oberthur, 1918
• Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
• Cucullia chamomillae (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Cucullia syrtana Mabille, 1888
• Cucullia lychnitis Rambur, 1833
• Cucullia verbasci (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Denticucullus pygmina (Haworth, 1809)
• Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Dryobotodes tenebrosa (Esper, 1789)
• Episema grueneri Boisduval, 1837
• Eremohadena roseonitens (Oberthur, 1887)
• Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
  • Euxoa canariensis mauretanica (A. Bang-Haas, 1910)
• Euxoa distinguenda (Lederer, 1857)
• Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842
• Hadena sancta (Staudinger, 1859)
  • Hadena sancta sancta (Staudinger, 1859)
• Hadena capsincola (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hecatera cappa (Hübner, 1809)
• Hecatera weissi (Draudt, 1934)
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
• Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
• Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hoplodrina ambigua (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Lacanobia blenna (Hübner, 1824)
• Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Leucania punctosa (Treitschke, 1825)
• Leucania putrescens (Hübner, 1824)
  • Leucania putrescens vallettai Boursin, 1952
• Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)
• Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1826)
  • Luperina dumerilii dumerilli (Duponchel, 1826)
• Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Melanchra persicariae persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Mniotype deluccai (Berio, 1976)
• Mormo maura (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mythimna albipuncta (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Mythimna l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Mythimna languida (Walker, 1858)
• Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
• Mythimna prominens (Walker, 1856)
• Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
• Mythimna sicula (Treitschke, 1835)
• Noctua comes Hübner, 1813
• Noctua janthe (Borkhausen, 1792)
• Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Noctua tirrenica Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983
• Nonagria typhae (Thunberg, 1784)
• Nyctobrya muralis (Forster, 1771)
• Nyctobrya segunai Fibiger, Steiner, & Ronkay, 2009
• Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)
• Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
• Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
• Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Protoschinia scutosa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Pseudozarba bipartita (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
• Rhabinopteryx subtilis (Mabille, 1888)
• Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888)
• Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
• Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
• Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Synthymia fixa (Fabricius, 1787)
• Thalpophila vitalba (Freyer, 1834)
• Thysanoplusia circumscripta (Freyer, 1831)
• Thysanoplusia daubei (Boisduval, 1840)
• Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
• Tyta luctuosa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Valeria oleagina (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Xanthia ruticilla (Esper, 1791)
• Xanthodes albago (Fabricius, 1794)
• Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Xestia xanthographa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Xylena solidaginis (Hübner, 1803)
• Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Xylena exsoleta exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Xylena exsoleta maltensis Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006

Nolidae[edit]

• Earias clorana (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Garella nilotica (Rogenhofer, 1882)
• Nola cristatula (Hübner, 1793)

Oecophoridae[edit]

• Batia lunaris (Haworth, 1828)
• Epicallima formosella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)

Plutellidae[edit]

• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Praydidae[edit]

• Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
• Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)

Psychidae[edit]

• Apterona helicinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)
• Oiketicoides tedaldii (Heylaerts, 1881)
• Pachythelia villosella (Ochsenheimer, 1810)
• Penestoglossa dardoinella (Milliere, 1863)
• Phalacropterix apiformis (Rossi, 1790)
• Sciopetris melitensis Rebel, 1919

Pterolonchidae[edit]

• Pterolonche pulverulenta Zeller, 1847
• Pterolonche albescens Zeller, 1847
• Pterolonche vallettae Amsel, 1955

Pterophoridae[edit]

• Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis melitensis Amsel, 1954
• Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875
• Agdistis symmetrica Amsel, 1955
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951
• Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)
• Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
• Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Porrittia galactodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1835)
• Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Milliere, 1859)
• Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
• Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae[edit]

• Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Acrobasis obtusella (Hübner, 1796)
• Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
• Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Alophia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
• Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis gracilella Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis harmoniella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis nigripunctella (Staudinger, 1879)
• Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848)
• Ancylosis ochracea (Staudinger, 1870)
• Ancylosis partitella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Anerastia lotella (Hübner, 1813)
• Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839)
• Bostra obsoletalis (Mann, 1884)
• Bradyrrhoa cantenerella (Duponchel, 1837)
• Bradyrrhoa confiniella Zeller, 1848
• Cadra abstersella (Zeller, 1847)
• Cadra calidella (Guenee, 1845)
• Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
• Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
• Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)
• Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)
• Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
• Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
• Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Denticera divisella (Duponchel, 1842)
• Dioryctria mendacella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Dioryctria pineae (Staudinger, 1859)
• Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg, 1840)
• Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833)
• Endotricha flammealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
• Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
• Ephestia unicolorella Staudinger, 1881
  • Ephestia unicolorella woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932
• Ephestia welseriella (Zeller, 1848)
• Epischnia asteris Staudinger, 1870
• Epischnia illotella Zeller, 1839
• Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848)
• Euzophera lunulella (O. Costa, 1836)
• Euzophera subcribrella Ragonot, 1887
• Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)
• Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
• Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Gymnancyla canella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Homoeosoma nimbella (Duponchel, 1837)
• Homoeosoma sinuella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hypotia infulalis Lederer, 1858
• Hypotia pectinalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Hypsopygia glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hypsotropa vulneratella (Zeller, 1847)
• Khorassania compositella (Treitschke, 1835)
• Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Maradana fuscolimbalis (Ragonot, 1888)
• Metallostichodes nigrocyanella (Constant, 1865)
• Moitrelia hispanella Staudinger, 1859
• Moitrelia italogallicella (Milliere, 1882)
• Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Neurotomia coenulentella (Zeller, 1846)
• Nyctegretis ruminella La Harpe, 1860
• Oxybia transversella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Pempelia brephiella (Staudinger, 1879)
• Pempeliella sororiella Zeller, 1839
• Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
• Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)
• Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycitodes lacteella (Rothschild, 1915)
• Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870)
• Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
• Postemmalocera palaearctella (Turati, 1917)
• Pterothrixidia rufella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Stemmatophora brunnealis (Treitschke, 1829)
• Synaphe punctalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Sesiidae[edit]

• Bembecia tunetana (Le Cerf, 1920)
• Chamaesphecia aerifrons (Zeller, 1847)
  • Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons (Zeller, 1847)
• Chamaesphecia anthraciformis (Rambur, 1832)
• Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
  • Synanthedon myopaeformis cruentata (Mann, 1859)

Sphingidae[edit]

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
• Hyles sammuti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998
• Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stathmopodidae[edit]

• Neomariania partinicensis (Rebel, 1937)

Tineidae[edit]

• Ateliotum insulare (Rebel, 1896)
• Ceratuncus danubiella (Mann, 1866)
• Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
• Reisserita mauretanica (Baker, 1885)
• Rhodobates unicolor (Staudinger, 1870)
• Trichophaga bipartitella (Ragonot, 1892)

Tischeriidae[edit]

• Coptotriche angusticollella (Duponchel, 1843)

Tortricidae[edit]

• Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Aethes bilbaensis (Rossler, 1877)
• Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)
• Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Aphelia peramplana (Hübner, 1825)
• Aphelia unitana (Hübner, [1796-99])
• Archips rosana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Avaria hyerana (Milliere, 1858)
• Bactra furfurana (Haworth, 1811)
• Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
• Bactra robustana (Christoph, 1872)
• Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799)
• Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, 1817)
• Clepsis neglectana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke, 1830)
• Clepsis unicolorana (Duponchel, 1835)
• Cnephasia bizensis Real, 1953
• Cnephasia gueneeana (Duponchel, 1836)
• Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811)
• Cnephasia orientana (Alpheraky, 1876)
• Cochylidia heydeniana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
• Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, 1811)
• Cochylis molliculana Zeller, 1847
• Cochylis moguntiana (Rössler, 1864)
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
• Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cydia sammuti Diakonoff, 1986
• Cydia succedana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Cydia ulicetana (Haworth, [1811])
• Enarmonia formosana (Scopoli, 1763)
• Endothenia marginana (Haworth, 1811)
• Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
• Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
• Eucosma fulvana (Stephens, 1834)
• Fulvoclysia nerminae Koçak, 1982
• Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916)
• Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Grapholita lunulana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Gypsonoma dealbana (Frolich, 1828)
• Hedya dimidiana (Clerck, 1759)
• Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Lobesia indusiana (Zeller, 1847)
• Lobesia limoniana (Millière, 1860)
• Lobesia porrectana (Zeller, 1847)
• Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Pelochrista hepatariana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Pelochrista mollitana (Zeller, 1847)
• Phalonidia contractana (Zeller, 1847)
• Phtheochroa duponchelana (Duponchel, 1843)
• Phtheochroa ochralana (Chretien, 1915)
• Phtheochroa rectangulana (Chretien, 1915)
• Pseudococcyx tessulatana (Staudinger, 1871)
• Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)
• Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
• Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Yponomeutidae[edit]

• Yponomeuta evonymella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Fauna Europaea