List of Lepidoptera of French Polynesia
(Redirected from List of butterflies of French Polynesia)
Lepidoptera of French Polynesia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from French Polynesia.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of roughly 400 Lepidoptera species present on the islands of French Polynesia.
Butterflies
[edit]Hesperiidae
[edit]- Badamia atrox collenettei Evans, 1934
- Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)
Lycaenidae
[edit]- Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, 1832)
- Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832)
- Jamides bochus (Stoll, 1782)
- Jamides bochus ruruturi Riley, 1929
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Nacaduba tahitiensis Hara & Hirowatari, 1989
- Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868)
- Petrelaea dana (de Nicéville, 1884)
- Zizina labradus cheesmanae (Poulton & Riley, 1928)
- Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
Nymphalidae
[edit]- Atella gaberti Guerin-Meneville, 1838
- Atella marquesana Riley, 1935
- Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Diadema auge otahaiti Cheesman,
- Euploea algae (Godart, 1819)
- Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1815)
- Euploea helcita Boisduval, 1859
- Euploea helcita walkeri Druce, 1890
- Euploea lewinii Felder & Felder, 1865
- Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae Felder, 1862
- Junonia villida (Fabricius, 1787)
- Junonia villida longfieldae Riley, 1929
- Junonia villida taitica Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley, 1928
- Melanitis leda solandra (Fabricius, 1775)
- Melanitis leda taitensis (Felder, 1862)
- Phalanta marquesana Poulton & Riley, 1935
- Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Westwood, 1851)
- Vagrans egista (Cramer, 1780)
- Vagrans gaberti Waterhouse, 1920
- Vanessa itea (Fabricius, 1775)
Moths
[edit]Alucitidae
[edit]- Alucita pselioxantha Meyrick, 1929
Arctiidae
[edit]- Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
- Lambula erema Collenette, 1934
- Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907
Carposinidae
[edit]- Peragrarchis pelograpta (Meyrick, 1928)
Choreutidae
[edit]- Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886)
- Anthophila chelaspis (Meyrick, 1928)
Copromorphidae
[edit]- Dryanassa erebactis Meyrick 1936
Cosmopterigidae
[edit]- Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864)
- Anatrachyntis tridigitella (Walsingham 1907)
- Asymphorodes acerba Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes acritopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes acrophrictis Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes admiranda Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes adynatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes aenigma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes albicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes amblysoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes aporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes balanotis Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes bipunctatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes brevimacula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes canicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes chalcocoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes chalcopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes chalcosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes chalcozona Meyrick, 1935
- Asymphorodes chrysophanes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes cicatricula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes circopis Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes cirsodes Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes coesyrias Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes culminis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes cuneatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes diamphidius J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes didyma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes diffidentia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes emphereia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes ergodes Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes favilla J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes fractura J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes hemileucus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes holoporphyra Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes homosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes honoria J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes hypostema J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes ingravescens Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes interstincta Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes lenticula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes leptotes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes leucoloma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes leucoterma Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes lucerna J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes lucidus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes macrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes mediostriatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes melanosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes mesoxanthus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes monoxesta Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes montgomeryi J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes myronota Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes nebrias J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes nephocirca Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes nigricornis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes nuciferae J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes ochrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes oculisignis Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes paraporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes perfuga Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes phaeochorda Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes phaeodelta J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes phalarogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes plectographa Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes plemmelia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes poliopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes polluta Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes porphyrarcha Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes remigiata J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes regina J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes semiluteus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes seminiger J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes sericeus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes sphenocopa Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes spodogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes trichogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes trigrapha J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
- Asymphorodes valligera Meyrick, 1928
- Asymphorodes xanthostola Meyrick, 1934
- Asymphorodes xestophanes Meyrick, 1934
- Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926
- Cosmopterix flavofasciata (E. Wollaston, 1879)
- Cosmopterix melanarches Meyrick, 1928
- Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926
- Cosmopterix diandra (Clarke, 1986)
- Cosmopterix nonna Clarke, 1986
- Iressa microsema Clarke, 1986
- Iressa neoleuca Clarke, 1971
- Labdia ceriocosma Meyrick, 1934
- Labdia dicyanitis Meyrick, 1934
- Labdia leucoxantha Meyrick, 1927
- Limnaecia astathopis Meyrick, 1934
- Microzestis inelegans Meyrick, 1929
- Pyroderces lunulifera Meyrick, 1934
- Stagmatophora spintheropa Meyrick, 1934
- Syntomaula simulatella (Walker, 1864)
- Trissodoris honorariella (Walsingham, 1907)
- Ulochora perfuga Meyrick, 1928
Crambidae
[edit]- Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1913
- Bradina perlucidalis Hampson, 1897
- Bradina tormentifera Meyrick, 1929
- Calamochrous thermochra Meyrick, 1929
- Chrysophyllis lucivaga Meyrick, 1934
- Cnaphalocrocis creonalis (Walker, 1859)
- Cnaphalocrocis hemicrossa (Meyrick, 1886)
- Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833)
- Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller, 1852
- Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
- Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
- Eudonia chrysomicta (Meyrick, 1929)
- Eudonia citrocosma (Meyrick, 1929)
- Eudonia clerica (Meyrick, 1929)
- Eudonia officialis (Meyrick, 1929)
- Eudonia opostactis (Meyrick, 1929)
- Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)
- Glyphodes multilinealis Kenrick, 1907
- Glyphodes phormingopa (Meyrick, 1934)
- Glyphodes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1929)
- Glyphodes uranoptris (Meyrick, 1929)
- Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
- Herpetogramma cleoropa (Meyrick, 1934)
- Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Herpetogramma phthorosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
- Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859)
- Hyalobathra illectalis (Walker, 1859)
- Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
- Idioblasta acleropa (Meyrick, 1934)
- Idioblasta isoterma (Meyrick, 1934)
- Idioblasta lacteata Warren, 1891
- Idioblasta procellaris (Meyrick, 1934)
- Idioblasta straminata Warren, 1891
- Lamprosema foedalis (Guenée 1854)
- Marasmianympha eupselias (Meyrick, 1929)
- Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Palpita bacteata (Warren, 1891)
- Paratalanta aureolalis (Lederer, 1863)
- Piletocera signiferalis (Wallengren, 1860)
- Prophantis octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Pythagoraea categorica Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia chrysopetra Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia commercialis Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia exterminate Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia philorphna Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia psednopa Meyrick, 1929
- Scoparia spectacularis Meyrick, 1929
- Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Stemorrhages euthalassa (Meyrick, 1934)
- Stemorrhages thetydalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Sufetula hemiophthalma (Meyrick, 1884)
- Tatobotys vibrata Meyrick, 1929
Gelechiidae
[edit]- Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1843)
- Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
- Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881
Geometridae
[edit]- Anisodes decolorata (Warren, 1897)
- Anisodes niveopuncta (Warren, 1897)
- Anisodes samoana (Warren, 1897)
- Bosara montana Orhant, 2003
- Chloroclystis ambundata Prout, 1929
- Chloroclystis coloptila Prout, 1929
- Chloroclystis lepta (Meyrick, 1886)
- Chloroclystis pitoi Clarke, 1971
- Chloroclystis torninubis Prout, 1929
- Cleora albipuncta Orhant, 2003
- Cleora caliginosa Orhant, 2003
- Cleora collenettei Prout, 1929
- Cleora dodonaeae Prout, 1929
- Cleora esoterica Prout, 1929
- Cleora esoterica pusillanimis Prout, 1933
- Cleora leucostigma Prout, 1929
- Cleora licornaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Cleora longipectina Orhant, 2002
- Cleora myrmidonaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Cleora nitidula Orhant, 2002
- Cleora stenoglypta Prout, 1929
- Gymnoscelis concinna Swinhoe, 1902
- Gymnoscelis erymna (Meyrick, 1886)
- Gymnoscelis imparatalis (Walker, 1865)
- Gymnoscelis tristrigosa Butler, 1881
- Scopula angusticallis Prout, 1933
- Scopula menytes Prout, 1933
- Scopula oxystoma Prout, 1929
- Scopula tahitiensis Orhant, 2003
- Scopula tersicallis Prout, 1929
- Thalassodes chloropsis Meyrick, 1886
- Thalassodes microchloropis Holloway, 1979
- Thalassodes pilaria Guenée, 1857
Gracillariidae
[edit]- Caloptilia crypsidelta (Meyrick, 1926)
- Caloptilia deltanthes (Meyrick, 1934)
- Caloptilia hilaropis (Meyrick, 1926)
- Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick 1880
- Parectopa pontificalis Meyrick, 1928
Heliodinidae
[edit]- Lissocnemitis argolyca Meyrick, 1934
Hyblaeidae
[edit]- Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)
Immidae
[edit]- Imma catapsesta Meyrick, 1934
- Imma chloroplintha Meyrick, 1928
- Imma fulminatrix Meyrick, 1934
- Imma oxypselia Meyrick, 1928
- Imma semiclara Meyrick, 1928
Noctuidae
[edit]- Acanthodelta marquesanus (Collenette, 1928)
- Achaea janata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Achaea robinsoni Holloway 1982
- Aedia sericea (Butler, 1882)
- Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Amyna natalis (Walker, 1858)
- Amyna octo (Guenée, 1852)
- Anigraea ochrobasis Hampson, 1912
- Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
- Anomis involuta (Walker, 1858)
- Anomis involuta vitiensis Butler, 1886
- Anomis marauensis Orhant, 2002
- Anomis sabulifera (Guenée, 1852)
- Anticarsia irrorata (Fabricius, 1781)
- Athetis nonagrica (Walker, 1863)
- Athetis thoracica (Moore, 1884)
- Athyrma discolor (Fabricius, 1794)
- Bastilla insularum (Orhant, 2002)
- Bastilla tahitiensis (Orhant, 2002)
- Bastilla vitiensis (Butler, 1886)
- Callopistria alticola Orhant, 2002
- Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
- Callopistria ouria nanodes Collenette, 1934
- Callopistria ouria ouria Collenette, 1928
- Callopistria reticulata (Pagenstecher, 1884)
- Callopistria steevei Orhant, 2002
- Catephia linteola Guenée, 1852
- Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
- Chrysodeixis collardi (Orhant, 2002)
- Chrysodeixis copiaria Orhant, 2003
- Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843)
- Condica conducta (Walker 1857)
- Condica hollowayi Orhant 2003
- Condica illecta (Walker, 1865)
- Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Gray, 1853)
- Earias huegeliana Gaede, 1937
- Earias vittella (Fabricius, 1794)
- Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
- Eublemma crassiuscula (Walker, 1864)
- Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882)
- Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
- Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Euplexia vetula Clarke, 1971
- Fautaua diagonalis Collenette, 1928
- Fautaua innupta Collenette, 1928
- Fautaua minor Orhant, 2003
- Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858
- Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805)
- Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852)
- Hydrillodes crispipalpus Collenette, 1928
- Hydrillodes epidela Orhant, 2003
- Hydrillodes melanozona Collenette, 1928
- Hydrillodes sechani Orhant, 2003
- Hypena cracens Orhant, 2003
- Hypena fulvifasciata Orhant, 2003
- Hypena longfieldae Collenette, 1928
- Hypena perexilis Orhant, 2003
- Hypena sanctigeorgii Collenette, 1928
- Hypena walkeri Collenette, 1928
- Hypocala deflorata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Lacera noctilio (Fabricius 1794)
- Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
- Leucania stenographa Lower, 1900
- Luceria oculalis (Moore, 1877)
- Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)
- Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1829)
- Mythimna mouai Orhant, 2002
- Mythimna separata (Walker, 1865)
- Nola insularum (Collenette, 1928)
- Ophiusa coronata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Parallelia marquesanus (Collenette, 1929)
- Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852
- Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Prospalta serva (Walker, 1858)
- Rhesalides curvata (Lucas, 1895)
- Savoca divitalis (Walker, 1863)
- Serrodes campana Guenée, 1852
- Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924
- Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, 1858)
- Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1856)
- Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775)
- Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Spodoptera retina (Freyer 1854)
- Targalla delatrix (Guenée, 1852)
- Tiracola plagiata (Walker, 1857)
- Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
Oecophoridae
[edit]- Autosticha pelodes Meyrick, 1928
- Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881
Plutellidae
[edit]- Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophoridae
[edit]- Marasmarcha pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
Pyralidae
[edit]- Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1793)
- Acrobasis ptilophanes Meyrick, 1929
- Assara albicostalis (Walker, 1863)
- Assara halmophila (Meyrick, 1929)
- Cryptoblabes ardescens (Meyrick, 1929)
- Cryptoblabes plagioleuca Turner, 1904
- Ctenomeristis ochrodepta Meyrick, 1929
- Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
- Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)
- Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
- Ernophthora chrysura (Meyrick, 1929)
- Ernophthora denticornis (Meyrick, 1929)
- Ernophthora dryinandra (Meyrick, 1929)
- Ernophthora maculicostella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Etiella drososcia Meyrick, 1929
- Eucampyla inexplorata (Meyrick, 1929)
- Herculia repitita Butler, 1885
- Phycita orthoclina Meyrick, 1929
Sphingidae
[edit]- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002
- Gnathothlibus erotus (Cramer, 1777)
- Gnathothlibus erotus eras (Boisduval, 1832)
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Macroglossum hirundo hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)
- Macroglossum marquesanum Collenette, 1935
- Philodila astyanor (Boisduval, 1875)
Stathmopodidae
[edit]- Stathmopoda cryptophaea Meyrick, 1922
Tineidae
[edit]- Erechthias clistopa (Meyrick, 1928)
- Erechthias coleosema (Meyrick, 1934)
- Erechthias flavistriata Walsingham, 1907
- Erechthias minuscule (Walsingham, 1897)
- Erechthias pelotricha (Meyrick, 1926)
- Erechthias percnomicta (Meyrick, 1934)
- Erechthias physocapna (Meyrick, 1928)
- Erechthias praedatrix (Meyrick, 1934)
- Erechthias psammaula (Meyrick, 1921)
- Erechthias rufimacula (Meyrick, 1934)
- Erechthias simulans (Butler, 1882)
- Erechthias sphenacma (Meyrick, 1926)
- Erechthias strangulate (Meyrick, 1928)
- Erechthias zebrine (Butler, 1881)
- Opogona aurisquamosa (Butler, 1881)
- Opogona punctata (Walsingham, 1900)
- Opogona trissostacta Meyrick, 1934
- Pisistrata trypheropa Meyrick, 1924
- Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
- Tinea monospila Meyrick, 1928
- Trachycentra calamias Meyrick, 1886
Tortricidae
[edit]- Bactra litigatrix Meyrick, 1928
- Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
- Cryptophlebia chaomorpha (Meyrick, 1928)
- Cryptophlebia pallifimbriana Bradley, 1953
- Cryptophlebia rhynchias (Meyrick, 1928)
- Dichelopa amorpha Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa argema Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa argoschista Meyrick, 1929
- Dichelopa argosphena Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa canitia Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa castanopis Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa ceramocausta Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa chionogramma Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa choleranthes Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa cirrhodoris Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa deltozancla Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa dorsata Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa dryomorpha Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa exulcerata Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa flexura Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa fulvistrigata Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa gnoma Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa hadrotes Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa harmodes Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa honoranda Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa iochorda Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa meligma Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa ochroma Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa orthiostyla Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa pachydmeta Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa paragnoma Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa peropaea Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa phalaranthes Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa platyxantha Clarke, 1986
- Dichelopa porphyrophanes Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa praestrigata Meyrick, 1928
- Dichelopa pyrsogramma Meyrick, 1934
- Dichelopa sericopis Meyrick, 1926
- Dichelopa zona Clarke, 1986
- Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)
- Dudua eumenica (Meyrick, 1928)
- Eucosma agriochlora Meyrick, 1929
- Nesoscopa exsors Meyrick, 1926
- Strepsicrates dilacerate (Meyrick, 1928)
- Strepsicrates holotephras (Meyrick, 1924)
- Strepsicrates thyellopis (Meyrick, 1926)
- Tritopterna eocnephaea (Meyrick, 1934)
Yponomeutidae
[edit]- Prays nephelomima Meyrick, 1907
- Simaethus orthogona (Meyrick, 1886)
- Zelleria leucostrota Meyrick, 1928