List of Lepidoptera 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

Hesperiidae

Badamia atrox collenettei Evans, 1934
Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)

Lycaenidae

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

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

Alucitidae

Alucita pselioxantha Meyrick, 1929

Arctiidae

Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
Lambula erema Collenette, 1934
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907

Hyblaeidae

Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)

Immidae

Imma catapsesta Meyrick, 1934
Imma chloroplintha Meyrick, 1928
Imma fulminatrix Meyrick, 1934
Imma oxypselia Meyrick, 1928
Imma semiclara Meyrick, 1928

Noctuidae

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

Autosticha pelodes Meyrick, 1928
Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881

Plutellidae

Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pterophoridae

Marasmarcha pumilio (Zeller, 1873)

Pyralidae

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

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

Stathmopoda cryptophaea Meyrick, 1922

Tineidae

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

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

Prays nephelomima Meyrick, 1907
Simaethus orthogona (Meyrick, 1886)
Zelleria leucostrota Meyrick, 1928

References

External links

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