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Mlawula's Invertebrates
Mlawula's Fauna

Mlawula Nature Reserve

Moths Checklist

Status:
C = common throughout
LC = locally common
S = scarce (only a few specimens taken)
R = rare (only one or two specimens ever taken)

Family Species Status
ARCTIIDAE






ETHMIIDAE
EUPTEROTIDAE

HYBLAEIDAE
LASIOCAMPIDAE


LIMACODIDAE


LYMANTRIIDAE


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THYRETIDAE



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Amerila affinis
Lithosia natara
Paralacydes arborifera
Psephea speciosa
Saenura flava
Secusio pustularia
Utetheisa pulchella
Ethmia sabiella
Hemijana variagata
Poloma angulata
Hyblaea fontainei
Bombycopsis indecora
Braura truncata
Philotherma rosa
Sena prompta
Latoia latistriga
Neogavara imitans
Aroa discalis
Laelia extatura
Naroma varipes
Gynanisa maja
Acherontia atropos
Agrius convolvuli
Basiotha medea
Cephonodoes hylas virescens
Coelonia mauritii
Daphnis nerii
Euchloron magaera
Hippotion celerio
Hippotion osiris
Hyles lineata livornica
Macroglossum trochilus
Nephele comma
Nephele comma derasa
Pseudoclanis postica
Theretra capensis
Apisa canescens
Automolis rufescens
Pseudonaclia puella
Syntomis kuhlweni
Yponomeuta strigillata
Arniocera auriguttata
Leucoplema dohertyi
Ascotis reciprocaria
Celidomphax rubrimaculata
Cerurographa bistonica
Chionopora tarachodes
Chloroclystis lita
Coleocleora proximaria
Comibaena leucospilata
Comostolopsis stillata
Heterorachis devocata
Idaea purpurascens
Lomagrapha indularia
Macaria streniata
Macaria assimilis
Macaria brongusaria
Macaria multistigata
Macaria procidata
Macaria sororcula
Omphax plantaria
Orbamia octomaculata
Ozola pulverulenta
Petrodava leucicolor
Prasinocyma immaculata
Prasinocyma inversicaulis
Psilocerea pulverosa
Rhodometria sacraria
Scopula begeminata
Scopula minorata
Tephrina catalaunaria
Tephrina inconspicuaria
Xylopteryx arcuata
Zamarada differens
Zamarada plana plana
Zamarada pulverosa
Zeuctoboarmia hyrax
Acantholipes trimeni
Achaea catella
Achaea echo
Achaea lienardi
Achaea sordida
Acontia guttifera
Acontia zelleri
Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis longidentifera
Agrotis segetum
Agrotis spinifera
Amyna punctum
Antarchaea subflavalis
Anua selanaris
Audea primulina
Blenina squamifera
Busseola fusca
Calesia xanthognatha
Callixena versicolor
Callixena viettei
Callopistria yerburii
Caranilla angularis
Cardiosace olivescens
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Cosmophila flava
Ctenoplusia limbirena
Cyligramma latona
Dysgonia torrida
Earias biplaga
Earias citrina
Ericeia inangulata
Eublemma anachoresis
Eublemma baccalix
Eublemma brachygonia
Eublemma ornatula
Eutelia gilvicolor
Eutelia polychorda
Heliothis armigera
Hypaena abyssinialis
Hypaena potamistris
Hypaena strigata
Hypocala deflorata
Hypopyra capensis
Iambiodes nyctostola
Ilattia octo
Lophotidia brunnescens
Maurilia arcuata
Mentaxya ignicollis
Mocus frugalis
Mocus mayeri
Ozarba corniculans
Ozarba hemiochra
Ozarba hypoxantha
Ozarba isocampta
Pardasena virgulana
Pericyma atrifusca
Perigea capensis
Prodotis exclusiva
Prodotis stolida
Pseudozarba opella
Serrodes partita
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Spodoptera abyssinia
Spodoptera excisa
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera littoralis
Stenopterygia subcurva
Syngrapha circumflexa
Thria robusta
Trichoplusia angulum
Trichoplusia ni
Trichoplusia orichalcea
Trichoplusia vittata
Trichopolydesma collutrix
Westermania convergens
Xylomaina natalensis		 C
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