43 Moths described in 1780

Achaea mezentia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the southern United States through Central America to South America. It is also found on the Antilles.

Apatelodes nina is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It is found in French Guiana.

Asota javana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and on Sula Island.

Bunaea alcinoe, the cabbage tree emperor moth, is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.

Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, or the Northwest Territories. The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.

Callidula evander is a moth in the family Callidulidae. It is found on Sulawesi.

Catocala grynea, the woody underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Chelis maculosa Speckled Pellicle is a tiger moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe up to Hungary, in eastern direction it occurs through Ukraine, Southern Russia, Kazakhstan to north-western regions of Chinese Xinjiang.

Cissusa spadix, the black-dotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from Ontario and Quebec, south through most of the United States, to Arizona and Georgia.

Coronidia orithea is a moth of the family Sematuridae. It is known from the Neotropics, including Surinam, French Guiana and Peru.

Nudaurelia cytherea, the pine tree emperor moth or Christmas caterpillar due to its festive colouration, is a southern African member of the family Saturniidae. The family has large edible caterpillars which are an important source of protein for the Bantu peoples of southern Africa. The genus Nudaurelia is closely related to Gonimbrasia and Imbrasia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

Daphnis hypothous, the jade hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to the Western Palaearctic realm. During the last hundred years a number have been discovered within the Middle East and one was even found in Scotland late in the 20th century but this was probably imported as a pupa with cargo.

Darapsa myron, the Virginia creeper sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae found in central and eastern North America.

Erinnyis oenotrus, the Oenotrus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands in Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Occasional strays have been recorded from Florida and southern Texas.

Eudocima hypermnestra is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in China, Thailand, Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.

Eumorpha anchemolus, the anchemola sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.

Eupterote fabia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

Hulodes caranea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, Hong Kong to Queensland and New Guinea, it is also found on the Marianas and Carolines.

Hyles livornica, the striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Idalus vitrea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.

Isognathus scyron is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Surinam, French Guiana, Cuba, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Lacera alope, the toothed drab, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Africa, where it is known from southern and eastern Africa, including several islands of the Indian Ocean, Saudi Arabia, and southern Asia from India, Sri Lanka to China.

Leto is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The only described species is Leto venus, described by Pieter Cramer in 1780, which is endemic to South Africa. The larval food plant is Virgilia.

Manduca lucetius is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.

Megalopyge lanata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.

Neochera dominia is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics from India to Queensland and the Solomons.

Ommatophora luminosa is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from the Himalayas and Taiwan to Sundaland.

Oxytenis modestia, the Costa Rica leaf moth, dead-leaf moth, or tropical American silkworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It occurs from Guatemala to northern South America.

Phigalia titea, the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. The average wingspan is about 34 mm.

Psilogramma menephron, the privet hawk moth or large brown hawkmoth, is a member of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is usually found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, central and southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Psilogramma casuarinae from eastern Australia was long treated as a synonym but is now thought to be a distinct species. The introduced population on Hawaii was first thought to be P. menephron, but is Psilogramma increta.

Purius pilumnia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Stoll in 1780. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.

Pygospila tyres is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in the rainforests of south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Queensland in Australia.

Rhodafra opheltes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa.

Speiredonia obscura is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.

Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Spodoptera androgea, the androgea armyworm moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

Syllectra erycata is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from Florida, Texas and the Antilles to Brazil, Peru, Suriname and Bolivia.

Syntomoides imaon, the handmaiden moth, is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae, subtribe Ctenuchina. The systematics of the subfamily has been revised. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is well distributed in Sikkim, Khasi hills and throughout India Kerala, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Hong Kong, Viet Nam.

Thyretes hippotes is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South Africa.

The Spanish moth or convict caterpillar is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the lowland areas of South and Central America and in the Caribbean. In the south, it ranges to northern Argentina. It was previously also recorded from North America, but these records refer to Xanthopastis regnatrix.

Xylophanes neoptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Zygaena transalpina is a moth of the family Zygaenidae.