54 Fauna of Zimbabwe

The list of non-marine molluscs of Zimbabwe is a list of freshwater and land species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Zimbabwe.

Acrapex metaphaea is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Africa, including Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Acrapex spoliata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone and South Africa.

Afroclanis neavi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe through Zambia to Tanzania.

Amerila lupia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Antinephele lunulata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903, and is known from forests and wooded habitats from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well as Madagascar.

Antinephele maculifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1889, and is known from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is also found in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is known from forests and wooded habitats.

The Chirinda apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Basiothia schenki, the brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1872. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Ceratophaga vastella, or the horn moth, belongs to the clothes moth family Tineidae and is noted for its larva's ability to feed on keratin from the horns and hooves of dead ungulates, and occasionally on dried fruit or mushrooms. Keratin, a protein which makes up skin, hair, nails and feathers, is extremely resistant to proteolysis by the enzymes from specialised micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria.

Cerocala contraria is a moth of the family Erebidae.

The boulder chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae native to dry woodland and savanna in Southern Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pinarornis.

Chiasmia normata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa and Asia, from India, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka. to the Philippines and in Australia.

Cichlidogyrus philander is a species of Monopisthocotylean Monogenean, in the family Ancyrocephalidae. It is ectoparasitic on the gills of the fish Pseudocrenilabrus philander.

Cyligramma magus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844. It is found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Eilema elegans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Eilema similipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Eublemma acarodes is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1907. It is found in Angola, Madagascar, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Eublemma apicata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The fire grid burnet is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Zimbabwe and Malawi to Mozambique and South Africa.

Galinthias amoena is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Natal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Transvaal, and Zimbabwe, and the Congo River region.

Hyperolius argus, known under common names Argus reed frog, Argus sedge frog, and Boror reed frog is a hyperolid frog found in the eastern coastal plain of Africa from southern Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa.

Hypsopygia mauritialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is a widespread species, known from Africa, India, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and Hawaii.

Iambia transversa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Larunda is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Larunda molitor, which is known from open savanna and arid areas throughout tropical Africa.

Leptoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Leptoclanis pulchra, it is known from Brachystegia woodland from Angola and Zimbabwe to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Tanzania.

This is a list of butterflies of Zimbabwe. About 527 species are known from Zimbabwe, 22 of which are endemic.

Litosphingia corticea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and bush from Matabeleland to Tanzania.

Micragrotis exusta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.

Micragrotis interstriata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1902. It is found in Africa, including Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The moths of Zimbabwe represent about 1,000 known moth species. The moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Nephele lannini is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forests in Zimbabwe, Malawi and southern Tanzania.

Odontosida magnificum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Omphaloceps daria is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Ophiusa melaconisia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Ozarba hemimelaena is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found Madagascar, Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Pantophaea oneili is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Zimbabwe.

Pericyma scandulata is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Phylloxiphia metria is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland Mozambique to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north to Malawi and Tanzania.

Phylloxiphia punctum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna from north-eastern South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

Platysphinx piabilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Lucas Distant in 1897. It is known from savanna and other open habitats in southern and eastern Africa.

Polyptychopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Polyptychopsis marshalli, which is known from Brachystegia woodland in large parts of Africa.

Polyptychus baxteri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.

Polyptychus coryndoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. It has also been recorded from northern Nigeria.

Praedora marshalli is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and bush in northern South Africa, Angola, Botswana and Zambia.

Praedora plagiata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna from Zimbabwe to Tanzania.

Rufoclanis jansei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. It was recently also recorded from China.

Temnora elegans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from western Africa and in savanna from Angola to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and East Africa.

Temnora funebris is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is known from the forests of western Africa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Temnora natalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from bush and savanna from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania.

Temnora pylas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Temnora sardanus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests and heavy woodland from Sierra Leone to Congo and Angola, then to Zimbabwe and East Africa.

Roberts's warbler, also known as the briar warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.