58 Insects of Mauritius

This is a list of butterflies of Mauritius. About thirty-nine species are known from the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, seven of which are endemic.

Achaea umbrigera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1897. It is found on Mauritius.

The Angoumois grain moth is a species of gelechioid moth. It is the type species of its genus Sitotroga, placed in the subfamily Pexicopiinae of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Formerly, it was included in the "Chelariinae", which more recent authors do not separate from the Pexicopiinae and usually even do not consider a distinct tribe ("Chelariini") within them.

Argyrolopha costibarbata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion.

Autoba costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern and eastern Africa, on the islands of the Indian Ocean and in Yemen.

Banisia clathrula is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion.

Bedellia somnulentella, the sweet potato leaf miner, is a moth in the Bedelliidae family.

Camelopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Camelopteryx multicolor, is found in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Both the genus and species were first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1906.

Catada obscura is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1906. It is found on Réunion and Mauritius.

Cephonodes apus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Islands of Réunion and Mauritius.

Chilo sacchariphagus, the spotted borer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1856 and was originally found in South and South-East Asia, where there are three subspecies:C. sacchariphagus sacchariphagus in Malaysia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean C. sacchariphagus indicus in India C. sacchariphagus stramineellus in the south of China, Taiwan

Chloroclystis costicavata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion.

Chloroclystis exilipicta is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Mauritius and La Réunion.

Chloroclystis latifasciata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932. It is found in Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar.

Coelonia solani is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. It is a pollinator of some species of baobab in Madagascar, including Adansonia za.

Conservula cinisigna is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.

Corgatha terracotta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Réunion and Mauritius.

Cosmopterix attenuatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New World, including the United States, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Galápagos Islands, Cook Islands, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Saint Helena.

Crocidolomia pavonana is a moth of the family Crambidae. Its caterpillar is a crop pest and is known as the croci or the cabbage cluster caterpillar. This moth is found in Africa and Asia, its range extending from South Africa through India to the Pacific Ocean, including Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species and are considered an agricultural pest on cabbages. At first, they feed only on the undersides of the leaves. Later they feed on the rest of the leaves and the central shoot. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

Cryptophlebia semilunana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Africa, where it is known from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.

Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western, central and southern Africa, where it's known from Congo, Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, Réunion and from Yemen.

Culladia achroellum is a species of grass moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Africa from Sudan to South Africa and on the Indian Ocean islands.

Eilema squalida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion, both in the Indian Ocean.

Gracilodes nysa is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in Africa, from Uganda and Kenya to South Africa and on the islands of the Indian Ocean, in Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comores.

Gymnoscelis rubricata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932. This moth is endemic to Mauritius and Réunion, where it is widespread at low and medium elevations. The wingspan is approximately 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in).

Hypercallia haematella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mauritius and South Africa.

Hypsipyla grandella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Florida, most of the West Indies, Sinaloa and southward in Mexico, Central America, South America except Chile and in Mauritius.

Hypsipyla robusta, the cedar tip moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsipyla. It was described by Moore in 1886. It is found from Africa, throughout Asia to Australia. Several undescribed species or subspecies might be involved.

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.

Lamoria clathrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamoria. It was described by Ragonot in 1888, and is known from Madagascar, La Réunion and Mauritius.

Leucania insulicola is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most parts of central, western and southern Africa and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.

Lophoruza mascarena is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1910. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion.

Lophotavia incivilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Somalia, Eritrea, Madagascar and Mauritius.

Macroglossum aesalon is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1879. It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius and the Comoro Islands.

Macroglossum milvus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Réunion and Mauritius.

Macroglossum soror is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Réunion.

Maruca vitrata is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Its common names include the maruca pod borer, bean pod borer, soybean pod borer, mung moth, and the legume pod borer. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.

The Mauritian friar is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Mauritius.

Mocis conveniens, the pale brown lines, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Mussidia irisella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1862 and is known from Réunion and Mauritius.

Mythimna pyrausta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most countries of central, southern and eastern Africa, including islands in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

Nephele oenopion is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Africa.

Notarcha quaternalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found throughout subtropical Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean.

Nycteola mauritia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It occurs only on some islands in the Indian Ocean, as Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion.

Ochetellus vinsoni is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus. Described by Donisthorpe in 1946, the species is endemic to Mauritius.

Omiodes indicata, the bean-leaf webworm moth or soybean leaf folder, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Florida to Texas, the West Indies and Mexico to South America, Cameroon, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the Seychelles, South Africa, India, Borneo and Australia (Queensland).

Oruza divisa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Asia, including Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Japan and in Africa south of the Sahara, including Indian Ocean islands.

Papilio manlius is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

Pempelia strophocomma is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932 and is endemic in the Mascarene islands Réunion and Mauritius. Its length is about 10 mm and its wingspan is about 20 mm.

Pericyma vinsonii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar.

Phazaca theclata, the cotton leaf roller, is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is known from Africa south of the Sahara, from Saudi Arabia, as well as from India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Phthorimaea operculella, also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of potato crops. Currently farmers utilize insecticides, parasites, and sprinkler irrigation in order to prevent P. operculella from infesting their croplands.

Pingasa hypoleucaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found on Réunion and Mauritius.

Prominea porrecta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found on the African Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.

Stemorrhages sericea, the large emerald pearl, is a moth of the subfamily of Spilomelinae within the family Crambidae. It lives throughout Africa south of the Sahara, and the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Comoros.

Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana and South Africa, as well as in Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. They have a wingspan of around 70 mm.

Utetheisa cruentata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Utetheisa pulchelloides, the heliotrope moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian region including Borneo, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua, Seychelles and most of Australia. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1907.