List of Lepidoptera of French Polynesia

Lepidoptera of French Polynesia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from French Polynesia.

Location of 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

Carposinidae

• Peragrarchis pelograpta (Meyrick, 1928)

Choreutidae

• Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886)
• Anthophila chelaspis (Meyrick, 1928)

Copromorphidae

• Dryanassa erebactis Meyrick 1936

Cosmopterigidae

• Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864)
• Anatrachyntis tridigitella (Walsingham 1907)
• Asymphorodes acerba Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes acritopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes acrophrictis Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes admiranda Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes adynatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes aenigma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes albicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes amblysoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes aporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes balanotis Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes bipunctatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes brevimacula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes canicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes chalcocoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes chalcopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes chalcosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes chalcozona Meyrick, 1935
• Asymphorodes chrysophanes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes cicatricula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes circopis Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes cirsodes Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes coesyrias Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes culminis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes cuneatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes diamphidius J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes didyma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes diffidentia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes emphereia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes ergodes Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes favilla J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes fractura J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes hemileucus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes holoporphyra Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes homosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes honoria J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes hypostema J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes ingravescens Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes interstincta Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes lenticula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes leptotes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes leucoloma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes leucoterma Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes lucerna J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes lucidus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes macrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes mediostriatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes melanosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes mesoxanthus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes monoxesta Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes montgomeryi J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes myronota Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes nebrias J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes nephocirca Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes nigricornis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes nuciferae J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes ochrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes oculisignis Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes paraporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes perfuga Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes phaeochorda Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes phaeodelta J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes phalarogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes plectographa Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes plemmelia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes poliopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes polluta Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes porphyrarcha Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes remigiata J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes regina J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes semiluteus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes seminiger J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes sericeus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes sphenocopa Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes spodogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes trichogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes trigrapha J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
• Asymphorodes valligera Meyrick, 1928
• Asymphorodes xanthostola Meyrick, 1934
• Asymphorodes xestophanes Meyrick, 1934
• Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926
• Cosmopterix flavofasciata (E. Wollaston, 1879)
• Cosmopterix melanarches Meyrick, 1928
• Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926
• Cosmopterix diandra (Clarke, 1986)
• Cosmopterix nonna Clarke, 1986
• Iressa microsema Clarke, 1986
• Iressa neoleuca Clarke, 1971
• Labdia ceriocosma Meyrick, 1934
• Labdia dicyanitis Meyrick, 1934
• Labdia leucoxantha Meyrick, 1927
• Limnaecia astathopis Meyrick, 1934
• Microzestis inelegans Meyrick, 1929
• Pyroderces lunulifera Meyrick, 1934
• Stagmatophora spintheropa Meyrick, 1934
• Syntomaula simulatella (Walker, 1864)
• Trissodoris honorariella (Walsingham, 1907)
• Ulochora perfuga Meyrick, 1928

Crambidae

• Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1913
• Bradina perlucidalis Hampson, 1897
• Bradina tormentifera Meyrick, 1929
• Calamochrous thermochra Meyrick, 1929
• Chrysophyllis lucivaga Meyrick, 1934
• Cnaphalocrocis creonalis (Walker, 1859)
• Cnaphalocrocis hemicrossa (Meyrick, 1886)
• Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller, 1852
• Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Eudonia chrysomicta (Meyrick, 1929)
• Eudonia citrocosma (Meyrick, 1929)
• Eudonia clerica (Meyrick, 1929)
• Eudonia officialis (Meyrick, 1929)
• Eudonia opostactis (Meyrick, 1929)
• Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)
• Glyphodes multilinealis Kenrick, 1907
• Glyphodes phormingopa (Meyrick, 1934)
• Glyphodes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1929)
• Glyphodes uranoptris (Meyrick, 1929)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma cleoropa (Meyrick, 1934)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Herpetogramma phthorosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
• Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hyalobathra illectalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
• Idioblasta acleropa (Meyrick, 1934)
• Idioblasta isoterma (Meyrick, 1934)
• Idioblasta lacteata Warren, 1891
• Idioblasta procellaris (Meyrick, 1934)
• Idioblasta straminata Warren, 1891
• Lamprosema foedalis (Guenée 1854)
• Marasmianympha eupselias (Meyrick, 1929)
• Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
• Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Palpita bacteata (Warren, 1891)
• Paratalanta aureolalis (Lederer, 1863)
• Piletocera signiferalis (Wallengren, 1860)
• Prophantis octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Pythagoraea categorica Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia chrysopetra Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia commercialis Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia exterminate Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia philorphna Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia psednopa Meyrick, 1929
• Scoparia spectacularis Meyrick, 1929
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Stemorrhages euthalassa (Meyrick, 1934)
• Stemorrhages thetydalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Sufetula hemiophthalma (Meyrick, 1884)
• Tatobotys vibrata Meyrick, 1929

Gelechiidae

• Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1843)
• Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
• Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881

Geometridae

• Anisodes decolorata (Warren, 1897)
• Anisodes niveopuncta (Warren, 1897)
• Anisodes samoana (Warren, 1897)
• Bosara montana Orhant, 2003
• Chloroclystis ambundata Prout, 1929
• Chloroclystis coloptila Prout, 1929
• Chloroclystis lepta (Meyrick, 1886)
• Chloroclystis pitoi Clarke, 1971
• Chloroclystis torninubis Prout, 1929
• Cleora albipuncta Orhant, 2003
• Cleora caliginosa Orhant, 2003
• Cleora collenettei Prout, 1929
• Cleora dodonaeae Prout, 1929
• Cleora esoterica Prout, 1929
• Cleora esoterica pusillanimis Prout, 1933
• Cleora leucostigma Prout, 1929
• Cleora licornaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Cleora longipectina Orhant, 2002
• Cleora myrmidonaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Cleora nitidula Orhant, 2002
• Cleora stenoglypta Prout, 1929
• Gymnoscelis concinna Swinhoe, 1902
• Gymnoscelis erymna (Meyrick, 1886)
• Gymnoscelis imparatalis (Walker, 1865)
• Gymnoscelis tristrigosa Butler, 1881
• Scopula angusticallis Prout, 1933
• Scopula menytes Prout, 1933
• Scopula oxystoma Prout, 1929
• Scopula tahitiensis Orhant, 2003
• Scopula tersicallis Prout, 1929
• Thalassodes chloropsis Meyrick, 1886
• Thalassodes microchloropis Holloway, 1979
• Thalassodes pilaria Guenée, 1857

Gracillariidae

• Caloptilia crypsidelta (Meyrick, 1926)
• Caloptilia deltanthes (Meyrick, 1934)
• Caloptilia hilaropis (Meyrick, 1926)
• Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick 1880
• Parectopa pontificalis Meyrick, 1928

Heliodinidae

• Lissocnemitis argolyca Meyrick, 1934

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