A total of 252 moth species have been recorded. Twenty-eight species of butterflies are known from Cape Verde, one of which is endemic . The moths (mostly nocturnal ) and butterflies (mostly diurnal ) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera .
Location of Cape Verde Butterflies
Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Azanus jesous (Guérin, 1847) Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) (questionable) Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) Chilades evorae Libert, Baliteau & Baliteau, 2011 Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887 (questionable) Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer , 1855) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Tarucus (Fabricius, 1793) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862) Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae Belenois creona (Cramer, 1776) (questionable) Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias croceus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775) (questionable) Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) (questionable) Eurema brigitta (Cramer, 1780) Eurema floricola (Boisduval, 1833) (questionable) Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) Eurema senegalensis (Boisduval, 1836) (questionable) Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Satyrinae Moths
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859) Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796) Cataonia mauritanica Amsel, 1953 Condylorrhiza zyphalis (Viette, 1958) Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858 Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847 Euclasta insularis Viette, 1958 Eudonia fogoalis Derra, 2008 Eudonia lindbergalis Viette, 1958 Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832) Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852) Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794) Pediasia strenua Bassi, 1992 Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Acantholipes aurea Berio, 1966 Acantholipes trimeni Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852) Achaea infinita (Guenée, 1852) Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Anomis auragoides (Guenée, 1852) Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773) Audea melaleuca Walker, 1865 Crypsotidia maculifera (Staudinger, 1898) Crypsotidia mesosema Hampson, 1913 Crypsotidia remanei Wiltshire, 1977 Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767) Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833) Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852) Eilema aistleitneri Cerny, 2013 Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858) Ericeia inangulata (Guenée, 1852) Eublemma apicimacula (Mabille, 1880) Eublemma baccatrix Hacker, 2019 Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852) Eublemma ecthaemata Hampson, 1896 Eublemma exigua (Walker, 1858) Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901) Eublemma mesophaea Hampson, 1910 Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808) Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833) Eublemma spirogramma Rebel, 1912 Gesoniodes nigripalpa (Wiltshire, 1977) Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858) Grammodes congenita Walker, 1858 Grammodes exclusiva Pagenstecher, 1907 Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854) Hypena abyssinialis Guenée, 1854 Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866 Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1790) Hypena semilutea (Snellen, 1872) Hypena strigatus (Fabricius, 1798) Hypena varialis Walker, 1866 Janseodes melanospila (Guenée, 1852) Lygephila pastinum (Treitschke, 1826) Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833) Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858) Mesogenea varians Hampson, 1902 Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854 Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777) Oraesia intrusa (Krüger, 1939) Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858) Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858) Phytometra melanosticta Hacker, 2016 Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833 Serrodes partita (Fabricius, 1775) Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852) Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777) Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855) Tathorhynchus leucobasis Bethune-Baker, 1911 Tathorhynchus troberti (Guenée, 1852) Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779) Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiasmia sudanata (Warren & Rothschild, 1905) Comibaena leucospilata (Walker, 1863) Comostolopsis stillata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Eucrostes beatificata (Walker, 1863) Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861 Gymnoscelis daniloi Hausmann, 2009 Gymnoscelis lindbergi Herbulot, 1957 Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1858) Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861) Mesocolpia nanula (Mabille, 1900) Microloxia aistleitneri Hausmann, 2009 Microloxia herbaria (Hübner, 1818) Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) Pasiphila derasata (Bastelberger, 1905) Phaiogramma faustinata (Millière, 1868) Pingasa hypoleucaria (Guenée, 1862) Pingasa lahayei (Oberthür, 1887) Pingasa rhadamaria (Guenée, 1858) Prasinocyma germinaria (Guenée, 1857) Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833) Scopula paneliusi Herbulot, 1957 Scopula retracta (Hausmann, 2006) Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1858 Traminda vividaria (Walker, 1861) Acontia basifera Walker, 1857 Acontia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia feae (Berio, 1937) Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856 Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856 Acontia insocia (Walker, 1858) Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 Adisura callima Bethune-Baker, 1911 Agrotis aistleitneri Behounek & Speidel, 2009 Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808) Agrotis subspinifera (Hampson, 1903) Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824) Amyna axis Guenée, 1852 Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) Androlymnia clavata Hampson, 1910 Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896) Athetis ochreosignata Aurivillius, 1910 Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827) Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862) Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763) Caradrina flava Oberthür, 1876 Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775) Chasmina vestae (Guenée, 1852) Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1798) Condica capensis (Guenée, 1852) Condica conducta (Walker, 1857) Condica pauperata (Walker, 1858) Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767) Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852) Euxoa admirabilis Hacker & Schreier, 2010 Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902 Haplocestra similis Aurivillius, 1910 Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Heliocheilus confertissima (Walker, 1865) Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Hiccoda pluristriata (Berio, 1937) Iambiodes incerta (Rothschild, 1913) Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) Maliattha sahelica Hacker, 2016 Maliattha signifera (Walker, 1857) Mythimna languida (Walker, 1858) Mythimna natalensis (Butler, 1875) Mythimna poliastis (Hampson, 1902) Mythimna umbrigera (Saalmüller, 1891) Mythimna vilis (Gaede, 1916) Oederemia simplivalva Hacker & Schreier, 2010 Ozarba adducta Berio, 1940 Ozarba exoplaga Berio, 1940 Ozarba phlebitis Hampson, 1910 Ozarba rubrivena Hampson, 1910 Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837) Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808) Pseudozarba bipartita (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850) Pseudozarba expatriata (Hampson, 1914) Pseudozarba opella (Swinhoe, 1885) Saalmuellerana media (Walker, 1857) Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827) Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857) Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803) Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856) Xanthodes albago (Fabricius, 1794) Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952 Agdistis notabilis Gielis & Karsholt, 2009 Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885) Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Hellinsia aistleitneri Arenberger, 2006 Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871) Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Phycita pachylepidella Hampson, 1896 Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) Susia uberalis (Swinhoe, 1884) Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1885 Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834) Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821) References
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