List of moths of Japan

Moths of Japan represent over 6,000 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Japan

This page provides a link to detailed lists of moth species which have been recorded in Japan, including the Japanese common names.

Lists based on superfamilies

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See also

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  • A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)
  • Utsugi Jinbo (16 December 2020). "List-MJ 日本産蛾類総目録(List of Moth of Japan) [version 3]". Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  • Adalbert Seitz Ed. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart
    • Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909
    • Band 2: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer, 1912–1913
    • Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
    • Band 4: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die spannerartigen Nachtfalter, 1915

All online in English here BHL and Plates in the German edition