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List of moths of Mauritius

There are about 450 known moth species of Mauritius. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Mauritius

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mauritius.

Arctiidae

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Batrachedridae

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Bedelliidae

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Choreutidae

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Copromorphidae

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Cosmopterigidae

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Crambidae

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Elachistidae

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Gelechiidae

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Geometridae

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Glyphipterigidae

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Gracillariidae

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Immidae

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Lyonetiidae

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Noctuidae

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Nolidae

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Oecophoridae

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Plutellidae

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Pterophoridae

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Pyralidae

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Chrysauginae

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Galleriinae

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Phycitinae

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Pyralinae

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Sphingidae

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Thyrididae

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Tineidae

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Tortricidae

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Uraniidae

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Yponomeutidae

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References

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  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2014). "Search". Afromoths. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  1. ^ Publications du Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today
  2. ^ FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean
  3. ^ "www.gov.mu - AMAS 1997 - Integr. Control of Plutella xylostella (L.) in Mauritius" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  4. ^ [https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma28h.pdf Bippus, 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae).]
  5. ^ - DoA factsheet on Grapholita molesta
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