List of Lepidoptera of French Polynesia
# List of Lepidoptera of French Polynesia

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