Category
page 1Lepidoptera of Malawi
Leptosia nina
species of insect
Afroclanis calcareus
species of insect
Acanthosphinx
Acanthosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891. Its only species, Acanthosphinx guessfeldti, the widow sphinx, was first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
Platysphinx piabilis
species of insect
Polyptychopsis
Polyptychopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Polyptychopsis marshalli, which is known from Brachystegia woodland in large parts of Africa.
Phylloxiphia metria
species of insect
Scopula serena
species of insect
Amphicallia thelwalli
species of insect
Heliothela ophideresana
species of insect
Poecilarctia
Poecilarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Poecilarctia venata, can be found in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Both the genus and species were first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1921.
Acantharctia flavicosta
species of insect
Polyptychus coryndoni
species of insect
Scopula nigrinotata
species of moth
Leptomyrina hirundo
species of insect
Temnora elegans
species of insect
Acantharctia nigrivena
species of insect
Thyranthrene albicincta
species of insect
Antinephele maculifera
species of insect
Temnora griseata
species of insect
Acantharctia mundata
species of insect
Fire Grid Burnet
species of moth
Leucophlebia afra
species of insect
Crinipus marisa
species of moth
Cyligramma magus
species of insect
Chrysocentris clavaria
species of insect
Hespagarista caudata
species of insect
Thermochrous exigua
species of insect
Nephele lannini
species of insect
Secusio mania
species of insect
Scopula lathraea
species of insect
Scopula supina
species of insect
Holcocera lignyodes
species of insect
Amphicallia bellatrix
species of insect
Chaetostephana inclusa
species of insect
Bastilla derogans
species of insect
Scopula oenoloma
species of moth
Apothosia conformis
Apothosia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918 and contains the species Apothosia conformis, which is found in Malawi.
Scopula sublobata
species of insect
Temnora marginata
species of insect
Phaegorista zebra
species of insect
Ophiusa mejanesi
species of insect
Pirgula atrinotata
species of insect
Zenonia anax
species of insect
Anaemosia albida
Anaemosia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Anaemosia albida, which is found in Malawi.
Lacera noctilio
species of insect
Compsoctena psammosticha
species of insect
Chaetostephana rendalli
species of insect
Amsacta grammiphlebia
species of insect
Scopula quintaria
species of insect
Amsacta marginalis
species of insect
Fodina johnstoni
species of insect
Amsacta latimarginalis
species of insect
Scopula opicata
species of moth
Achaea praestans
species of insect
Bastilla proxima
species of insect
Eublemma apicata
species of insect
Carcinopodia furcifasciata
species of insect
Acontia guttifera
species of insect
Digama budonga
species of insect
Exelastis phlyctaenias
species of insect