List of Lepidoptera of Cuba

Lepidoptera of Cuba consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Cuba.

According to a recent estimate, there are about of 1,557 Lepidoptera species present on the island.

Butterflies

Papilionoidea

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Hesperiidae

Hesperiinae
Pyrginae

Pieridae

Coliadinae
Dismorphiinae
Pierinae

Riodinidae

  • Dianesia carteri (Holland, 1902)

Lycaenidae

Theclinae
Polyommatinae

Nymphalidae

Apaturinae
Biblidinae
Charaxinae
Danainae
Heliconiinae
Libytheinae
  • Libytheana carinenta (Kirtland, 1851)
  • Libytheana motya (Hübner, 1826)
  • Libytheana terena Godart, 1819
Limenitinae
Nymphalinae
Satyrinae

Moths

Nepticuloidea

Nepticulidae

Nepticulinae

Opostegidae

Adeloidea

Heliozelidae

Tineoidea

Psychidae

Psychinae
  • Cryptothelea surinamensis (Möschler, 1878)
  • Paucivena cubana Núñez, 2006
  • Paucivena ferruginea Núñez, 2006
  • Paucivena fusca Núñez, 2006
  • Paucivena hoffmanni (Koehler, 1939)
  • Paucivena orientalis Núñez, 2006
  • Paucivena pinarensis Núñez, 2006
  • Prochalia licheniphilus (Koehler, 1939)
Oiketicinae

Tineidae

Acrolophinae
Harmacloninae
  • Harmaclona cossidella Busck, 1914
Meessiinae
  • Antipolistes anthracella Forbes, 1933
  • Eudarctia tischeriella (Forbes, 1931)
  • Homostinea curviliniella Dietz, 1905
  • Oenoe pumiliella (Walsingham, 1897)
Setomorphinae
Tineinae
Erechthiinae
Hieroxestinae
  • Opogona antistacta Meyrick, 1937

Gracillaroidea

Gracillariidae

Gracillariinae
Lithocolletinae
Phyllocnistinae

Yponomeutoidea

Yponomeutidae

Yponomeutinae
  • Yponomeuta triangularis Möschler, 1890

Argyresthiidae

  • Argyresthia diffractella Zeller, 1877

Plutellidae

Plutellinae

Glyphipterigidae

Glyphipteriginae
Acrolepiinae
  • Acrolepiopsis cestrella (Busck, 1934)

Attevidae

Heliodinidae

  • Aetole schulzella (Fabricius, 1794)

Bedeliidae

Lyonetiidae

Cemiostominae

Gelechioidea

Blastobasidae

Blastobasinae

Schistoneidae

Elachistidae

Agonoxeninae
Depressariinae
Elachistinae
  • Dicranoctetes saccharella (Busck, 1934)
Ethmiinae
Stenomatinae

Batrachedridae

Batrachedrinae

Cosmopterigidae

Cosmopteriginae
Chrysopeleiinae

Gelechiidae

Anacampsinae
Dichomeridinae
Gelechiinae
Pexicopinae

Pterophoroidea

Pterophoridae

Ochyroticinae
Pterophorinae

Schreckensteinioidea

Schreckensteiniidae

Urodoidea

Urodidae

Urodinae
  • Urodus calligera (Zeller, 1877)
  • Urodus ovata (Zeller, 1877)

Choreutoidea

Choreutidae

Choreutinae

Tortricoidea

Tortricidae

Chlidanotinae
Olethreutinae
  • Ancylis bauhiniae Busck, 1934
  • Ancylis cordiae Busck, 1934
  • Bactra philocherda Diakonoff, 1964
  • Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875
  • Cacocharis albimacula (Walsingham, 1892)
  • Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
  • Cryptaspasma bipenicilla Brown & Brown, 2004
  • Cydia largo Heppner, 1981
  • Cydia latiferreana (Walsingham, 1879)
  • Cydia rana (Forbes, 1924)
  • Endothenia anthracana (Forbes, 1931)
  • Epiblema strenuana (Walker, 1863)
  • Episimus argutana (Clemens, 1860)
  • Episimus augmentana (Zeller, 1877)
  • Episimus guiana (Busck, 1913)
  • Episimus kimballi Heppner, 1994
  • Episimus nesoites (Walsingham, 1897)
  • Episimus rufatus Razowski & Brown, 2008
  • Episimus semicirculanus Walker, 1863
  • Episimus transferrana (Walker, 1863)
  • Episimus tyrius Heinrich, 1923
  • Ethelgoda texanana (Walsingham, 1879)
  • Eucosma gomonana Kearfott, 1907
  • Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Lima, 1927
  • Gymnandrosoma leucothorax Adamski & Brown, 2001
  • Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock, 1880)
  • Rhyacionia subtropica Miller, 1960
  • Ricula incisiva Razowski & Becker, 2011
  • Ricula maculana (Fernald, 1901)
  • Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1892
Tortricinae

Cossoidea

Cossidae

Cossinae
Zeuzerinae

Sesiidae

Sesiinae

Zygaenoidea

Lacturidae

  • Lactura subfervens (Walker, 1854)

Limacodidae

  • Alarodia immaculata (Grote, 1865)
  • Alarodia minuscula Dyar, 1927
  • Alarodia pygmaea (Grote, 1867)
  • Leucophobetron argentiflua (Geyer, 1827)

Megalopygidae

Megalopyginae
Unplaced

Zygaenidae

Procridinae
  • Setiodes nana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1866)

Thyridoidea

Thyrididae

Siculodinae
  • Hexeris enhydris Grote, 1875
  • Rhodoneura sparsireta Hampson, 1906
  • Rhodoneura thiastoralis (Walker, 1859)
  • Zeuzerodes maculata Warren, 1907
Striglininae

Hyblaeoidea

Hyblaeidae

Hedylidae

Pyraloidea

Pyralidae

Chrysauginae
Galleriinae
Epipaschiinae
Phycitinae
Pyralinae

Crambidae

Crambinae
Schoenobiinae
Glaphyriinae
Dichogaminae
Musotiminae
Acentropinae
Odontiinae
Evergestinae
Pyraustinae

Mimallonoidea

Mimallonidae

  • Cicinnus packardii (Grote, 1865)

Drepanoidea

Doidae

Lasiocampoidea

Lasiocampidae

Macromphaliinae

Bombycoidea

Bombycidae

Bombycinae

Saturniidae

Saturniinae

Sphingidae

Macroglossinae
Sphinginae

Geometroidea

Sematuridae

Uraniidae

Epipleminae
  • Antiplecta triangularis Warren, 1906
  • Coeluromima reticularia (Möschler, 1890)
  • Epiplema incolorata (Guenée, 1857)
  • Gymnoplocia mamillata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
  • Nedusia fimbriata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Philagraula slossoniae Hulst, 1896
  • Powondrella cingillaria Geyer, 1837
  • Schidax anosectaria Guenée, [1858]
  • Schidax squamaria Hübner, 1818
  • Syngria ramosaria (Möschler, 1890)
  • Trotorhombia metachromata (Walker, 1861)
Uraniinae

Geometridae

Oenochrominae
Ennominae
  • Bagodares rectisignaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Covellia procrastinata Ferguson, 2009
  • Cyclomia mopsaria (Guenée, [1858])
  • Cyclomia plagaria (Guenée, [1858])
  • Cymatophora insularis (Warren, 1906)
  • Epimecis detexta (Walker, 1860)
  • Epimecis scolopaiae (Drury, 1773)
  • Erastria decrepitaria (Hübner, [1823])
  • Erosina hyberniata Guenée, [1858]
  • Hydatoscia ategua (Druce, 1892)
  • Iridopsis divisata Warren, 1905
  • Iridopsis eupepla Warren, 1906
  • Iridopsis idonearia (Walker, 1860)
  • Iridopsis rufisparsa Warren, 1906
  • Leucula simplicaria (Guenée, [1858])
  • Lomographa angelica (Schaus, 1923)
  • Macaria acutaria (Walker, 1863)
  • Macaria centrosignatha Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Macaria distribuaria Hübner, [1825])
  • Macaria regulata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Melanochroia chephise (Stoll, 1782)
  • Melanochroia geometroides (Walker, 1854)
  • Melanochroia regnatrix Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Nepheloleuca complicata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Nepheloleuca politia (Guenée, [1858])
  • Nereidania opalina (Warren, 1908)
  • Numia albisecta Warren, 1906
  • Numia terebintharia Guenée, [1858]
  • Oenoptila paluma (Schaus, 1938)
  • Oxydia cubana (Warren, 1906)
  • Oxydia vesulia (Walker, 1860)
  • Parilexia antilleata Ferguson, 2009
  • Parilexia nicetaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Parilexia proditata (Walker, 1861)
  • Patalene ephyrata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Patalene epionata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Patalene hamulata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Patalene olyzonaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Pero amanda (Druce, 1898)
  • Pero cubana Herbulot, 1994
  • Pero nerisaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Pero zalissaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Phrygionis auriferaria (Hulst, 1887)
  • Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée, 1857)
  • Phyllodonta decisaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Pityeja nazada (Druce, 1892)
  • Prochoerodes exiliata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Prochoerodes gundlachi Becker, 2002
  • Psamatodes pernicata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Psamatodes trientata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Sabulodes laticlavia Rindge, 1978
  • Sabulodes subopalaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Semiothisa cellulata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Semiothisa acepsimaria Schaus, 1923
  • Semiothisa debiliata (Warren, 1897)
  • Semiothisa pacianaria Schaus, 1923
  • Semiothisa santiagaria (Schaus, 1923)
  • Sericoptera virginaria (Hulst, 1886)
  • Sphacelodes fusilineata (Walker, 1860)
  • Sphacelodes vulneraria (Hübner, 1823)
  • Thyrinteina arnobia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Thysanopyga apicitruncaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
  • Thysanopyga subpusaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Trigrammia quadrinotaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
Geometrinae
Sterrhinae
Larentiinae

Noctuoidea

Notodontidae

Notodontinae
  • Cerura rarata (Walker, 1865)
Dudusinae
  • Antillisa lucedia Schaus, 1937
  • Antillisa toddi Torre & Alayo, 1959
  • Crinodes besckei Hübner, 1824
  • Hapigia directa Schaus, 1904
Heterocampinae
  • Boriza crossaea (Druce, 1894)
  • Heterocampa albidiscata Schaus, 1904
  • Heterocampa baracoana Schaus, 1904
  • Heterocampa cubana Grote, 1865
  • Heterocampa santiago Schaus, 1904
  • Heterocampa zayasi (Torre & Alayo, 1959)
  • Ianassa violascens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Malocampa punctata (Cramer, 1782)
  • Malocampa sida (Schaus, 1892)
  • Misogada pallida Schaus, 1904
  • Rifargia bichorda (Hampson, 1901)
  • Rifargia distinguenda (Walker, 1856)
  • Schizura pelialis Schaus, 1937
Nystaleinae
Dioptinae

Erebidae

Lymantriinae
Arctiinae
Herminiinae
  • Aristaria bleptinalis Schaus, 1916
  • Aristaria theroalis (Walker, [1859])
  • Bleptina acastusalis Walker, [1859]
  • Bleptina araealis (Hampson, 1901)
  • Bleptina athusalis Schaus, 1916
  • Bleptina atymnusalis (Walker, [1859])
  • Bleptina baracoana Schaus, 1916
  • Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bleptina carlona Schaus, 1916
  • Bleptina diopis (Hampson, 1904)
  • Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bleptina menalcasalis Walker, [1859]
  • Bleptina muricolor Schaus, 1916
  • Bleptina pudesta Schaus, 1916
  • Carteris lineata (Druce, 1898)
  • Carteris oculatalis (Möschler, 1890)
  • Compsenia gracillima (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Compsenia insulalis Schaus, 1916
  • Drepanoplapia lunifera (Butler, 1878)
  • Heterogramma terminalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Hypenula deleona Schaus, 1916
  • Hypenula miriam Schaus, 1916
  • Lascoria alucitalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Lascoria nigrirena (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Lascoria orneodalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Lophoditta tuberculata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Macristis geminipunctalis Schaus, 1916
  • Mastigophorus latipennis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Mastigophorus parra Poey, 1832
  • Phalaenophana eudorcalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Phalaenophana santiagonis (Schaus, 1916)
  • Phlyctaina irrigualis Möschler, 1890
  • Physula acutalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Physula albipunctilla Schaus, 1916
  • Physula albirenalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Physula apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Physula herminialis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Physula limonalis (Schaus, 1913)
  • Physula tristigalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Physula variegalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Rejectaria lysandria (Druce, 1891)
  • Salia ferrigeralis Walker, [1866]
  • Santiaxis copima Schaus, 1916
  • Sorygaza ramsdeni Schaus, 1916
  • Synomera isthmialis Schaus, 1916
  • Tetanolita mutatalis (Möschler, 1890)
  • Thursania aristarioides Schaus, 1916
  • Thursania costigutta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Thursania hobsonalis Schaus, 1916
  • Thursania miaralis Schaus, 1916
  • Thursania voodoalis Schaus, 1916
Hypeninae
Rivulinae
Scoliopteryginae
Calpinae
Hypocalinae
Scoleocampinae
Hypenodinae
Boletobiinae
  • Metalectra analis Schaus, 1916
  • Metalectra geminicincta Schaus, 1916
  • Metalectra tanamensis Schaus, 1916
Eublemminae
Phytometrinae
Anobinae
  • Anoba pohli Felder, 1894
  • Baniana relapsa (Walker, 1858)
  • Deinopa biligula (Guenée, 1852)
Erebinae
Eulepidotinae

Euteliidae

Euteliinae
Stictopterinae
  • Nagara vitrea (Guenée, 1852)

Nolidae

Nolinae
  • Nola baracoa Schaus, 1921
  • Nola bistriga (Möschler, 1890)
  • Nola cereella (Bosc, [1800])
  • Nola cubensis Schaus, 1921
  • Nola folgona Schaus, 1921
Chloephorinae
Collomeninae
Afridinae

Noctuidae

Plusiinae
Bagisarinae
Cydosiinae
Eustrotiinae
Acontiinae
Diphtherinae
Acronictinae
Amphipyrinae
Oncocnemidinae
Agaristinae
  • Caularis lunata Hampson, 1904
  • Eudryas unio (Hübner, [1831])
  • Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866
  • Neotuerta hemicycla (Hampson, 1904)
  • Neotuerta sabulosa (Todd, 1966)
  • Seirocastnia tribuna (Hübner, [1821])
Condicinae
Heliothinae
Eriopinae
Noctuinae

References

  • Aguila, Rayner Núñez; Cañamero, Alejandro Barro (2012). "A list of Cuban Lepidoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3384: 1–59.
  • Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Antilles