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List of moths of Nigeria

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Location of Nigeria

There are about 1400 known moth species of Nigeria. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded from Nigeria.

Anomoeotidae

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Arctiidae

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Bombycidae

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Brahmaeidae

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Choreutidae

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Cosmopterigidae

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Cossidae

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Crambidae

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Drepanidae

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Eupterotidae

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Gelechiidae

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Geometridae

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Gracillariidae

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Himantopteridae

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Lasiocampidae

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Limacodidae

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Lymantriidae

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Metarbelidae

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Micronoctuidae

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Noctuidae

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Nolidae

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Notodontidae

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Oecophoridae

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Pantheidae

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Psychidae

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Pterophoridae

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Pyralidae

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Saturniidae

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Sesiidae

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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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Zygaenidae

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References

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  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.