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List of moths of Malawi

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Location of Malawi

There are about 760 known moth species of Malawi. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. They are listed alphabetically by family.

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

Adelidae

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Anomoeotidae

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Arctiidae

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Coleophoridae

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Cosmopterigidae

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Cossidae

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Crambidae

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Drepanidae

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Elachistidae

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Eupterotidae

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Geometridae

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Glyphipterigidae

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Gracillariidae

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Himantopteridae

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Immidae

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Lasiocampidae

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Lecithoceridae

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Lemoniidae

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Limacodidae

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Lymantriidae

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Metarbelidae

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Noctuidae

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Nolidae

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Notodontidae

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Oecophoridae

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Plutellidae

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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.