List of moths of Turkey

There are about 4,200 known moth species of Turkey. 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 in Turkey.

Micropterigidae

Eriocraniidae

Hepialidae

Nepticulidae

Opostegidae

Tischeriidae

Heliozelidae

Incurvariidae

Prodoxidae

Adelidae

Deuterotineidae

Psychidae

Eriocottidae

Tineidae

Bucculatricidae

Douglasiidae

Gracillariidae

Roeslerstammiidae

Pterolonchidae

  • Pterolonche albescens Zeller, 1847
  • Pterolonche inspersa Staudinger, 1859
  • Pterolonche pulverulenta Zeller, 1847

Agonoxenidae

Batrachedridae

Blastobasidae

Coleophoridae

About 187 species – see: List of moths of Turkey (Coleophoridae)

Elachistidae

Oecophoridae

Ethmiidae

Gelechiidae

Xyloryctidae

Momphidae

Cosmopterigidae

Scythridae

  • Scythris aerariella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris amphonycella Geyer, [1836]
  • Scythris anomaloptera Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris apicalis Zeller, 1847
  • Scythris asiatica Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris basistrigella Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris canescens Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris caramani Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris cupreella Staudinger, 1859
  • Scythris discimaculella Rebel, 1935
  • Scythris dissimilella Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
  • Scythris emichi Anker, 1870
  • Scythris fallacella Schläger, 1847
  • Scythris flabella Mann, 1861
  • Scythris flaviventrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Scythris gravotella Zeller, 1847
  • Scythris iconiensis Rebel, 1903
  • Scythris jaeckhi Bengtsson, 1989
  • Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Scythris moldavicella Rebel, 1906
  • Scythris monochreella Ragonot, 1895
  • Scythris obscurella Scopoli, 1763
  • Scythris ottomana Jäckh, 1978
  • Scythris paelopyga Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris pascuella Zeller, 1852
  • Scythris pfeifferella Rebel, 1935
  • Scythris platypyga Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris punctivittella Costa, [1836]
  • Scythris seliniella Zeller, 1839
  • Scythris senescens Stainton, 1854
  • Scythris subclavella Rebel, 1900
  • Scythris subfasciata Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tabescentella Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tabidella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris taurella Caradja, 1920
  • Scythris tenuisquamata Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tenuivittella Stainton, 1867
  • Scythris triguttella Zeller, 1839
  • Scythris unimaculella Rebel, 1905
  • Scythris vagabundella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris vittella Costa, [1836]
  • Syringopais temperatella Lederer, 1855

Alucitidae

Epermeniidae

Yponomeutidae

Ochsenheimeriidae

Lyonetidae

Glyphipterigidae

Argyresthiidae

Heliodinidae

Schreckensteiniidae

Brachodidae

Sesiidae

Choreutidae

Cossidae

Zygaenidae

Limacodidae

  • Apoda limacodes (Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Heterogenea cruciata Knoch, 1783
  • Hoyosia cretica Rebel, 1906
  • Latoia inexpectata Staudinger, 1900

Tortricidae

Pterophoridae

Carposinidae

Pyralidae

Thyridae

Lasiocampidae

Bombycidae

Lemoniidae

Endromidae

Saturniidae

Brahmaeidae

Geometridae

Cimeliidae

Drepanidae

Thyatiridae

Sphingidae

Notodontidae

Thaumetopoeidae

Lymantriidae

Arctiidae

Ctenuchidae

Noctuidae

About 1085 species – see: List of moths of Turkey (Noctuidae)