List of moths of Ireland

Location of Ireland

Irish moths represent about 1,400 different types of moths. 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 Ireland.

Suborder Zeugloptera

Superfamily Micropterigoidea

Family Micropterigidae

Suborder Glossata

Infraorder Dacnonypha

Superfamily Eriocranioidea

Family Eriocraniidae

Infraorder Exoporia

Superfamily Hepialoidea

Family Hepialidae

Division Monotrysia

Section Nepticulina

Superfamily Nepticuloidea
Family Nepticulidae
Family Opostegidae
Superfamily Tischerioidea
Family Tischeriidae

Section Incurvariina

Superfamily Incurvarioidea
Family Incurvariidae
Family Prodoxidae
Family Adelidae
Family Heliozelidae

Division Ditrysia

Section Tineina

Superfamily Tineoidea
Family Psychidae
Family Tineidae
Superfamily Gracillarioidea
Family Bucculatricidae
Family Gracillariidae
Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea
Family Schreckensteiniidae
Superfamily Gelechioidea
Family Agonoxenidae
Family Batrachedridae
Family Blastobasidae
Family Coleophoridae
Family Cosmopterigidae
Family Elachistidae
Family Gelechiidae
Family Momphidae
Family Oecophoridae
Family Peleopodidae
Family Scythrididae
Superfamily Copromorphoidea
Family Alucitidae
Family Epermeniidae
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
Family Bedelliidae
Family Glyphipterigidae
Family Lyonetiidae
Family Plutellidae
Family Praydidae
Family Yponomeutidae
Family Ypsolophidae
Superfamily Pyraloidea
Family Crambidae
Family Pyralidae
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Family Pterophoridae
Superfamily Sesioidea
Family Choreutidae
Family Sesiidae
Superfamily Zygaenoidea
Family Zygaenidae

Section Cossina

Superfamily Cossoidea
Family Cossidae
Superfamily Tortricoidea
Family Tortricidae
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometridae
Superfamily Drepanoidea
Family Drepanidae
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Lasiocampidae
Family Saturniidae
Family Sphingidae
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Family Noctuidae
Family Nolidae
Family Notodontidae


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