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List of moths of Somaliland

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Location of the Republic of Somaliland


There are about 380 known moth species of Somaliland. 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 Somaliland.

Arctiidae

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Bombycidae

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Cossidae

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Crambidae

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Gelechiidae

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Geometridae

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Gracillariidae

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Lasiocampidae

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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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Plutellidae

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Psychidae

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Pterophoridae

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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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Xyloryctidae

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Zygaenidae

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References

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  • Hampson,G.F., 1916, Description of new species [in] Poulton,E.B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr.W.Feather. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 91: 91-182, 2 Pls.
  • Holland,W.J., 1895, List of the Lepidoptera collected in Somaliland, East Africa, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. von Hoehnel. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 18: 259-264.
  • Poulton,E.B., 1916, On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W.Feather. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 91: 91-182, 2 Pls
  • Walsingham,M.A. & G.F.Hampson, 1896, On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896: 257-283, Pl.10.
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  • "Moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland".
  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.