A-Z Moth Families in Crete, Greece - butterfliesofcrete.com

A-Z Moth Families in Crete

Adelidae (2)

Alucitidae (3)

Autostichidae (7)

Batrachedridae (1)

Bedelliidae (1)

Blastobasidae (2)

Bombycidae (1)

Bucculatricidae (1)

Castniidae (1)

Choreutidae (3)

Cimeliidae (1)

Coleophoridae (12)

Cosmopterigidae (7)

Cossidae (5)

Crambidae (78)

Depressariidae (9)

Douglasiidae (2)

Drepanidae (3)

Elachistidae (3)

Erebidae (54)

Ethmiidae (2)

Euteliidae (1)

Gelechiidae (39)

Geometridae (108)

Glyphipterigidae (3)

Gracillariidae (7)

Lasiocampidae (3)

Lecithoceridae (1)

Limacodidae (1)

Lyonetiidae (1)

Micropterigidae (1)

Momphidae (1)

Nepticulidae (1)

Noctuidae (125)

Nolidae (9)

Notodontidae (1)

Oecophoridae (11)

Peleopodidae (1)

Plutellidae (1)

Praydidae (2)

Psychidae (3)

Pterolonchidae (2)

Pterophoridae (15)

Pyralidae (74)

Scythrididae (2)

Sesiidae (13)

Sphingidae (9)

Stathmopodidae (2)

Tineidae (14)

Tischeriidae (2)

Tortricidae (51)

Yponomeutidae (3)

Ypsolophidae (4)

Zygaenidae (3)

More photographs and detailed information about 712 species are available on the species pages; these are listed here alphabetically (A-Z)—The moths of Crete number 1300+ species in several families and many habitats on the island.

Learn more about each moth’s family and species on the island of Crete by clicking on the scientific name in the summary list.

You will find representative species photographed on the island in each family. This list is non-definitive and will be constantly updated to estimate the number of moths on the island and gather all the scattered information and knowledge concerning the species of Crete.

UPDATES

16/9/2026: 6 new species added: Aprominta reisseri, Ypsolopha albiramella, Schneidereria pistaciella, Ethmia distigmatella, Ephestia welseriella, Denticera divisella.

31/7/2026: 2 new species added: Ceutholopha isidis, Phragmacossia minos.

12/7/2026: 14 new species added: Acrolepiopsis vesperella, Agonopterix curvipunctosa, Bryophila felina, Ochropleura leucogaster, Coleophora christenseni, Hodgesiella rebeli, Dolicharthria metasialis, Euchromius vinculellus, Eudonia delunella, Eupithecia graphata, Laristania taftanella, Pyralis papaleonei, Metzneria agraphella, Ypsolopha sculpturella.

30/5/2026: 5 new species added: Tineola bisselliella, Euzophera osseatella, Caradrina selini, Thysanoplusia circumscripta, Teleiodes albiluculella .

17/5/2026: 1 new species added: Carcina ingridmariae.

1/5/2026: 5 new species added: Coenochroa ablutella, Tinagma ocnerostomella, Depressaria marcella, Eupithecia schiefereri, Lamoria ruficostella .

22/3/2026: Holoscolia creticella was updated to Holoscolia majorella creticella.

14/2/2026: 3 new species added: Cornutiplusia circumflexa, Lithophane ornitopus, Scotochrosta pulla.

2/1/2026: 1 species removed (misidentification): Coptotriche heinemanni.

29/12/2025: 3 new species added: Thysanoplusia daubei, Aglossa pinguinalis, Anarpia incertalis.

29/11/2025: 7 new species added: Tenaga nigripunctella, Monopis imella, Bactra bactrana, Deltophora maculata, Apodia bifractella, Metallostichodes nigrocyanella, Scythris tenuivittella.

18/10/2025: 13 new species added: Cochylimorpha langeana (misidentified as Eugnosta magnificana and corrected), Cochylimorpha straminea, Eublemma scitula, Phycitodes lacteella, Phycitodes saxicola, Elachista nedaella, Anatrachyntis badia, Prochoreutis myllerana, Agriphila dalmatinellus, Megalorhipida leucodactylus, Tecmerium perplexus, Scrobipalpa ocelatella , Nola subchlamydula. 3 species removed (misidentified): Bradyrrhoa cantenerella, Scrobipalpa atriplicella, Eugnosta magnificana.

26/9/2025: 6 new species added: Euzopherodes vapidella, Ephestia kuehniella, Helcystogramma lamprostoma, Platynota stultana, Caradrina kadenii, Leucania palaestinae.

30/8/2025: 2 new species added: Mecyna asinalis, Synclera traducalis.

27/7/2025: 8 new species added: Epischnia asteris, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Pterolonche albescens, Chilo luteellus, Etiella zinckenella, Proxenus hospes, Parascotia detersa, Euzophera lunulella.

28/6/2025: 12 new species added: Phyllocnistis citrella, Alucita desmodactyla, Protoschinia scutosa, Mesapamea secalis, Notocelia cynosbatella, Cnephasia abrasana, Cnephasia genitalana, Yponomeuta malinellus, Agonopterix scopariella, Lygephila craccae, Catocala conversa, Nebula senectaria.

16/5/2025: 12 new species added: Hedya nubiferana, Cydia nigricana, Aethes deaurana, Aethes margarotana, Minucia lunaris, Scopula turbulentaria, Holoscolia creticella, Amephana dalmatica, Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Zelleria hepariella, Coleophora versurella, Nemophora barbatellus.

15/4/2025: Adela paludicolella was updated to Adela orientella.

2/4/2025: Eucosma cana was corrected to Eucosma subvittana.

3/3/2025: 10 new species added: Coleophora currucipennella, Coleophora bilineella, Coleophora epijudaica, Endothenia oblongana, Phtheochroa reisseri, Huemeria campicolella, Dichomeris limbipunctellus, Anarsia innoxiella, Ecpyrrhorrhoe diffusalis, Rhodobates unicolor .

11/2/2025: 1 species removed (misidentification): Eupithecia lentiscata.

9/2/2025: 18 new species added: Agonopterix thapsiella, Leucania punctosa, Leucochlaena labrys, Comibaena bajularia, Docirava dervenaria, Idaea circuitaria, Idaea laevigata, Rhoptria asperaria, Aphelia peramplana, Rhyacionia buoliana, Angustalius malacellus, Pyrausta cingulata, Pyrausta pauperalis, Lyonetia clerkella, Mimas tiliae, Scrobipalpa salinella, Catocala hymenaea, Zekelita antiqualis, Merulempista turturella. 1 species removed (misidentification): Epischnia cretaciella.

8/12/2024: 1 new species added: Agonopterix thapsiella.

5/12/2024: 3 new species added: Grapholita compositella, Griposia aprilina, Aplocera plagiata.

30/10/2024: 4 new species added: Leucochlaena muscosa ssp hellenica, Ancylosis oblitella, Ephysteris promptella, Agrotis endogaea graeca.

14/10/2024: 4 new species added: Phycitodes binaevella, Agriphila brioniellus, Eudonia speideli, Gymnancyla hornigii.

30/9/2024: 4 new species added: Ornativalva plutelliformis, Homoeosoma inustella, Faveria dionysia, Euchromius cambridgei.

21/9/2024: 4 new species added: Agriphila tolli, Ornativalva heluanensis , Alloclita recisella, Apatema whalleyi. Ornativalva tamariciella was corrected to Ornativalva heluanensis.

8/9/2024: 5 new species added: Cydia amplana, Scrobipalpa atriplicella, Coleophora auroguttella, Aprominta xena, Zophodiodes leucocostella. Denticera divisella was corrected to Zophodiodes leucocostella.

3/9/2024: 1 new species added: Acalyptris pistaciae.

26/8/2024: 2 new species added: Homoeosoma nimbella, Mompha miscella.

25/8/2024: 7 new species added: Acrobasis glaucella, Caradrina aspersa, Idaea intermedia, Dioryctria mendacella, Neotelphusa cisti, Anacampsis scintillella, Callima formosella.

23/8/2024: Epicallima icterinela was updated to Callima cretensis. Euzophera umbrosella was corrected to Myelois ossicolor (new).

19/8/2024: 2 new species added: Selania capparidana, Polyocha strigosa. Eucosma conformana was corrected to Selania capparidana.

13/8/2024: 12 new species added: Rhypagla lacernaria, Eucosma conformana, Elophila nymphaeata, Mecyna subsequalis, Autophila dilucida, Dichagyris flammatra, Dichagyris insula, Standfussiana sturanyi, Cryphia omalosi, Bryophila raptricula, Apamea minoica, Hoyosia cretica.

8/8/2024: 2 new species added: Coptotriche heinemanni, Tegostoma comparalis.

30/7/2024: 3 new species added: Hypotia infulalis, Hypsotropa limbella, Micropterix wockei.

21/7/2024: 4 new species added: Metacrambus carectellus, Oegoconia caradjai, Cadra calidella, Ephestia woodiella.

6/7/2024: 1 new species added: Pterolonche inspersa.

30/6/2024: 2 new species added: Udea fulvalis, Epidola stigma.

15/6/2024: 8 new species added: Agdistis heydenii, Calyciphora homoiodactyla, Stenoptilia aridus, Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus, Monopis crocicapitella, Proterospastis merdella, Bucculatrix gnaphaliella, Paysandisia archon.

28/5/2024: 3 new species added: Phragmataecia castaneae, Peoria semirosella, Dialectica scalariella.

13/5/2024: 2 new species added: Idaea deversaria, Neocochylis molliculana. Cochylidia heydeniana was corrected to Neocochylis molliculana.

10/5/2024: 1 new species added: Pareulype lasithiotica.

7/5/2024: 5 new species added: Cadra furcatella, Pyropteron nigrobarbata, Prays citri, Aethes bilbaensis, Notocelia uddmanniana.

20/4/2024: 1 new species added: Raparna conicephala.

17/4/2024: 5 new species added: Metasia corsicalis, Pammene fasciana, Batia lunaris, Coptotriche marginea, Glyphipterix equitella.

9/4/2024: 3 new species added: Nemapogon cyprica, Menophra abruptaria, Rivula sericealis.

4/4/2024: 4 new species added: Ptocheuusa inopella, Coleophora semicinerea, Caloptilia flava, Phyllonorycter belotella.

13/3/2024: 1 new species added: Bedellia somnulentella.

5/3/2024: 2 new species added: Eupithecia dodoneata, Stangeia siceliota.

18/2/2024: 3 new species added: Agonopterix subpropinquella, Pleurota punctella, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla.

11/2/2024: 3 new species added: Agdistis frankeniae, Istrianis femoralis, Batrachedra parvulipunctella.

2/2/2024: 3 new species added: Myrmecozela ataxella, Metzneria torosulella, Eugnosta magnificana.

28/1/2024: 15 new species added: Anarta trifolii, Heliothis nubigera, Eupithecia unedonata, Eupithecia cuculliaria, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, Eublemma polygramma, Ηoneyania ragusana, Aproaerema polychromella, Grapholita orobana, Meganola kolbi, Denisia luctuosella, Euzopherodes lutisignella, Achroia grisella, Coleophora texanella, Agonopterix rotundella.

18/1/2024: 6 new species added: Mythimna ferrago, Bactra lancealana, Theresimima ampellophaga, Ypsolopha cf minotaurella, Microloxia herbaria, Hypsopygia incarnatalis.

13/1/2024: Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus was corrected to Stenoptilia zophodactylus.

11/1/2024: Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni was updated to Thaumetopoea cretensis. 1 new species added: Elachista consortella.

7/1/2024: 7 new species added: Clepsis trivia, Bembecia albanensis, Bembecia ichneumoniformis, Bembecia uroceriformis, Chamaesphecia bibioniformis, Chamaesphecia minoica, Pyropteron leucomelaena.