Moths of Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
A-Z Moth Families in Crete
A
Adelidae (1)
Alucitidae (2)
Autostichidae (3)
B
Blastobasidae (1)
Bombycidae (1)
C
Choreutidae (2)
Cimeliidae (1)
Coleophoridae (4)
Cosmopterigidae (4)
Cossidae (3)
Crambidae (56)
D
Depressariidae (4)
Drepanidae (3)
Douglasiidae (1)
E
Elachistidae (1)
Erebidae (41)
Euteliidae (1)
G
Gelechiidae (19)
Geometridae (90)
Glyphipterigidae (1)
Gracillariidae (2)
L
Lasiocampidae (3)
Lecithoceridae (1)
N
Noctuidae (94)
Nolidae (7)
Notodontidae (1)
O
Oecophoridae (6)
P
Plutellidae (1)
Praydidae (1)
Psychidae (3)
Pterophoridae (7)
Pyralidae (40)
S
Scythrididae (1)
Sesiidae (5)
Sphingidae (8)
Stathmopodidae (2)
T
Tineidae (6)
Tischeriidae (1)
More photographs and detailed information of 450+ species are available on the species pages; these are listed here in alphabetical order (A-Z). The moths of Crete number at least 1200+ species in several families, in a large number of habitats on the island.
In each family, you will find representative species that have been photographed on the island. This list is nondefinitive and will be constantly updated in an effort to estimate the number of moths on the island and to gather all the scattered information and knowledge concerning the species of Crete.
Learn more about each moth’s family and species on the island of Crete by clicking on the scientific name in the summary list.