Moths of the Himalaya
3,031 moths on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Himalaya.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for moths yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All moths of the Himalaya on the list (3,031)
- Abaciscus atmala
- Abaciscus intractabilis
- Abaciscus tristis
- Aberrasine strigivenata
- Abraxas amicula
- Abraxas antipusilla
- Abraxas consputa
- Abraxas elaiodes
- Abraxas faceta
- Abraxas harutai
- Abraxas illuminata Illuminated Magpie Moth
- Abraxas irrorata
- Abraxas leopardina
- Abraxas leucostola
- Abraxas martaria
- Abraxas neomartaria
- Abraxas nigrivena
- Abraxas paucinotata
- Abraxas picaria
- Abraxas pusilla
- Abraxas sublepida
- Abraxas superpicaria
- Abraxas tenuisuffusa
- Abraxas virginalis
- Abraxesis melaleucaria
- Abrostola anophioides
- Absala dorcada
- Acantholipes hypenoides
- Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle
- Achaea janata Castor Semi-looper
- Achaea mercatoria
- Achaea serva
- Acherontia lachesis Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth
- Acherontia styx Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth
- Achrosis costimaculata
- Achrosis incitata
- Achrosis innotata
- Achrosis lithosiaria
- Achrosis pyrrhularia
- Achrosis rufescens
- Acmeshachia albifascia
- Acmeshachia gigantea
- Acolutha pictaria
- Acolutha pulchella
- Acontia lucida Pale Shoulder
- Acosmerycoides harterti
- Acosmeryx anceus
- Acosmeryx naga Naga Hawkmoth
- Acosmeryx omissa
- Acosmeryx pseudonaga
- Acosmeryx sericeus
- Acosmeryx shervillii
- Acosmeryx sinjaevi
- Acrapex atriceps
- Acrocercops diacentrota
- Acrocercops lithochalca
- Acronicta indica
- Acronicta pruinosa
- Acronicta rubiginosa
- Acropteris ciniferaria
- Acropteris iphiata
- Actias maenas Malaysian Moon Moth
- Actias parasinensis western Chinese moon moth
- Actias rhodopneuma
- Actias selene Indian Moon Moth
- Actinotia intermediata
- Adaina microdactyla Hemp-agrimony Plume Moth
- Addaea trimeronalis
- Adisura marginalis New Pod Borer
- Adites paraimpilia
- Adrapsa albirenalis
- Adrapsa atratalis
- Adrapsa quadrilinearis
- Aedia acronyctoides
- Aedia leucomelas The Sorcerer
- Aegocera bimacula
- Aeolanthes rhodochrysa
- Aergina hilaris
- Aethaloessa calidalis
- Aethalura leucozona
- Aetholix flavibasalis
- Agalope hyalina
- Agastya hyblaeoides
- Agathia carissima
- Agathia codina
- Agathia diversiformis
- Agathia gemma
- Agathia hemithearia
- Agathia hilarata
- Agathia laetata
- Agathia lycaenaria
- Agathia quinaria
- Agathodes ostentalis Coral Tree Moth
- Aglais cashmiriensis
- Aglais ladakensis Ladakh Tortoiseshell
- Aglaomorpha plagiata
- Agnibesa pictaria
- Agnibesa plumbeolineata
- Agnibesa recurvilineata
- Agnidra discispilaria
- Agnidra specularia
- Agnidra vinacea
- Agrioglypta itysalis
- Agrioglypta naralis
- Agrioglypta zelimalis
- Agrisius albafuliginosus
- Agrisius fuliginosus
- Agrisius guttivitta
- Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawkmoth
- Agrocholorta albirena
- Agrotera basinotata
- Agrotera discinotata
- Agrotera magnificalis
- Agrotera scissalis
- Agrotis fraterna
- Agrotis ipsilon Ipsilon Dart Moth
- Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth
- Aiteta trigoniphora
- Aiteta truncata
- Alcanola tympanistis
- Alcis admissaria
- Alcis albifera
- Alcis amica
- Alcis arisema
- Alcis athola
- Alcis granitaria
- Alcis hodeberti
- Alcis latifasciata
- Alcis maculata
- Alcis medialbifera
- Alcis nigralbata
- Alcis paghmana
- Alcis paraclarata
- Alcis perspicuata
- Alcis quadrifera
- Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty
- Alcis semialba
- Alcis semiclarata
- Alcis sublimis
- Alcis variegata
- Allata duplius
- Allaxitheca purpurascens
- Almonia cristata
- Aloa lactinea
- Alompra roepkei
- Alphaea florescens
- Alphaea imbuta
- Alphaea impleta
- Altha nivea
- Amana angulifera
- Amata bicincta
- Amata cyssea Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth
- Amata era
- Amata leucosoma
- Amata lucina
- Amata syntomoides
- Amblychia angeronaria
- Amblychia hymenaria
- Amblychia nimia
- Amblychia pardicelata
- Ambulyx liturata Violet Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx maculifera
- Ambulyx moorei Cinnamon Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx ochracea
- Ambulyx placida
- Ambulyx pseudoclavata
- Ambulyx semiplacida
- Ambulyx sericeipennis common gliding hawkmoth
- Ambulyx substrigilis Dark-based Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx tobii
- Amerila astreus white-cloaked ruby tiger moth
- Amesia aliris
- Amesia sanguiflua
- Ammatho cuneonotatus
- Ammatho roseororatus
- Ampelophaga khasiana
- Ampelophaga rubiginosa
- Amphipyra monolitha
- Amphipyra porphyrea
- Amplypterus mansoni
- Amplypterus panopus mango hawkmoth
- Amraica recursaria
- Amuria quadrimaculata
- Amurilla rubra
- Amyna glaucopera
- Amyna natalis Ilima Moth
- Amyna punctum White Point
- Amyna renalis
- Anabelcia kala
- Anabelcia nepalensis
- Anacronicta nitida
- Anadevidia peponis Snake gourd semilooper
- Analyta apicalis
- Anambulyx elwesi
- Anania verbascalis Golden Pearl
- Anaplectoides tamsi
- Anaplusia pannosa
- Ancylolomia saundersiella
- Andraca bipunctata
- Angonyx testacea
- Anigraea albomaculata
- Anisoneura aluco
- Anisoneura salebrosa
- Anoba pectinata
- Anomis figlina
- Anomis flava Tropical Anomis
- Anonychia diversilinea
- Anonychia grisea
- Anonychia lativitta
- Anoratha costalis
- Antheraea assamensis Assam silkmoth
- Antheraea frithi Oak Tasar Silk Moth
- Antheraea helferi
- Antheraea mylitta
- Antheraea pernyi Chinese Tussar Moth
- Antheraea rolfei
- Antheraea roylei
- Anticarsia irrorata
- Antimimistis attenuata
- Antipercnia belluaria
- Antiphalera bilineata
- Antitrisuloides catocalina
- Antoculeora ornatissima
- Anuga lunulata
- Anydrelia dharmsalae
- Anydrelia distorta
- Apamea boopis
- Apamea schawerdae
- Apha floralis
- Apha horishana
- Aphendala cana
- Apithecia viridata
- Aplocera plagiata Treble Bar
- Aplochlora dentisignata
- Aplochlora grata
- Aplotelia diplographa
- Apocalypsis velox
- Apoheterolocha patalata
- Apoheterolocha quadraria
- Apophyga sericea
- Aporandria specularia
- Apospasta sikkima
- Apostegania crina
- Apothripa binotata
- Apsarasa radians
- Aquita laminata
- Arachnognatha meterythra
- Araeopteron proleuca
- Araeopteron tibeta
- Arasada ornata
- Arasada pyraliformis
- Archaeoattacus edwardsii Edward's Silkmoth
- Archaeocasis micradelpha
- Archernis capitalis
- Archiplutodes prasina
- Arcte coerula Ramie Moth
- Arcte modesta
- Arcte polygrapha
- Arcte taprobana
- Arctia perornata
- Arctioblepsis rubida
- Arctornis comma
- Arctornis diaphora
- Arctornis l-nigrum Black V Moth
- Arctornis semihyalina
- Ardonis chlorophilata
- Ardonis filicata
- Areas galactina milky tiger moth
- Areas imperialis
- Argonestis flammans
- Argyrocosma inductaria
- Argyrogramma signata green semi-looper
- Arichanna albivertex
- Arichanna albolineata
- Arichanna conspersa
- Arichanna flavinigra
- Arichanna furcifera
- Arichanna interplagata
- Arichanna jaguarinaria
- Arichanna marginata
- Arichanna melanaria Spotted Beauty
- Arichanna peniculifera
- Arichanna plagifera
- Arichanna rubrivena
- Arichanna schnitzleri
- Arichanna sinica
- Arichanna sparsa
- Arichanna tenebraria
- Arichanna tramesata
- Arichanna transfasciata
- Arichanna violacea
- Ariola coelisigna
- Ariolica lineolata
- Ariolica peresa
- Ariolica pulchella
- Ariolica superba
- Aristebulea nobilis
- Arna bicostata
- Arna bipunctapex
- Arsacia rectalis
- Artaxa digramma
- Artaxa distracta
- Artaxa kanshireia
- Artaxa vilellina
- Artemidora disistaria
- Artemidora epicyrta
- Artena dotata White-underwing Artena
- Artena submira
- Arthroschista hilaralis
- Artigisa nigrosignata
- Artona hainana
- Aruta flavipes
- Arytrurides inornata
- Ascotis imparata
- Asota caricae Tropical Tiger Moth
- Asota egens Poor Tiger Moth
- Asota ficus Aganais ficus
- Asota heliconia
- Asota paphos
- Asota plaginota
- Asota plana
- Asota producta
- Asota tortuosa
- Assara korbi
- Asta quadrilinea
- Asthena albosignata
- Asthena undulata
- Astygisa albopunctata
- Astygisa hollowayi
- Astygisa orbapicalis
- Astygisa vexillaria
- Asura toxodes
- Ataboruza divisa
- Atacira melanephra
- Athetis bremusa
- Athetis delecta
- Athetis divisa
- Athetis flavicolor
- Athetis interstincta
- Athetis thoracica
- Athetis transversa
- Atopophysa indistincta
- Atosia himalayana
- Atrovirensis atrovirens
- Attacus atlas Atlas Moth
- Attatha regalis
- Atteva subaurata
- Atteva wallengreni
- Auchmis inextricata
- Aulocera brahminus narrow-banded satyr
- Aulocera saraswati striated satyr
- Aulocera swaha common satyr
- Autoba abrupta
- Autoba quadrapex
- Autoba versicolor
- Autocharis fessalis
- Autocharis hedyphaes
- Autographa nigrisigna
- Auzata ocellata
- Auzata semipavonaria
- Auzatellodes hyalinata
- Auzea rufifrontata
- Avatha bubo
- Avatha chinensis
- Avatha heterographa
- Avitta fasciosa
- Axinoptera curviscapulis
- Axylia putris The Flame
- Axylia renalis
- Bagada rectivitta
- Bamra albicola
- Bamra lepida
- Banisia elaralis
- Banisia lobata
- Baodera khasiana
- Baorisa hieroglyphica Picasso Moth
- Baradesa lithosioides
- Baradesa omissa
- Barasa acronyctoides
- Barasa alopha
- Barasa costalis
- Baroa vatala
- Barsaurea apatani
- Barsaurea diehli
- Barsine defecta
- Barsine flammealis
- Barsine germana
- Barsine kirata
- Barsine linga
- Barsine orientalis
- Barsine perpallida
- Barsine pretiosa
- Barsine pseudoorientalis
- Barsine roseata
- Barsine sauteri
- Barsine striata
- Barsipennis joshii
- Barsipennis phaeodonta
- Barsura melanoleuca
- Barsura nubifascia
- Basiothia medea Small Verdant Hawkmoth
- Bastilla absentimacula
- Bastilla acuta
- Bastilla amygdalis
- Bastilla arcuata Arcuate Passenger Moth
- Bastilla crameri
- Bastilla fulvotaenia
- Bastilla joviana
- Bastilla maturata
- Batracharta irrorata
- Beana terminigera
- Beara tortriciformis
- Belciades hoenei
- Belciades sugii
- Belippa horrida
- Belippa ochreata
- Belippa thoracica
- Bematha extensa
- Berta acte
- Berta chrysolineata
- Berta copiosa
- Bertula abjudicalis
- Bertula hadenalis
- Bertula impuralis
- Bertula incongruens
- Besaia rubiginea
- Bharetta cinnamomea
- Biraia postica
- Bireta longivitta
- Birthamoides junctura
- Biston bengaliaria
- Biston betularia Peppered Moth
- Biston brevipennata
- Biston contectaria
- Biston falcata
- Biston mediolata
- Biston panterinaria
- Biston regalis
- Biston sinuata
- Biston strigaria
- Biston suppressaria
- Blastobasis tarda
- Blenina donans
- Blenina fumosa
- Blenina lichenosa
- Blenina quinaria
- Blenina senex
- Blepharoctenucha virescens
- Bocchoris telphusalis
- Bocula brunneata
- Bocula marginata
- Bombyx huttoni Chocolate-Tipped Silkmoth
- Borbacha pardaria
- Borbotana nivifascia
- Bornolis flavistigma
- Bosara emarginaria
- Bosara subrobusta
- Bostra indicator
- Botyodes asialis Asian Tear Sucker
- Botyodes caldusalis
- Botyodes crocopteralis
- Botyodes patulalis
- Botyodes principalis
- Brabira artemidora
- Brabira atkinsonii
- Brabira operosa
- Bradina admixtalis
- Bradina diagonalis
- Brahmaea hearseyi Hearsey's Owl Moth
- Brahmaea wallichii Wallich's Owl Moth
- Brihaspa atrostigmella
- Brithys crini Lily Borer
- Brunia antica
- Burara harisa Orange Awlet
- Burara oedipodea Branded Orange Awlet
- Burara vasutana
- Burmeia leesi
- Buzara onelia
- Cadphises maculata
- Cadphises moorei
- Caduca albopunctata
- Caeneressa diaphana
- Caissa fasciatum
- Caissa medialis
- Calamochrous dichroma
- Calamotropha latellus
- Calesia dasyptera
- Caligula anna
- Callabraxas amanda
- Callambulyx junonia
- Callambulyx poecilus
- Callambulyx rubricosa
- Calletaera obliquata
- Calletaera postvittata
- Calletaera subexpressa
- Callibotys hyalodiscalis
- Callicilix abraxata
- Callidrepana argenteola
- Callidrepana gemina
- Callidrepana obliquistriga
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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