Moths of Karnataka
1,199 moths on the India list have an open record placed in Karnataka.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). 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 Karnataka on the list (1,199)
- Abraxas fasciaria
- Abraxas poliaria
- Acanthoclita bengaluruensis
- Acantholipes trajecta
- Acanthopsyche bipars
- Achaea janata Castor Semi-looper
- Achaea serva
- Acherontia lachesis Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth
- Acherontia styx Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth
- Achrosis incitata
- Achrosis intexta
- Achrosis rondelaria
- Achyra coelatalis Graded Brown Pearl
- Achyra nudalis Orange Naked Pearl
- Acleris subtusnigra
- Acolutha pictaria
- Acontia nitidula Brixton Beauty
- Acontia opalinoides
- Acontia upsilon
- Aconzarba decissima
- Acosmeryx anceus
- Acrocercops amethystopa
- Acrocercops bifrenis
- Acrocercops calycophthalma
- Acrocercops cyanodeta
- Acrocercops cylicota
- Acrocercops hapalarga
- Acrocercops hemiglypta
- Acrocercops hormista
- Acrocercops macroclina
- Acrocercops pentalocha
- Acrocercops phaeospora
- Acrocercops psaliodes
- Acrocercops scenias
- Acrocercops scriptulata
- Acrocercops tetradeta
- Acrocercops triscalma
- Acrocercops vanula
- Acrocercops viatica
- Acropteris ciniferaria
- Acropteris leptaliata
- Actias keralana
- Actias maenas Malaysian Moon Moth
- Actias ningpoana Chinese Moon Moth
- Actias selene Indian Moon Moth
- Actinoscelis irina
- Adisura atkinsoni
- Adisura marginalis New Pod Borer
- Adites pseudohilaris
- Adrapsa ablualis
- Adrapsa geometroides
- Aedia acronyctoides
- Aegocera venulia Red Masked Noctuid moth
- Aergina fumosa
- Aergina hilaris
- Aethaloessa calidalis
- Aetholix flavibasalis
- Agassiziella angulipennis
- Agassiziella picalis
- Agathia angustilimes
- Agathia carissima
- Agathia hemithearia
- Agathia hilarata
- Agathia laetata
- Agathia lycaenaria
- Agathodes ostentalis Coral Tree Moth
- Aglossa pinguinalis Large Tabby
- Agrioglypta eurytusalis
- Agrioglypta itysalis
- Agrioglypta zelimalis
- Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawkmoth
- Agrotera barcealis
- Agrotera basinotata
- Agrotera scissalis
- Agrotis biconica
- Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth
- Aiteta truncata
- Alcis nilgirica
- Almonia cristata
- Aloa lactinea
- Aloa lineola
- Altha nivea
- Altha subnotata
- Amata cyssea Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth
- Amata elongata
- Amata extensa
- Amata hydatina
- Amata passalis sandalwood defoliator
- Amata phegea Nine-spotted Moth
- Amblychia angeronaria
- Amblychia hymenaria
- Ambulyx belli
- Ambulyx liturata Violet Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx moorei Cinnamon Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx pseudoclavata
- Ambulyx substrigilis Dark-based Gliding Hawkmoth
- Amerila astreus white-cloaked ruby tiger moth
- Amerila eugenia
- Ammatho cuneonotatus
- Amphigonia hepatizans
- Amplypterus panopus mango hawkmoth
- Anadevidia peponis Snake gourd semilooper
- Anarsia patulella
- Ancylolomia tabrobanensis
- Angonyx krishna Southern Dark-green Hawkmoth
- Anisephyra ocularia
- Anoba lunifera
- Anoba pectinata
- Anomis figlina
- Anomis flava Tropical Anomis
- Anomis fulvida
- Antheraea mylitta
- Antheraea paphia Tasar Silk Moth
- Antheraea pernyi Chinese Tussar Moth
- Antheua servula
- Anthophila orthogona
- Anthozela hilaris
- Anticarsia irrorata
- Antigastra catalaunalis Sesame Leafroller
- Anuga multiplicans
- Aplochlora vivilaca
- Aporandria specularia
- Aquita laminata
- Araeopteron proleuca
- Arasada pyraliformis
- Archernis capitalis
- Archips micaceana
- Arctelene arcuata
- Arctioblepsis rubida
- Arctornis comma
- Arctornis marginata
- Ardonis filicata
- Argina astrea crotalaria pod borer
- Argina syringa Mangina syringa
- Argyrocosma inductaria
- Argyrogramma signata green semi-looper
- Arna bipunctapex
- Aroa clara
- Arsacia rectalis
- Artaxa digramma
- Artaxa distracta
- Artena dotata White-underwing Artena
- Artena submira
- Arthroschista hilaralis
- Artona discivitta
- Aruta puncticilia
- Asota canaraica Kanara Tiger Moth
- Asota caricae Tropical Tiger Moth
- Asota ficus Aganais ficus
- Asota heliconia
- Asota plaginota
- Asota plana
- Asota producta
- Asota sericea
- Astygisa vexillaria
- Ataboruza divisa
- Athetis bremusa
- Attacus atlas Atlas Moth
- Attacus taprobanis Sri Lankan Atlas Moth
- Atteva fabriciella White-spotted Tube Moth
- Aurana actiosella
- Autoba versicolor
- Autocharis fessalis
- Autocharis hedyphaes
- Avatha bubo
- Azygophleps scalaris
- Baburia chettalliensis
- Bamra albicola
- Bamra mundata
- Banisia fenestrifera
- Banisia myrsusalis Sapodilla Borer Moth
- Barasa acronyctoides
- Barasa alopha
- Barsine rufumdefecta
- Bastilla arcuata Arcuate Passenger Moth
- Bastilla crameri
- Bastilla fulvotaenia
- Bastilla joviana
- Bastilla properata
- Batracharta obliqua
- Beana terminigera
- Beara dichromella
- Berta chrysolineata
- Berta zygophyxia
- Bertula abjudicalis
- Bireta longivitta
- Biston suppressaria
- Blasticorhinus rivulosa
- Blastobasis crypsimorpha
- Blenina chlorophila
- Blenina donans
- Bocana manifestalis
- Bocchoris inspersalis Dotted Sable
- Bocchoris rotundalis
- Bocchoris trivitralis
- Boeotarcha martinalis
- Bombyx mori Domesticated Silkmoth
- Borbacha pardaria
- Bostra indicator
- Botyodes asialis Asian Tear Sucker
- Botyodes flavibasalis
- Bradina admixtalis
- Britha biguttata
- Britha pactalis
- Brithys crini Lily Borer
- Brunia antica
- Burara jaina Common Orange Awlet
- Buzara onelia
- Cacyparis insolitata
- Caduca albopunctata
- Caissa gambita
- Calesia dasyptera
- Calesia fuscicorpus
- Calesia haemorrhoa
- Calesia stillifera
- Calguia defiguralis
- Calindoea atripunctalis
- Calindoea hypargyra
- Calletaera subexpressa
- Callidrepana argenteola
- Callidrepana patrana
- Calliteara cerigoides
- Calliteara thwaitesii
- Callizygaena auratus
- Callopistria apicalis
- Callopistria maillardi White Tangle
- Callopistria placodoides
- Callopistria rivularis
- Calluga costalis
- Callyna costiplaga
- Calonola ectrocta
- Caloptilia clastopetra
- Calymera endophaea
- Cania bilinea
- Cania sericea
- Canthelea oegnusalis
- Canucha specularis
- Carea angulata
- Carea parangulata
- Carea varipes
- Carriola ecnomoda
- Carriola fenestrata
- Casama vilis
- Cassephyra cyanosticta
- Cassephyra lamprosticta
- Cataclysta trimacula
- Catephia linteola Tropical White Patch
- Catoria sublavaria
- Cechenena minor
- Celatoxia albidisca
- Celenna festivaria
- Cephonodes hylas Pellucid Hawkmoth
- Cephonodes picus
- Cerynea punctilinealis
- Cerynea ustula
- Ceutholopha petalocosma
- Chabula acamasalis
- Chadisra bipars
- Chadisra bipartita
- Chalcidica minea
- Chalcidica mineus
- Chalcidoptera appensalis
- Chalcidoptera emissalis
- Chalciope mygdon Triangular-striped moth
- Chalcosia affinis
- Chalcosia venosa
- Chamaita nympha
- Chasmina candida
- Chiasmia cymatodes
- Chiasmia eleonora
- Chiasmia emersaria
- Chiasmia fidoniata
- Chiasmia inchoata
- Chiasmia nora
- Chiasmia perfusaria
- Chilena similis
- Chilkasa falcata
- Chilo infuscatellus Shoot borer
- Chilo partellus Sorghum Stem Borer
- Chilo sacchariphagus Sugar Cane Spotted Borer
- Chloethripa chlorana
- Chlorozancla falcatus
- Chlumetia euthysticha
- Chlumetia transversa
- Chorodna strixaria
- Chrioloba indicaria
- Chrysocraspeda faganaria
- Chrysodeixis eriosoma Green Garden Looper
- Chrysopera combinans
- Cigaritis ictis Common Shot Silverline
- Cigaritis meghamalaiensis
- Cirrhochrista brizoalis
- Cirrhochrista fumipalpis
- Cirrhochrista pulchellalis
- Cispia charma
- Citripestis eutraphera
- Cizara sculpta
- Clanis bilineata
- Clanis phalaris
- Clanis titan
- Cleora alienaria
- Cleora contiguata
- Cleora cornaria
- Clepsis laetornata
- Cnaphalocrocis latimarginalis
- Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Rice Leaf-roller
- Cnaphalocrocis patnalis
- Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Lesser Rice-leafroller
- Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Trapeze Moth
- Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis
- Comibaena attenuata
- Comibaena cassidara
- Comostola cedilla
- Comostola chlorargyra
- Comostola laesaria
- Comostola meritaria
- Comostola pyrrhogona
- Comostola turgescens
- Condica illecta
- Condylorrhiza diniasalis
- Coniostola stereoma
- Conogethes punctiferalis Yellow Peach Moth
- Conogethes sahyadriensis
- Conogethes semifascialis
- Conopomorpha sinensis Litchi Fruit Borer
- Coptobasis lunalis
- Corcyra cephalonica Rice Moth
- Corgatha atrimargo
- Corgatha tornalis
- Corymica deducta
- Cosmoclostis pesseuta
- Cotachena histricalis
- Cotachena pubescens
- Creatonotos gangis Baphomet Moth
- Creatonotos transiens Clouded Tiger Moth
- Cricula agria
- Cricula trifenestrata Cricula Silkmoth
- Crithote horridipes
- Crithote pallivaga
- Crocidolomia pavonana Cabbage Cluster Caterpillar
- Crocidolomia suffusalis
- Crocidosema lantana Lantana Flower-Cluster Moth
- Crocidosema plebejana Cotton Tipworm Moth
- Cryptophlebia ombrodelta Macadamia Nutborer
- Ctenoplusia adiaphora
- Ctenoplusia albostriata Eastern Streaked Plusia
- Ctenoplusia furcifera
- Ctenoplusia indica
- Ctenoplusia kosemponensis
- Ctenoplusia limbirena Scar bank gem
- Ctenoplusia placida
- Culasta indecisa
- Culladia hastiferalis
- Curoba sangarida
- Cusiala boarmoides
- Cusiala raptaria
- Cyana bhatejai
- Cyana guttifera
- Cyana linatula
- Cyana peregrina
- Cyana puella Red-striped Tiger Moth
- Cyclidia dictyaria
- Cyclodes omma
- Cyclosia latipennis
- Cyclosia papilionaris Drury's Jewel
- Cyclosiella dulcicula
- Cyclothea disjuncta
- Cydalima laticostalis
- Dactyloplusia impulsa
- Daphnis hypothous Jade Hawkmoth
- Daphnis minima
- Daphnis nerii Oleander Hawkmoth
- Dasyboarmia subpilosa
- Dasychira grotei
- Delgamma pangonia
- Dendrolimus punctata Masson Pine Moth
- Deoptilia syrista
- Dialithoptera gemmata
- Diaphania bicolor
- Diaphania indica Cucumber Moth
- Diasemia accalis
- Diathraustodes leucotrigona
- Dichocrocis pyrrhalis
- Dichocrocis rigidalis
- Dichromia pullata
- Diduga flavicostata
- Dierna patibulum
- Dierna strigata
- Diomea lignicolora
- Diplocalyptis ferruginimixta
- Diplocalyptis operosa
- Dixoa albatalis
- Dixoa multipunctata
- Doloessa ochrociliella
- Doloessa viridis
- Drapetodes fratercula
- Dudua aprobola Mango Flower Webworm
- Dudusa synopla
- Dunira obliquilinea
- Duomitus ceramica
- Dyrzela plagiata
- Dysaethria quadricaudata
- Dysallacta negatalis
- Dysgonia algira The Passenger
- Dysgonia simillima
- Dysgonia stuposa
- Dysgonia torrida Jigsaw
- Dysodia taprobana
- Dysphania nelera
- Dysphania palmyra
- Dysphania percota Blue Tiger Moth
- Earias cupreoviridis Cotton Green Moth
- Earias flavida
- Earias luteolaria
- Earias vittella Spotted Bollworm
- Ecliptopera dissecta
- Ecliptopera rectilinea
- Ectoblemma rosella
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae Locust bean moth
- Ectropis bhurmitra Burmese Engrailed Moth
- Edosa varians Variable Fungus Moth
- Egnasia accingalis
- Egnasia ephyrodalis
- Egnasia mesotypa
- Eligma narcissus Ailanthus Defoliator
- Elusa cyathicornis
- Emmelia marmoralis
- Emmelia sexpunctata
- Endoclita malabaricus
- Endocrosis flavibasalis
- Endothenia banausopis
- Endothenia citharistis
- Endothenia stibara
- Endotricha consocia
- Endotricha melanobasis
- Endotricha mesenterialis
- Endotricha valentis
- Enispa elataria
- Enispa minuta
- Enispa rosellus
- Enpinanga assamensis
- Entomogramma fautrix
- Entomogramma mediocris
- Entomogramma torsa
- Eoophyla lobophoralis
- Eoophyla sejunctalis
- Epimarptis philocoma
- Epinotia canthonias
- Epipagis peritalis
- Epiplema fulvilinea
- Episothalma robustaria
- Episparis liturata Spotted Episparis
- Episparis tortuosalis
- Episteme adulatrix Blue-spotted Forester Moth
- Episteme latimargo
- Episteme nipalensis
- Ercheia cyllaria
- Erebus caprimulgus
- Erebus ephesperis
- Erebus hieroglyphica White-barred Owl moth
- Erebus macrops Common Owl Moth
- Eressa aperiens
- Eressa confinis Common Wasp-Moth
- Eretmocera impactella
- Ericeia inangulata Sober Tabby
- Ericeia pertendens
- Erygia apicalis
- Erygia reflectifascia
- Erygia spissa
- Estigena pardale
- Etanna albisecta
- Etanna breviuscula
- Eteoryctis syngramma
- Eterusia aedea Red slug caterpillar
- Ethmia nigroapicella Kou Leafworm
- Etiella zinckenella Gold-banded Etiella Moth
- Eublemma accedens Oriental Banner
- Eublemma amabilis
- Eublemma baccalix Lined Eublemma
- Eublemma cochylioides Pink-barred Eublemma
- Eublemma olivacea
- Eublemma roseana
- Eublemma semirufa
- Eublemma silicula
- Euchromia magna
- Euchromia polymena Painted Handmaiden Moth
- Euclasta vitralis
- Eucosmogastra poetica
- Eucyclodes divapala
- Eucyclodes gavissima
- Eudemopsis hunliensis
- Eudocima aurantia
- Eudocima cajeta
- Eudocima discrepans
- Eudocima homaena
- Eudocima hypermnestra Grape Fruit Piercer
- Eudocima materna Dot-underwing Moth
- Eudocima phalonia Common Fruit-piercing Moth
- Eudocima salaminia Green Fruit-piercing Moth
- Eugnathia lunifera
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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