Moths of the semi-arid zone
576 moths on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone.
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 semi-arid zone on the list (576)
- Acanthoclita balanoptycha
- Acantholipes circumdata
- Acantholipes trajecta
- Acantholipes trimeni Trimen's Knob
- Achaea janata Castor Semi-looper
- Achaea serva
- Acherontia atropos Death's Head Hawkmoth
- Acherontia lachesis Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth
- Acherontia styx Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth
- Achroia grisella Lesser Wax Moth
- Achyra coelatalis Graded Brown Pearl
- Achyra nudalis Orange Naked Pearl
- Acontia catenula
- Acontia lucida Pale Shoulder
- Acontia nitidula Brixton Beauty
- Acontia notabilis
- Acontia opalinoides
- Acrocercops hyphantica
- Acrocercops lysibathra
- Acrocercops orthostacta
- Acrocercops phaeomorpha
- Acrocercops tenera
- Acrocercops trissoptila
- Actias selene Indian Moon Moth
- Adisura atkinsoni
- Aedia leucomelas The Sorcerer
- Aegocera bimacula
- Aegocera venulia Red Masked Noctuid moth
- Aergina hilaris
- Aethaloessa calidalis
- Agathia hilarata
- Agathia lycaenaria
- Agathodes ostentalis Coral Tree Moth
- Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawkmoth
- Agrotera basinotata
- Agrotis biconica
- Agrotis ipsilon Ipsilon Dart Moth
- Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth
- Aloa lactinea
- Aloa lineola
- Aloa moorei
- Altha nivea
- Amata cyssea Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth
- Amata passalis sandalwood defoliator
- Amata phegea Nine-spotted Moth
- Amata sperbius
- Amerila astreus white-cloaked ruby tiger moth
- Amerila eugenia
- Amyna axis Oriental Eight-spot
- Analyta apicalis
- Anarsia acerata
- Anarsia ephippias
- Anarsia lineatella Peach twig borer
- Anisephyra ocularia
- Anomis flava Tropical Anomis
- Antheraea paphia Tasar Silk Moth
- Antheua servula
- Anticarsia irrorata
- Antigastra catalaunalis Sesame Leafroller
- Anumeta atrosignata
- Arcyophora dentula
- Argina astrea crotalaria pod borer
- Argina syringa Mangina syringa
- Arhodia lasiocamparia Pink Arhodia
- Arsacia rectalis
- Artaxa digramma
- Arthroschista hilaralis
- Ascalenia crypsiloga
- Asota caricae Tropical Tiger Moth
- Asota ficus Aganais ficus
- Asota plaginota
- Ataboruza divisa
- Athetis bremusa
- Athetis obtusa
- Athetis placida
- Athetis transversa
- Attatha ino
- Attatha regalis
- Atteva fabriciella White-spotted Tube Moth
- Aulocera brahminus narrow-banded satyr
- Aulocera swaha common satyr
- Autoba olivacea
- Autoba silicula
- Autocharis fessalis
- Autocharis rubricostalis
- Autographa nigrisigna
- Azygophleps scalaris
- Baburia tinsukiaensis
- Banisia myrsusalis Sapodilla Borer Moth
- Bastilla crameri
- Bastilla joviana
- Biston betularia Peppered Moth
- Blasticorhinus rivulosa
- Blastobasis crypsimorpha
- Bombyx mori Domesticated Silkmoth
- Botyodes asialis Asian Tear Sucker
- Bradina admixtalis
- Brithys crini Lily Borer
- Brunia antica
- Buzara onelia
- Calesia haemorrhoa
- Calesia stillifera
- Callopistria latreillei Latreille's Fern Moth
- Callyna monoleuca
- Caloptilia octopunctata
- Caloptilia soyella
- Cameraria pongamiae
- Cameraria virgulata
- Campylotes histrionicus
- Canthelea oegnusalis
- Carea angulata
- Casama vilis
- Cephonodes hylas Pellucid Hawkmoth
- Cerynea punctilinealis
- Chabula acamasalis
- Chalciope mygdon Triangular-striped moth
- Chiasmia aestimaria Tamarisk Peacock
- Chiasmia eleonora
- Chiasmia emersaria
- Chiasmia fidoniata
- Chiasmia frugaliata
- Chiasmia hebesata
- Chiasmia nora
- Chiasmia perfusaria
- Chilena similis
- Chilo auricilia
- Chilo partellus Sorghum Stem Borer
- Chilo sacchariphagus Sugar Cane Spotted Borer
- Chilo suppressalis Asiatic Rice Borer
- Chloridea virescens
- Chlumetia transversa
- Chrysocraspeda faganaria
- Chrysodeixis acuta Tunbridge Wells Gem
- Chrysodeixis chalcites Tomato Looper
- Chrysodeixis eriosoma Green Garden Looper
- Cigaritis ictis Common Shot Silverline
- Cirrhochrista brizoalis
- Clanis bilineata
- Clanis phalaris
- Cleora acaciaria
- Cleora cornaria
- Cleora fraterna
- Cleora injectaria
- Cnaphalocrocis exigua
- Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Rice Leaf-roller
- Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Lesser Rice-leafroller
- Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Trapeze Moth
- Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis
- Comibaena cassidara
- Comostola inops
- Compsoctena autochthonia
- Condica illecta
- Condylorrhiza diniasalis
- Conogethes punctiferalis Yellow Peach Moth
- Conogethes semifascialis
- Conopomorpha litchiella
- Conopomorpha sinensis Litchi Fruit Borer
- Corcyra cephalonica Rice Moth
- Cosmoclostis leucomochla
- Creatonotos gangis Baphomet Moth
- Creatonotos transiens Clouded Tiger Moth
- Cretonia vegeta
- Crithote horridipes
- Crocidolomia pavonana Cabbage Cluster Caterpillar
- Cryptophlebia ombrodelta Macadamia Nutborer
- Cryptothripa occulta
- Ctenoplusia albostriata Eastern Streaked Plusia
- Ctenoplusia furcifera
- Cyana chrysopeleia
- Cyana puella Red-striped Tiger Moth
- Cyclothea disjuncta
- Cydalima laticostalis
- Daphnis nerii Oleander Hawkmoth
- Dasychira chekiangensis Zhejiang Tussock Moth
- Deuterocopus socotranus
- Diaphania indica Cucumber Moth
- Dichagyris flammatra Black Collar Moth
- Dichocrocis festivalis
- Dierna patibulum
- Digama hearseyana
- Diplocalyptis ferruginimixta
- Dudua aprobola Mango Flower Webworm
- Dysgonia algira The Passenger
- Dysgonia conficiens
- Dysgonia simillima
- Dysgonia stuposa
- Dysgonia torrida Jigsaw
- Earias cupreoviridis Cotton Green Moth
- Earias insulana Egyptian Bollworm
- Earias vittella Spotted Bollworm
- Ectropina acidula
- Elophila difflualis
- Elophila melagynalis
- Elophila responsalis
- Emmelia basifera
- Emmelia crocata
- Emmelia marmoralis
- Emmelia semipallida
- Emmelia sexpunctata
- Endocrosis flavibasalis
- Endotricha repandalis
- Entomogramma torsa
- Eoophyla conjunctalis
- Eoophyla peribocalis
- Epiplema ruptaria
- Episparis liturata Spotted Episparis
- Episteme adulatrix Blue-spotted Forester Moth
- Ercheia cyllaria
- Erebus caprimulgus
- Erebus hieroglyphica White-barred Owl moth
- Erebus macrops Common Owl Moth
- Eressa confinis Common Wasp-Moth
- Eretmocera impactella
- Ericeia epitheca
- Ericeia inangulata Sober Tabby
- Ericeia pertendens
- Erygia reflectifascia
- Erythroplusia pyropia
- Etanna breviuscula
- Ethmia acontias
- Etiella zinckenella Gold-banded Etiella Moth
- Eublemma accedens Oriental Banner
- Eublemma amabilis
- Eublemma baccalix Lined Eublemma
- Eublemma bifasciata
- Eublemma caffrorum
- Eublemma cochylioides Pink-barred Eublemma
- Eublemma parva Small Marbled
- Eublemma rivula
- Eublemma roseana
- Eublemma scitula Grey Eublemma
- Euchromius ocellea Belted Grass-veneer
- Eudocima homaena
- Eudocima materna Dot-underwing Moth
- Eudocima phalonia Common Fruit-piercing Moth
- Eumelea rosalia
- Eumeta layardii
- Eumeta variegatus Paulownia Bagworm Moth
- Eupithecia ultimaria Channel Islands Pug
- Euproctis cervina
- Euproctis fraterna
- Euproctis lunata
- Euproctis lutea Yellow Tussock
- Euproctis varians
- Eupterote fabia
- Eupterote gardneri
- Eupterote undata
- Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth
- Eurrhyparodes nymphulalis
- Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis
- Eustrotia marginata
- Euzophera perticella
- Evonima plagiola
- Exelastis atomosa
- Exelastis pumilio Dwarf Plume Moth
- Exinotis catachlora
- Ficulea blandulella
- Fodina cuneigera
- Fodina pallula
- Fodina stola
- Fulgoraecia melanoleuca
- Galleria mellonella Greater Wax Moth
- Gatesclarkeana erotias
- Gesonia obeditalis
- Giaura sceptica
- Glyphodes bicoloralis
- Glyphodes bivitralis
- Glyphodes onychinalis Swan plant flower moth
- Glyphodes stolalis
- Gonitis involuta
- Grammodes geometrica Geometrical Lines
- Grammodes stolida The Geometrician
- Haematopis grataria Chickweed Geometer Moth
- Hamodes propitia
- Haritalodes derogata Cotton Leaf Roller
- Helcystogramma engrapta
- Helcystogramma hibisci
- Helicoverpa armigera Cotton Bollworm Moth
- Helicoverpa assulta Cape Gooseberry Budworm
- Heliothis peltigera The Bordered Straw
- Hellula undalis Old World Webworm
- Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald
- Hendecasis duplifascialis Jasmine bud worm (moth)
- Herminia undulata
- Herpetogramma bipunctalis Southern Beet Webworm Moth
- Herpetogramma licarsisalis Grass Webworm Moth
- Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Dusky Herpetogramma Moth
- Herpetogramma stultalis
- Heterostegane subtessellata
- Hiccoda nigripalpis
- Hipoepa fractalis
- Hippotion boerhaviae
- Hippotion celerio Vine Hawkmoth
- Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth
- Homaea clathrum
- Hulodes caranea
- Hyblaea puera Teak Defoliator
- Hydrillodes lentalis
- Hydriris ornatalis Ornate Hydriris Moth
- Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
- Hyles livornica Striped Hawkmoth
- Hymenia perspectalis Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
- Hypena commixtalis
- Hypena lividalis Brown Triangle Snout
- Hypena peruvialis
- Hypena sagitta
- Hyperythra lutea
- Hyperythra swinhoei
- Hypocala subsatura
- Hypopyra meridionalis
- Hyposidra talaca Black Looper
- Hypsopygia mauritialis
- Idaea macrospila
- Indarbela quadrinotatus
- Ischnurges luteomarginalis
- Ischyja manlia
- Isocentris filalis
- Isturgia arenacearia
- Isturgia disputaria Maltese bloom
- Kamalia kandyia
- Kunugia latipennis
- Labanda semipars
- Labdia semicoccinea
- Laelia exclamationis
- Laelia testacea
- Lamprophaia ablactalis
- Lantanophaga pusillidactylus Lantana Plume Moth
- Lebeda nobilis
- Leucania comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot
- Leucania irregularis
- Leucania loreyi The Cosmopolitan
- Leucinodes orbonalis Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer
- Leucophlebia emittens
- Leucophlebia lineata Large Candy-striped Hawkmoth
- Leucoptera sphenograpta
- Liocrobyla paraschista
- Loboschiza koenigiana
- Locastra muscosalis
- Lymantria atemeles
- Lymantria detersa
- Lymantria dispar Spongy Moth
- Lymantria grandis
- Lymantria marginata
- Lymantria mathura Pink Lymantria Moth
- Lyncestis amphix
- Macrobrochis gigas
- Macrobrochis pallens
- Macroglossum assimilis
- Macroglossum belis
- Macroglossum divergens Broad-bordered Hummingbird Hawkmoth
- Macroglossum gyrans
- Macroglossum neotroglodytus Purple Dwarf Hummingbird Hawk Moth
- Macroglossum stellatarum Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
- Maliattha quadripartita
- Maliattha signifera
- Maruca vitrata Mung Bean Moth
- Marumba dyras dull swirled hawkmoth
- Matopo selecta
- Maurilia iconica
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus Spiderling Plume Moth
- Meganola tomkovichi
- Melittia astarte
- Metanastria aconyta
- Metanastria hyrtaca
- Metapercnia ductaria
- Metoeca foedalis
- Metriostola betulae
- Microloxia herbaria
- Microloxia indecretata
- Micronia aculeata Grey Swallowtail Moth
- Miltochrista undulata
- Miresa argentifera
- Mocis frugalis Sugarcane Looper
- Mocis undata Brown-striped Semilooper
- Monopis monachella White-blotched Clothes Moth
- Mudaria cornifrons
- Musotima suffusalis
- Mythimna separata Northern armyworm
- Nagadeba indecoralis
- Nannoarctia himalayana
- Nausinoe geometralis Measured Pearl
- Nausinoe perspectata
- Neaxestis rhoda Red Flag
- Nemapogon granella European grain moth
- Neogurelca hyas Even-banded hawkmoth
- Nephele hespera Crepuscular Hawkmoth
- Nisaga simplex
- Noctuelia floralis
- Nodaria cingala
- Nola analis
- Nola cretacea
- Nola internella
- Nola pascua
- Nola taeniata Hairy Rice Caterpillar
- Nomophila nearctica Lucerne Moth
- Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer
- Noorda blitealis
- Notarcha aurolinealis
- Nygmia icilia
- Ocinara albicollis
- Ocrasa nostralis
- Olene mendosa Brown Tussock Moth
- Olepa ricini
- Omiodes indicata Bean-leaf Webworm Moth
- Omphisa anastomosalis
- Ophisma gravata
- Ophiusa tirhaca Green Drab
- Ophiusa triphaenoides
- Oraesia emarginata Fruit piercing moth
- Ornithospila avicularia
- Orphanostigma abruptalis
- Orudiza protheclaria
- Orvasca subnotata
- Ozarba mallarba
- Ozarba punctigera
- Ozarba rufula
- Ozarba venata
- Pagyda salvalis
- Paliga damastesalis
- Pandesma anysa
- Pandesma quenavadi
- Pandesma robusta robust tabby
- Paraponyx fluctuosalis
- Parapoynx affinialis
- Parapoynx diminutalis Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth
- Parapoynx stagnalis Rice Case Bearer
- Parasa lepida Blue-striped Nettle Grub
- Pardoxia graellsii
- Parotis marginata
- Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug
- Pectinophora gossypiella Pink bollworm
- Pelagodes antiquadraria
- Pelagodes veraria
- Penicillaria jocosatrix Mango Shoot Borer
- Pergesa acteus Green Pergesa Hawkmoth
- Pericyma albidens
- Pericyma cruegeri Poinciana Looper
- Pericyma glaucinans
- Pericyma umbrina
- Perina nuda Banyan tussock moth
- Petelia medardaria
- Phalera combusta
- Phalera grotei Grote's Buff-tip
- Phauda flammans
- Phazaca leucocera
- Phazaca theclata Cotton Leaf Roller
- Phereoeca uterella Household Casebearer
- Phodoryctis caerulea
- Phthorimaea operculella Potato Tuber Moth
- Phycita clientella
- Phykodes minor
- Phykodes radiata
- Phyllocnistis citrella Citrus Leafminer
- Phyllocnistis helicodes
- Pingasa chlora White Looper Moth
- Pingasa dispensata
- Pingasa lariaria
- Plecoptera flava
- Plecoptera reflexa
- Plutella xylostella Diamondback Moth
- Polydesma boarmoides
- Polydesma umbricola Large Tabby
- Polygrammodes sabelialis
- Polyptychus trilineatus
- Polytela cliens
- Polytela gloriosae Indian Lily Moth
- Problepsis vulgaris
- Progonia oileusalis
- Psalis pennatula
- Pseudodoxia albinea
- Pseudozarba bipartita Twoband Ozarba
- Psichotoe duvauceli
- Psilogramma increta Plain grey hawkmoth
- Psilogramma vates
- Psimada quadripennis
- Psorosticha zizyphi
- Pygospila costiflexalis
- Pygospila tyres Chequered Snout
- Pyralis farinalis Meal moth
- Pyralis fumipennis
- Pyralis manihotalis Tropical Meal Moth
- Pyralis pictalis Painted Meal Moth
- Pyrausta indistans
- Pyrausta phoenicealis Perilla Leaf Moth
- Pyrausta testalis
- Rajendra perrottetii
- Rhesala imparata
- Rhesala moestalis Small Cloth
- Rhodometra sacraria Vestal
- Rhynchina obliqualis Grey Snout
- Salvatgea xanthosoma
- Sameodes cancellalis Banded Pearl
- Sasunaga tenebrosa
- Scardamia metallaria
- Scirpophaga incertulas Rice Yellow Stem Borer
- Scirpophaga nivella Sugarcane top borer
- Scopula addictaria
- Scopula caesaria
- Scopula cuneilinea
- Scopula fibulata
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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