Moths of West Bengal
2,552 moths on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal.
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 West Bengal on the list (2,552)
- Abaciscus intractabilis
- Abaciscus tristis
- Abraxas amicula
- Abraxas antipusilla
- Abraxas illuminata Illuminated Magpie Moth
- Abraxas leucostola
- Abraxas martaria
- Abraxas neomartaria
- Abraxas paucinotata
- Abraxas pusilla
- Abraxas sublepida
- Abraxas superpicaria
- Abraxas tenuisuffusa
- Abrostola anophioides
- Absala dorcada
- Acantholipes hypenoides
- Acantholipes trajecta
- 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 euchroes
- Achrosis incitata
- Acmeshachia albifascia
- Acmeshachia gigantea
- Acolutha pictaria
- Acolutha pulchella
- Acosmeryx anceus
- Acosmeryx naga Naga Hawkmoth
- Acosmeryx omissa
- Acosmeryx pseudonaga
- Acosmeryx sericeus
- Acosmeryx shervillii
- Acrapex atriceps
- Acrocercops auricilla
- Acrocercops diacentrota
- Acrocercops hyphantica
- Acrocercops nitidula
- Acrocercops terminaliae
- Acrocercops ustulatella
- Acronicta indica
- Acronicta pruinosa
- Acronicta rubiginosa
- Acropteris iphiata
- Acropteris leptaliata
- Actias maenas Malaysian Moon Moth
- Actias selene Indian Moon Moth
- Actinotia intermediata
- Adaina microdactyla Hemp-agrimony Plume Moth
- Addaea trimeronalis
- Adisura marginalis New Pod Borer
- Adrapsa ablualis
- Adrapsa albirenalis
- Adrapsa atratalis
- Adrapsa quadrilinearis
- Aedia acronyctoides
- Aegocera venulia Red Masked Noctuid moth
- Aeolanthes rhodochrysa
- Aergina hilaris
- Aethaloessa calidalis
- Aethalura leucozona
- Aetholix flavibasalis
- Agastya hyblaeoides
- Agathia carissima
- Agathia hemithearia
- Agathia laetata
- Agathia lycaenaria
- Agathodes ostentalis Coral Tree Moth
- Aglaomorpha plagiata
- Agnibesa pictaria
- Agnibesa plumbeolineata
- Agnidra discispilaria
- Agnidra specularia
- Agnidra vinacea
- Agrioglypta eurytusalis
- Agrioglypta itysalis
- Agrioglypta naralis
- Agrioglypta zelimalis
- Agrisius fuliginosus
- 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
- Albocosta triangularis
- Alcanola tympanistis
- Alcis admissaria
- Alcis albifera
- Alcis athola
- Alcis latifasciata
- Alcis maculata
- Alcis medialbifera
- Alcis paraclarata
- Alcis perspicuata
- Alcis quadrifera
- Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty
- Alcis semialba
- Alcis variegata
- Allata duplius
- Almonia cristata
- Aloa lactinea
- Aloa lineola
- Alphaea imbuta
- Alphaea impleta
- Altha nivea
- Altha subnotata
- Amata bicincta
- Amata cyssea Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth
- Amata hydatina
- Amata ochreipuncta
- Amata passalis sandalwood defoliator
- Amata phegea Nine-spotted Moth
- Amata sperbius
- Amblychia angeronaria
- Amblychia hymenaria
- Amblychia nimia
- Amblychia pardicelata
- Ambulyx cyclasticta
- Ambulyx liturata Violet Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx maculifera
- Ambulyx moorei Cinnamon Gliding Hawkmoth
- Ambulyx ochracea
- Ambulyx sericeipennis common gliding hawkmoth
- Ambulyx substrigilis Dark-based Gliding Hawkmoth
- Amerila astreus white-cloaked ruby tiger moth
- Amerila eugenia
- Amesia aliris
- Ammatho cuneonotatus
- Ampelophaga rubiginosa
- Ampelophaga thomasi
- Amplypterus mansoni
- Amplypterus panopus mango hawkmoth
- Amyna axis Oriental Eight-spot
- Amyna natalis Ilima Moth
- Amyna punctum White Point
- Amyna renalis
- Anabelcia kala
- Anadevidia peponis Snake gourd semilooper
- Anambulyx elwesi
- Anania verbascalis Golden Pearl
- Anaplectoides tamsi
- Anaplusia pannosa
- Anarsia patulella
- Anathamna megalozona
- Ancylolomia indica
- Andraca bipunctata
- Anigraea albomaculata
- Anisephyra ocularia
- Anisoneura aluco
- Anoba pectinata
- Anomis figlina
- Anomis flava Tropical Anomis
- Anomis fulvida
- Anomis sabulifera Angled Gem
- Anonychia diversilinea
- Anonychia grisea
- Antheraea knyvetti
- Antheraea paphia Tasar Silk Moth
- Antheraea roylei
- Antheraea yamamai Japanese Silk Moth
- Anticarsia irrorata
- Antigastra catalaunalis Sesame Leafroller
- Antimimistis attenuata
- Antipercnia belluaria
- Antiphalera bilineata
- Antispila anna
- Antitrisuloides catocalina
- Anuga lunulata
- Anydrelia distorta
- Apamea boopis
- Apha floralis
- Aphendala cana
- Apithecia viridata
- Aplochlora dentisignata
- Aplochlora grata
- Aplotelia diplographa
- Apocalypsis velox
- Apona caschmirensis
- Aporandria specularia
- Apospasta sikkima
- Apostegania crina
- Apothripa binotata
- Apsarasa radians
- Aquis orbicularis
- Aquita laminata
- Arachnognatha meterythra
- Archaeoattacus edwardsii Edward's Silkmoth
- Archaeocasis micradelpha
- Archernis capitalis
- Archiplutodes prasina
- Archips micaceana
- Arcte coerula Ramie Moth
- Arcte modesta
- Arcte taprobana
- Arctelene rubricosa
- Arctioblepsis rubida
- Arctornis comma
- Arctornis l-nigrum Black V Moth
- Arctornis semihyalina
- Arctornis submarginata
- Ardonis chlorophilata
- Areas galactina milky tiger moth
- Areas imperialis
- Argina astrea crotalaria pod borer
- Argonestis flammans
- Arguda vinata
- Argyrocosma inductaria
- Arichanna albivertex
- Arichanna albolineata
- Arichanna flavinigra
- Arichanna furcifera
- Arichanna interplagata
- Arichanna peniculifera
- Arichanna sparsa
- Arichanna tramesata
- Arichanna transfasciata
- Ariola coelisigna
- Ariolica lineolata
- Ariolica pulchella
- Ariolica superba
- Aristebulea nobilis
- Arna bipunctapex
- Arsacia rectalis
- Artaxa digramma
- Artaxa distracta
- Artaxa kanshireia
- Artena dotata White-underwing Artena
- Artena submira
- Arthroschista hilaralis
- Artigisa nigrosignata
- Artona hainana
- Aruta flavipes
- Arytrurides inornata
- Asota caricae Tropical Tiger Moth
- Asota egens Poor Tiger Moth
- Asota ficus Aganais ficus
- Asota plaginota
- Asota plana
- Asota producta
- Asota tortuosa
- Assara korbi
- Asta quadrilinea
- Asthena albosignata
- Astygisa albopunctata
- Astygisa hollowayi
- Astygisa orbapicalis
- Astygisa vexillaria
- Asura buxa
- Asura toxodes
- Ataboruza divisa
- Ategumia adipalis
- Athetis bremusa
- Athetis delecta
- Athetis divisa
- Athetis flavicolor
- Athetis interstincta
- Athetis thoracica
- Athetis transversa
- Atkinsonia clerodendronella
- Atosia himalayana
- Attacus atlas Atlas Moth
- Attatha ino
- Atteva fabriciella White-spotted Tube Moth
- Atteva niveigutta
- Atteva subaurata
- Atteva wallengreni
- Auchmis inextricata
- Autoba abrupta
- Autoba quadrapex
- Autoba versicolor
- Autocharis fessalis
- Autocharis hedyphaes
- Auzatellodes hyalinata
- Auzea rufifrontata
- Avatha bubo
- Avatha heterographa
- Avitta fasciosa
- Axinoptera curviscapulis
- Axylia putris The Flame
- Axylia putris triseriata
- Bagada malayica
- Bamra lepida
- Bamra mundata
- Banisia elaralis
- Banisia myrsusalis Sapodilla Borer Moth
- Baorisa hieroglyphica Picasso Moth
- Baradesa omissa
- Barasa acronyctoides
- Barasa alopha
- Barasa costalis
- Baroa vatala
- Barsaurea phaeoxanthia
- Barsine defecta
- Barsine germana
- Barsine kirata
- Barsine linga
- Barsine orientalis
- Barsine pretiosa
- Barsine pseudoorientalis
- Barsine roseata
- Barsipennis joshii
- Barsipennis phaeodonta
- Barsura nubifascia
- Basiothia medea Small Verdant Hawkmoth
- Bastilla absentimacula
- Bastilla acuta
- Bastilla amygdalis
- Bastilla arctotaenia
- Bastilla arcuata Arcuate Passenger Moth
- Bastilla crameri
- Bastilla joviana
- Bastilla maturescens
- Beana terminigera
- Beanoides nitida
- Belciades hoenei
- Belciades sugii
- Belciana biformis
- Belippa horrida
- Belippa thoracica
- Bematha extensa
- Berta acte
- Berta chrysolineata
- Bertula abjudicalis
- Bertula hadenalis
- Bharetta cinnamomea
- Biraia postica
- Bireta longivitta
- Birthamoides junctura
- Biston bengaliaria
- Biston contectaria
- Biston panterinaria
- Biston regalis
- Biston suppressaria
- Bivinculata kalikotei
- Blastobasis crypsimorpha
- Blastobasis tarda
- Blenina donans
- Blenina fumosa
- Blenina lichenosa
- Blenina quinaria
- Blepharoctenucha virescens
- Bocchoris telphusalis
- Bocchoris trivitralis
- Bocula diffisa
- Bombyx mandarina Wild Silkmoth
- Borbacha pardaria
- Borbotana nivifascia
- Bornolis flavistigma
- Bosara emarginaria
- Bosara subrobusta
- Bostra angulifascia
- Bostra indicator
- Botyodes asialis Asian Tear Sucker
- Botyodes caldusalis
- Botyodes crocopteralis
- Botyodes flavibasalis
- Botyodes fraterna
- Botyodes patulalis
- Botyodes principalis
- Brabira artemidora
- Brabira atkinsonii
- Bradina admixtalis
- Bradina aulacodialis
- Bradina diagonalis
- Brahmaea hearseyi Hearsey's Owl Moth
- Brahmaea wallichii Wallich's Owl Moth
- Brihaspa atrostigmella
- Britha biguttata
- Brithys crini Lily Borer
- Brunia antica
- Burara harisa Orange Awlet
- Burara jaina Common Orange Awlet
- Burara oedipodea Branded Orange Awlet
- Burara vasutana
- Buzara onelia
- Cadphises maculata
- Cadphises moorei
- Caduca albopunctata
- Caissa fasciatum
- Caissa medialis
- Calamochrous dichroma
- Calamotropha latella
- Calamotropha latellus
- Calesia dasyptera
- Calesia haemorrhoa
- Calguia defiguralis
- Calindoea anticalis
- Calindoea fasciata
- Calindoea mollicellalis
- Callabraxas amanda
- Callambulyx poecilus
- Calletaera obliquata
- Calletaera postvittata
- Callibotys hyalodiscalis
- Callidrepana argenteola
- Callidrepana gemina
- Callidrepana obliquistriga
- Callidrepana patrana
- Callindra equitalis
- Callindra nyctemerata
- Callindra principalis
- Calliteara angulata
- Calliteara complicata
- Calliteara strigata
- Callopistria aethiops
- Callopistria indica
- Callopistria latreillei Latreille's Fern Moth
- Callopistria leucobasis
- Callopistria maillardi White Tangle
- Callopistria placodoides
- Callopistria repleta
- Callopistria rivularis
- Calluga costalis
- Callyna semivitta
- Calonola argyria
- Calonola ectrocta
- Calymera confinis
- Calymera dione
- Calymera endophaea
- Calymera nitida
- Calymera picta
- Calymera sabulosa
- Calyptra minuticornis
- Campaea biseriata
- Camptochilus reticulata
- Camptomastix hisbonalis
- Campylotes histrionicus
- Cangetta hartoghialis
- Cania bilinea
- Canon punica
- Canthelea oegnusalis
- Canucha specularis
- Carea angulata
- Carea parangulata
- Carea varipes
- Carriola thyridophora
- Casminola seminigra
- Catarhoe fecunda
- Catephia linteola Tropical White Patch
- Cechenena aegrota
- Cechenena helops Spotted Green Hawkmoth
- Cechenena lineosa
- Cechenena minor
- Cechetra scotti Scotts' Green Hawkmoth
- Celenna festivaria
- Celerena divisa
- Centronaxa orthostigialis
- Cephonodes hylas Pellucid Hawkmoth
- Cerace sardias
- Cerberonoton rubescens
- Cerynea igniaria
- Cerynea punctilinealis
- Cerynea ustula
- Chabula acamasalis
- Chadisra bipars
- Chalcidica minea
- Chalcidica mineus
- Chalcidoptera appensalis
- Chalciope mygdon Triangular-striped moth
- Chalcophaedra zuleika
- Chalcoscelides castaneipars
- Chalyboclydon flexilinea
- Chalyboclydon marginata
- Chandica quadripennis
- Characoma metalophota
- Chatamla flavescens
- Checupa fortissima
- Cheromettia apicata
- Cheromettia ferruginea
- Chiasmia avitusaria
- Chiasmia azataria
- Chiasmia eleonora
- Chiasmia emersaria
- Chiasmia fulvida
- Chiasmia hebesata
- Chiasmia nora
- Chiasmia ozararia
- Chiasmia perfusaria
- Chiasmia xanthonora
- Chibidokuga hypenodes
- Chilo polychrysa
- Chlorissa distinctaria
- Chloroceramis viridinota
- Chloroclystis conversa
- Chloroclystis papillosa
- Chloroclystis rubroviridis
- Chloroclystis variospila
- Chlorodontopera chalybeata
- Chlorodontopera discospilata
- Chlororithra fea
- Chlorozancla falcatus
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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Other species of West Bengal
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