List of moths of Benin

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Location of Benin

Benin moths represent about 25 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Contents

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Benin.

Anomoeotidae

Alucitidae

Arctiidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Geometridae

Gracillariidae

Noctuidae

Notodontidae

Saturniidae

Sesiidae

Tineidae

Tortricidae

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