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Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.
Holcoceroides is a monotypic genus of carpenter moths. It includes only the species Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta and is doubtfully distinct from Holcocerus. Like the latter, its relationships to other Cossidae are not determined with certainty. The species is found in Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sudan.
Naarda is a large genus of erebid moths currently encompassing 108 species. Initially identified by Francis Walker in 1866, it is in the family Erebidae. Somewhat ruddy in appearance, this genus is distinguishable for its generally slender thorax and abdomen, and straight, porrect labial palpi. Most species are a light tan color, but shading can reach as deep as a charcoal, with muddy yellow, conspicuous reniform, orbicular stigmata featured on the forewings, sometimes reflected bilaterally superior.
Hyles livornica, the striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Nacliodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Nacliodes microsippia, which is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Uganda.
Zacatecas is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Zacatecas ankasokellus, which is found in Madagascar.
Alloclita is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Lymantriini is a tribe of moths of the family Erebidae. This tribe is a group of polyphagous moths that reside mostly in the tropical regions of Afro-Eurasia but also North America.
Pseudoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Pseudoxyptilus secutor, which is known from South Africa.
Microschismus fortis is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Hodebertia is a genus of micro-moth of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Hodebertia testalis, and is found in the tropics, but ranges north to parts of Europe on occasion.
Aglossa aglossalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Aglossa. It was described by Ragonot, in 1892, and is known from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq, Iran, India, Pakistan, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
Aglossa aurocupralis is a species of snout moth in the genus Aglossa. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from South Africa.
Aglossodes prionophoralis is a species of snout moth in the genus Aglossodes. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Bazaria pempeliella is a species of snout moth in the genus Bazaria. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Elegia inconspicuella is a species of snout moth in the genus Elegia. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in South Africa.
Eulophota caustella is a species of snout moth in the genus Eulophota. It was described by George Hampson in 1901, and is known from South Africa.
Euzophera sogai is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Roesler in 1982, and is known from Madagascar.
Cleora inelegans is a moth species in the genus Cleora found in Nigeria.
Spidia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.
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