Hong Kong Moths

Tiger moths, Footman moths & Wasp moths found in Hong Kong
(Erebidae: Arctiinae; Arctiini, Lithosiini & Syntomini)

This page is an index to the tiger moths, footman moths and wasp moths (16, 49 and 8 species, respectively, plus two species presumed extinct in Hong Kong) of Hong Kong. Each link (once active) leads to species information page containing details about that species.

Taxonomy to subtribe follows Holloway (2011), species are listed alphabetically within subtribes.


Lithosiini: unplaced to subtribe (basal species) (4 species)


Hesudra divisa

Moore, 1878


Paraona fukiensis

(Daniel, 1952)


Macrobrochis gigas

(Walker, 1854)


Oeonistis altica

(Linnaeus, 1768)

Lithosiini: Lithosiina (8 species)


Brunia antica
(female)

(Walker, 1854)


Brunia antica
(male)


Eilema fuscodorsalis

(Matsumura, 1930)


Eilema sp. A


Eilema sp. nr. reticulata


Gampola sinica
(male)

Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012


Gampola sinica
(female)


Paralithosia shaowuica

(Daniel, 1954)


Teulisna sp. nr. montanebula

Holloway, 2001


Danielithosia immaculata

(Butler, 1880)

Lithosiini: Nudarina (20 species + 1 species presumed extinct in Hong Kong)


Adites limbata

(Wileman, 1911)


Barsine striata

(Bremer & Grey, 1852)


Cyana alborosea
(male)

(Walker, 1864)


Cyana alborosea
(female)


Cyana cantonensis
(male)

(Walker, 1864)


Cyana cantonensis
(female)

(Walker, 1864)


Cyana fasciola
(male)

(Elwes, 1890)


Cyana fasciola
(female)


Cyana harterti

(Elwes, 1890)

presumed extinct in Hong Kong


Cyana interrogationis
(male)

(Poujade, 1886)


Cyana interrogationis
(female)


Cyclomilta fangchenglaiae

Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012


Lyclene acteola

(Swinhoe, 1903)


Lyclene alikangiae

(Strand, 1917)


Lyclene arcuata

Moore, 1882


Miltochrista convexa

Wileman, 1910


Miltochrista dentifascia

Hampson, 1894


Neasura apicalis

(Walker, 1854)


Neasura hypophaeola

Hampson, 1900


Neasura sp. A


Neasura sp. B


Palaeopsis sp. nr. diaphana

Hampson, 1892


Schistophleps bipuncta

Hampson, 1891


Stigmatophora leacrita

(Swinhoe, 1894)


Thumatha orientalis

Holloway, 2001

Lithosiini: Cisthenina (6 species)


Aemene mokanshanensis

(Reich, 1937)


Aemene sordida

Butler, 1877


Aemene sp. B nr. dentata

(Wileman, 1911)


Aemene sp. nr. nigra


Aemene taprobanis

Walker, 1854


Pseudoblabes oophora

Zeller, 1853

Lithosiini: Eugoa group (9 species)


Cyclosiella dulcicula

(Swinhoe, 1890)


Eugoa basipuncta

(Hampson, 1891)


Eugoa brunnea

Hampson, 1914


Eugoa cyclota

Fang, 2000


Eugoa sp. A nr. sagittifera

(Moore, 1888)


Narosodes sp. nr. punctata


Neoduma kuangtungensis

(Daniel, 1951)


Philenora sp. A nr. latifascia

Inoue & Koboyashi, 1963


Poliosia binotata

(Hampson, 1893)

Lithosiini incertae sedis (apomorphic genera) (2 species)


Diduga flavicostata

(Snellen, 1878)


Stictane chinesica

(Draut, 1931)

Syntomini (8 species)


Amata germana

Felder, 1862


Amata grotei

Moore, 1871


Amata lucerna

(Wileman, 1910)


Amata polymita

Sparrmann, 1769


Amata sperbius

Fabricius, 1787


Caeneressa diaphana

(Kollar, [1844])


Eressa confinis

(Walker, 1854)


Syntomoides imaon

(Cramer, 1780)

Arctiini: Spilosomina (7 species + 1 species presumed extinct in Hong Kong)


Aloa lactinea

(Cramer, 1777)


Amsactoides guangxica
(female)

Dubatolov & Kishida, 2009


Amsactoides guangxica
(male)


Creatonotos fasciatus

(Candèze, 1927)


Creatonotos transiens
(male)

(Walker, 1855)


Creatonotos transiens
(female)


Lemyra alikangensis

(Strand, 1915)


Spilarctia subcarnea

(Walker, 1855)


Spilosoma obliqua

Walker, 1855


Rhyparioides subvaria

(Walker, 1855)

presumed extinct in Hong Kong

Arctiini: Callimorphina (4 species)


Mangina argus

(Kollar, 1844)


Argina astrea

(Drury, 1773)


Utetheisa lotrix

(Cramer, 1779)


Utetheisa pulchelloides

Hampson, 1907

Arctiini: Pericopina (4 species)


Nyctemera adversata

(Schaller, 1788)


Nyctemera lacticinia

(Cramer, 1777)


Nyctemera carissima

(Swinhoe, 1891)


Nyctemera tripunctaria

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Arctiini: Phaegoterina (1 species)


Amerila astreus

(Drury, 1773)

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