Status Jan 2023
Moths in South Africa. (10 Jan 2023)
67,787 observations:
60% Needs ID - help ID here
- 13,557 ID to Order level (20%)
- 1,183 to Super Family level
- 6,908 to Family level (10%)
- 4,605 to Tribe level (7%)
- 7,752 to Generic level (11%)
- 6,735 identified (10%) to species level but requiring confirmation. help confirm here
13,557 ID to Order level (20%)
40% Research Grade (40,573) review identifications here
2,389 species, by 5,326 observers
109,754 identifications by 1,687 identifiers
Regional Variation:
Explore further: use this link https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=moths-of-south-africa&subview=map&verifiable=any&view=species
and put in your place of interest (note the Western Cape overwhelms the national list - each is clickable).
Western Cape
25,354 obs 831 spp 2,974 users 942 IDers
Top 10:
817 Eutricha capensis Cape Lappet
732 Rhodogastria amasis Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth
706 Mesocelis monticola Mountain White-Spot
478 Diaphone eumela Cherry Spot
422 Utetheisa pulchella Crimsonspeckle Footman
402 Paralacydes vocula Zebra Ermine
390 Nudaurelia cytherea Pine Emperor
378 Helicoverpa armigera African Bollworm Moth
293 Hippotion eson Common Striped Hawkmoth
282 Amata cerbera Heady Maiden
227 Macroglossum trochilus African Hummingbird Hawkmoth
202 Phyllalia patens Clay Monkey
KwaZulu-Natal
16,154 obs 1,136 spp 896 users 573 IDers
Top 10:
169 Egybolis vaillantina African Peach Moth
163 Nudaurelia wahlbergii Wahlberg's Emperor
117 Striphnopteryx edulis Edible Monkey
95 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
86 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
83 Amata kuhlweinii Cool Hornet-Moth
75 Erebus walkeri Walker's Owl
74 Euchloron megaera Verdant Hawkmoth
73 Chiromachla leuconoe White Bear
69 Brithys crini Lily Borer
Limpopo
8,027 obs 1,136 spp 557 users 413 IDers
Top 10:
100 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
83 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
77 Gonimbrasia belina Mopane Worm
51 Hippotion celerio Silverstripe Hawkmoth
42 Grammodes stolida Stolid Lines
42 Plecopterodes moderata Moderate Drab
41 Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawkmoth
37 Arniocera auriguttata Goldspot Burnet
37 Pericyma atrifusa Lined Shades
36 Nephele comma Comma Nephele
Gauteng
5,482 obs 770 spp 683 users 409 IDers
Top 5
127 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
106 Acherontia atropos Death's Head Hawkmoth
101 Bunaea alcinoe Cabbage Tree Emperor
73 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
61 Brithys crini Lily Borer
61 Zerenopsis lepida Leopard Magpie Moth
Eastern Cape
5,323 obs 683 spp 630 users 480 IDers
Top 5:
66 Bunaea alcinoe Cabbage Tree Emperor
47 Grammodes stolida Stolid Lines
39 Amata kuhlweinii Cool Hornet-Moth
36 Diaphone eumela Cherry Spot
36 Loxostege frustalis Karoo Caterpillar
35 Zerenopsis lepida Leopard Magpie Moth
Mpumalanga
4,359 Obs 817 spp 479 users 479 IDers
Top 5:
52 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
42 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
32 Bunaea alcinoe Cabbage Tree Emperor
28 Anaphe reticulata Reticulate Bagnest
25 Hypopyra capensis Redtail Moth
Northern Cape
1,387 obs 187 spp 235 users 153 IDer
Top 5:
27 Mesocelis monticola Mountain White-Spot
25 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
23 Utetheisa pulchella Crimsonspeckle Footman
21 Grammodes stolida Stolid Lines
21 Diaphone eumela Cherry Spot
North West
1,174 obs 256 spp 199 users 160 IDers
Top 5:
21 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
20 Macroglossum trochilus African Hummingbird Hawkmoth
15 Morasa modesta Lederhosen Moth
14 Arniocera auriguttata Goldspot Burnet
13 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
Free State
529 obs 153 spp 115 users 101 IDers
Top 5:
13 Macroglossum trochilus African Hummingbird Hawkmoth
13 Diaphone eumela Cherry Spot
12 Acherontia atropos Death's Head Hawkmoth
11 Brithys crini Lily Borer
9 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
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