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This article is a list of lists of some of the 160,000 species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.

By region

Lists of Lepidoptera by region

By taxonomy

Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera
List of Sphingidae species: (hawk moths) a family of moths known for rapid flight
List of geometrid genera
List of Pyralidae genera
List of Tortricidae genera

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+{{short description|List of moth lists}}
-This is a list of the species of [[Lepidoptera]] that are commonly known as [[moth]]s.
+This article is a list of lists of some of the 160,000 species of [[Lepidoptera]] that are commonly known as [[moth]]s.
+== By region ==
-Large and dramatic moth species include:
+*[[Lists of Lepidoptera by region]]
-*[[Death's-head Hawkmoth]] ''Acherontia sp.''
-*[[Luna Moth]] ''Actias luna''
-*[[Atlas moth]] ''Attacus atlas'' The largest moth in the world
-*[[Emperor Gum Moth]] ''Opodiphthera eucalypti''
-*Black Witch ''Ascalapha odorata''
+== By taxonomy ==
-Moths that are of economic significance include:
+*[[Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera]]
-*[[Gypsy moth]] ''Lymantria dispar''
+*[[List of Sphingidae species]]: (hawk moths) a family of moths known for rapid flight
-*[[Helicoverpa zea|Cotton bollworm or corn earworm]] a major agricultural pest
+*[[List of geometrid genera]]
-*[[Codling moth]]
+*[[List of Pyralidae genera]]
-*The [[silkworm]] ''Bombyx mori'' is the larva of a moth.
+*[[List of Tortricidae genera]]
+==See also==
-Other notable moths:
+* [[:Category:Lists of moths by location]]
-*[[Peppered moth]] ''Biston betularia'' The subject of a now well known study in evolution.
+{{list of lists|species}}
-Other moths.
-*[[Antler Moth]] ''Cerapteryx graminis''
+{{DEFAULTSORT:moths}}
-*[[Ash Pug]] ''Eupithecia fraxinata''
+[[Category:Lists of moths| ]]
-*[[Autumnal Moth]] ''Epirrita autumnata''
-*[[Autumnal Rustic]] ''Eugnorisma glareosa''
-*[[Barred Straw]] ''Eulithis pyraliata''
-*[[Blood-vein]] ''Timandra griseata''
-*[[Blotched Emerald]] ''Comibaena bajularia''
-*[[Bogong Moth]] ''Agrotis infusa''
-*[[Bordered Pug]] ''Eupithecia succenturiata''
-*[[Bordered White]] ''Bupalus piniaria''
-*[[Bright-line Brown-eye]] ''Lacanobia oleracea''
-*[[Brimstone Moth]] ''Opisthograptis luteolata''
-*[[Broad-barred White]] ''Hecatera bicolorata''
-*[[Brown-tail]] ''Euproctis chrysorrhoea''
-*[[Buff Arches]] ''Habrosyne pyritoides''
-*[[Buff Ermine]] ''Spilosoma luteum''
-*[[Buff-tip]] ''Phalera bucephala''
-*[[Cabbage Moth]] ''Mamestra brassicae''
-*[[Clay (moth)|The Clay]] ''Mythimna ferrago''
-*[[Clouded Border]] ''Lomaspilis marginata''
-*[[Common Carpet]] ''Epirrhoe alternata''
-*[[Common Emerald]] ''Hemithea aestivaria''
-*[[Common Footman]] ''Eilema lurideola''
-*[[Common Marbled Carpet]] ''Chloroclysta truncata''
-*[[Common Pug]] ''Eupithecia vulgata''
-*[[Common Quaker]] ''Orthosia cerasi''
-*[[Common Swift (moth)|Common Swift]] ''Korscheltellus lupulina''
-*[[Common Wainscot]] ''Mythimna pallens''
-*[[Common Wave]] ''Cabera exanthemata''
-*[[Common White Wave]] ''Cabera pusaria''
-*[[Coxcomb Prominent]] ''Ptilodon capucina''
-*[[Currant Pug]] ''Eupithecia assimilata''
-*[[Dot Moth]] ''Melanchra persicariae''
-*[[Dotted Border]] ''Agriopis marginaria''
-*[[Double Square-spot]] ''Xestia triangulum''
-*[[Double-striped Pug]] ''Gymnoscelis rufifasciata''
-*[[Elephant hawk moth]] ''Deilephila elpenor''
-*[[Eloria noyesi]] ''Eloria noyesi''
-*[[Emperor Moth]] ''Pavonia pavonia''
-*[[Engrailed|The Engrailed]] ''Ectropis crepuscularia''
-*[[Feathered Thorn]] ''Colotois pennaria''
-*[[Figure of Eighty]] ''Tethea ocularis''
-*[[Flame (moth)|The Flame]] ''Axylia putris''
-*[[Flame Shoulder]] ''Ochropleura plecta''
-*[[Foxglove Pug]] ''Eupithecia pulchellata''
-*[[Garden Carpet]] ''Xanthorhoe fluctuata''
-*[[Garden Dart]] ''Euxoa nigricans''
-*[[Ghost Moth]] ''Hepialus humuli''
-*[[Golden-rod Pug]] ''Eupithecia virgaureata''
-*[[Gothic (moth)|The Gothic]] ''Naenia typica''
-*[[Green Pug]] ''Chloroclystis rectangulata''
-*[[Grey Chi]] ''Antitype chi''
-*[[Grey Pug]] ''Eupithecia subfuscata''
-*[[Heart and Club]] ''Agrotis clavis''
-*[[Heart and Dart]] ''Agrotis exclamationis''
-*[[Hebrew Character]] ''Orthosia gothica''
-*[[Hummingbird Hawk-moth]] ''Macroglossum stellatarum''
-*[[Indian meal moth]] ''Plodia interpunctella''
-*[[Ingrailed Clay]] ''Diarsia mendica''
-*[[Juniper Carpet]] ''Thera juniperata''
-*[[Juniper Pug]] ''Eupithecia pusillata''
-*[[Large Yellow Underwing]] ''Noctua pronuba''
-*[[Large Emerald]] ''Geometra papilionaria''
-*[[Latticed Heath]] ''Semiothisa clathrata''
-*[[Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing]] ''Noctua janthina''
-*[[Lesser Yellow Underwing]] ''Noctua comes''
-*[[Light Emerald]] ''Campaea margaritata''
-*[[Lime Hawk-moth]] ''Mimas tiliae''
-*[[Lime-speck Pug]] ''Eupithecia centaureata''
-*[[Lychnis (moth)|The Lychnis]] ''Hadena bicruris''
-*[[May Highflyer]] ''Hydriomena impluviata''
-*[[Minor Shoulder-knot]] ''Brachylomia viminalis''
-*[[Mottled Beauty]] ''Alcis repandata''
-*[[Mottled Pug]] ''Eupithecia exiguata''
-*[[Mottled Umber]] ''Erannis defoliaria''
-*[[Northern Deep-brown Dart]] ''Aporophyla lueneburgensis''
-*[[November Moth]] ''Epirrita dilutata''
-*[[Nutmeg (moth)|The Nutmeg]] ''Discestra trifolii''
-*[[Oak Hook-tip]] ''Drepana binaria''
-*[[Pale November Moth]] ''Epirrita christyi''
-*[[Pasture Day Moth]] ''Apina callisto''
-*[[Peach Blossom]] ''Thyatira batis''
-*[[Pine Beauty]] ''Panolis flammea''
-*[[Pine Processionary]] ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa''
-*[[Poplar Hawk-moth]] ''Laothoe populi''
-*[[Poplar Kitten]] ''Furcula bifida''
-*[[Purple Thorn]] ''Selenia tetralunaria''
-*[[Riband Wave]] ''Idaea aversata''
-*[[Rough Prominent]] ''Nadata gibbosa''
-*[[Satellite (moth)|The Satellite]] ''Eupsilia transversa''
-*[[Scalloped Hazel]] ''Odontopera bidentata''
-*[[Scalloped Oak]] ''Crocallis elinguaria''
-*[[Setaceous Hebrew Character]] ''Xestia c-nigrum''
-*[[Shark (moth)|The Shark]] ''Cucullia umbratica''
-*[[Short-cloaked Moth]] ''Nola cucullatella''
-*[[Shoulder-striped Wainscot]] ''Leucania comma''
-*[[Silver-ground Carpet]] ''Xanthorhoe montanata''
-*[[Six-spot Burnet]] ''Zygaena filipendulae''
-*[[Six-striped Rustic]] ''Xestia sexstrigata''
-*[[Slender Pug]] ''Eupithecia tenuiata''
-*[[Small Dusty Wave]] ''Idaea seriata''
-*[[Small Fan-footed Wave]] ''Idaea biselata''
-*[[Small Square-spot]] ''Diarsia rubi''
-*[[Smoky Wainscot]] ''Mythimna impura''
-*[[Spinach (Moth)|The Spinach]] ''Eulithis mellinata''
-*[[Square-spot Rustic]] ''Xestia xanthographa''
-*[[Streak (moth)|The Streak]] ''Chesias legatella''
-*[[Swallow-tailed Moth]] ''Ourapteryx sambucaria''
-*[[Tawny Speckled Pug]] ''Eupithecia icterata''
-*[[Treble-bar]] ''Aplocera plagiata''
-*[[True Lover's Knot]] ''Lycophotia porphyrea''
-*[[Turnip Moth]] ''Agrotis segetum''
-*[[V-Pug|The V-Pug]] ''Chloroclystis v-ata''
-*[[Willow Beauty]] ''Peribatodes rhomboidaria''
-*[[Winter Moth]] ''Operophtera brumata''
-*[[Wormwood Pug]] ''Eupithecia absinthiata''
-*[[Yellow-tail]] ''Euproctis similis''