Moths of Japan represent over 6,000 known moth species. The moths (mostly
nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly
diurnal) together make up the
taxonomic order
Lepidoptera.
This page provides a link to detailed lists of
moth species which have been recorded in
Japan, including the Japanese common names.
Lists based on superfamilies
List of moths of Japan (superfamilies Micropterigoidea to Yponomeutoidea): Micropterigoidea: Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Hepialidae; Nepticuloidea: Nepticulidae, Opostegidae; Incurvarioidea: Heliozelidae, Adelidae, Prodoxidae, Incurvariidae; Tischerioidea: Tischeriidae; Tineoidea: Tineidae, Galacticidae, Psychidae, Amphitheridae; Gracillarioidea: Bucculatricidae, Gracillariidae; Yponomeutoidea: Yponomeutidae, Ypsolophidae, Plutellidae, Acrolepiidae, Glyphipterigidae, Heliodinidae, Bedelliidae, Lyonetiidae.
List of moths of Japan (superfamily Gelechioidea): Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae, Depressariidae, Elachistidae, Parametriotidae, Deuterogoniidae, Xyloryctidae, Scythrididae, Chimabachidae, Schistonoeidae, Oecophoridae, Stathmopodidae, Lecithoceridae, Batrachedridae, Coleophoridae, Momphidae, Blastobasidae, Autostichidae, Peleopodidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae.
Moths of Japan represent over 6,000 known moth species. The moths (mostly
nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly
diurnal) together make up the
taxonomic order
Lepidoptera.
This page provides a link to detailed lists of
moth species which have been recorded in
Japan, including the Japanese common names.
Lists based on superfamilies
List of moths of Japan (superfamilies Micropterigoidea to Yponomeutoidea): Micropterigoidea: Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Hepialidae; Nepticuloidea: Nepticulidae, Opostegidae; Incurvarioidea: Heliozelidae, Adelidae, Prodoxidae, Incurvariidae; Tischerioidea: Tischeriidae; Tineoidea: Tineidae, Galacticidae, Psychidae, Amphitheridae; Gracillarioidea: Bucculatricidae, Gracillariidae; Yponomeutoidea: Yponomeutidae, Ypsolophidae, Plutellidae, Acrolepiidae, Glyphipterigidae, Heliodinidae, Bedelliidae, Lyonetiidae.
List of moths of Japan (superfamily Gelechioidea): Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae, Depressariidae, Elachistidae, Parametriotidae, Deuterogoniidae, Xyloryctidae, Scythrididae, Chimabachidae, Schistonoeidae, Oecophoridae, Stathmopodidae, Lecithoceridae, Batrachedridae, Coleophoridae, Momphidae, Blastobasidae, Autostichidae, Peleopodidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae.