Botswana moths represent about 115 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Botswana.
Arctiidae
Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860) Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010 Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911) Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)
Cossidae
Aethalopteryx atrireta (Hampson, 1910)
Crambidae
Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Geometridae
Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925) Chiasmia punctilinea (Prout, 1917) Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858) Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898) Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861) Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904) Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922 Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)
Lasiocampidae
Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
Limacodidae
Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
Lymantriidae
Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)
Metarbelidae
Arbelodes sebelensis Lehmann, 2010
Kroonia fumealis (Janse, 1925)
Noctuidae
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
Acontia antica Walker, 1862
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902) Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879) Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858]) Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856 Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857) Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910) Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852) Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898) Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860 Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856 Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856 Adisura straminea Hampson, 1902 Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794) Anedhella rectiradiata (Hampson, 1902) Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896) Athetis albirena (Hampson, 1902) Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909 Athetis singula (Möschler, 1883) Audea humeralis Hampson, 1902 Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902 Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 Catamecia connectens (Hampson, 1902) Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858] Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833) Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858]) Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910 Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902) Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863) Cyclopera bucephalidia (Hampson, 1902) Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775) Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882) Euphiusa harmonica (Hampson, 1902) Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902 Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979) Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865) Hypopyra carneotincta (Hampson, 1913) Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856) Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902) Namangana adela (Hampson, 1902) Ozarba consanguis (Hampson, 1902) Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910 Paracroria griseotincta (Hampson, 1902) Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902) Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860) Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910) Thiacidas fasciata (Fawcett, 1917) Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902) Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)
Nolidae
Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
Arcyophora stalii (Wallengren, 1863) Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860) Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858) Risoba diplogramma Hampson, 1912
Notodontidae
Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)
Pterophoridae
Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Pyralidae
Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
Saturniidae
Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881) Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836) Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)
Sesiidae
Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863
Sphingidae
Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856) Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860) Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920
Thyrididae
Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)
Tineidae
Ceratophaga tragoptila (Meyrick, 1917) Monopis lamprostola Meyrick, 1918
Tortricidae
Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)