| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| last_updated | 12/04/2023 |
| Families | 136 |
| Tribes | 463 |
| Genera | 9129 |
| Species(accepted) | 29811 |
| Species(synonyms) | 6618 |
| Species(misapplied) | 2429 |
| Subspecies | 1891 |
| Plants | 7109 |
| Parasitoids | 1361 |
| Photos | 44841 |
| Types | 53004 |
| Publications | 9953 |
This website provides an online database of the Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera), updated with the latest information obtained from 9,900+ published sources and from our own studies. The current list is continuously updated and information on the original description, type locality, types and their depository, distribution and foodplants is added on a regular basis. Help us by sending your publications and/or photos to jurate.deprins@gmail.com or willy.deprins@gmail.com.
Feel free to use the information presented and please remember to cite us in any work you produce from this data. Utmost care was taken that the data incorporated in the database were correct. We decline any responsibility in case of damage to software- or hardware based on information used in this website.
People retrieving information from this website for their own research or for applied aspects such as pest control programs should acknowledge the usage of data from this website in the following format:
De Prins J. & De Prins W. 2011–2023.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera).
World Wide Web electronic publication http://www.afromoths.net [accession date].
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version 2023-09-18