| Scientific name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivula pumilalis | Hacker, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rivula ranomafana | Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rivula sororcula | (Saalmüller, 1880) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rivula striatilalis | Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rivula tanitalis | Rebel, 1912 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rodolphia hombergi | Le Cerf, 1911 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rodolphia pauliani | (Viette, 1955) | species | Synonym | ||
| Roeslerinia horrens | (Balinsky, 1994) | species | Accepted | ||
| Roeslerinia lugubris | (Balinsky, 1994) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rohaniella pygmaea | (Maassen & Weymer, 1885) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rohaniella pygmaea guineensis | Bouvier, 1928 | subspecies | Synonym | ||
| Rohaniella pygmaea jebbae | (Sharpe, 1899) | subspecies | Accepted | ||
| Rohaniella pygmaea pygela | (Druce, 1886) | subspecies | Synonym | ||
| Rohaniella pygmaea pygmaea | (Maassen & Weymer, 1885) | subspecies | Accepted | ||
| Romaleostaura insularis | Kiriakoff, 1960 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rooiklipia michaelmeyi | Mey & Léger, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rooiklipia mirabib | (Mey, 2011) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rooiklipia neufferae | Mey & Léger, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Rooiklipia vanbiljoni | Mey & Léger, 2021 | species | Accepted | ||
| Roppa nigrolineata | (Carpenter, 1895) | species | Synonym | ||
| Roppa rhabdophora | (Hampson, 1910) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rosinella maxima | (Gaede, 1928) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rosinella rosinaria | (Hampson, 1910) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rothia agrius | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) | species | Accepted | ||
| Rothia allaudi | Strand, 1912 | species | Misapplied |