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Checklist of Society Island Lepidoptera (moths & butterflies)

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 Superfamily Family Subfamily Latin Name Islands Reference
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 Tineoidea Tineidae Erechthiinae Decadarchis pelotricha Meyrick 1926 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Decadarchis psammaula Meyrick 1921 . Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Decadarchis simulans Butler 1879 . Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Decadarchis sphenacna Meyrick . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Decadarchis sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Erechthias praedatrix (Meyrick, 1935) . Meyrick 1935, Viette 1949
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       Erechthias zebrina Butler, 1881 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Pisistrata trypheropa Meyrick, 1924 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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     Hieroxestinae Opogona aurisquamosa (Butler, 1881) . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Opogona aurisquamosa (Butler, 1881) . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Opogona sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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     Tineinae Tinea monospila Meyrick, 1928 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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 Gracillarioidea Gracillariidae   Gracillaria sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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 Yponomeutoidea Heliodinidae   Stathmopoda cryptophaea Meyrick, 1922 . Viette 1949
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   Plutellidae   Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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   Praydinae   Prays nephelomima Meyrick, 1907 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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   Yponomeutidae   Simaethus orthogona (Meyrick, 1886) . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Simaethus chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886) . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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 Gelechioidea Cosmopterygidae   Asymphorodes chalcozona Meyrick, 1934 . Meyrick 1935, Viette 1949
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       Asymphorodes monoxesta Meyrick, 1929 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Cosmopterix flavofasciata Wollaston, 1879 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Cosmopterix melanarches Meyrick, 1929 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Syntomaula simulatella (Walker, 1864) . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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   Gelechiidae Pexicopiinae Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1843) . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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     Gelechiinae Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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   Oecophoridae   Stoeberhinus testacea Butler, 1881 . Viette 1949
Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Dichelopa iochorda Meyrick, 1926 . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Dichelopa argoschista Meyrick, 1929 . Meyrick 1929; Viette 1949
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       Dichelopa fulvistrigata Meyrick 1929 . Meyrick 1929; Viette 1949
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     Olethreutinae Bactra litigatrix Meyrick, 1929 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Bactra sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847 . Meyrick 1935, Viette 1949
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       Cryptophlebia rhynchias (Meyrick, 1905) . Viette 1949
      Cryptophlebia pallifimbriana Bradley, 1953 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886) . Meyrick 1928; Meyrick 1935, Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Strepsicrates sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Strepsicrates sp.1 . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Strepsicrates sp.2 . [Oboyski 2002]
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 Alucitoidea Alucitidae   . . .
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 Pterophoroidea Pterphoridae   Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873 . Viette 1949
Copromorphoidea Carposinidae   undetermined sp.1 . [Oboyski 2002]
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   Copromorphidae   Dryanassa erebactis Meyrick, 1936 . Viette 1949
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 Immoidea Immidae   Imma chloroplintha Meyrick 1928 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
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       Imma oxypeselia Meyrick 1928 . Meyrick 1928; Viette 1949
      Imma sp. . [Oboyski, 2002]
Hyblaeoidea Hyblaeidae   Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777) . Hammes & Putoa 1986, Orhant 2002
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 Pyraloidea Crambidae Spilomelinae Phythagorea categorica Meyrick, 1929 . Viette 1949
      Piletocera signiferalis Wallengren, 1860 . Viette 1949
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     Pyraustinae Archernis subfulvalis Klima 1939 . Viette 1949
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       Calamochrous thermochra Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Diaphania indica Saunders . Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Diaphania uranoptris Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Diaphania psammocyma Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Diasema ramburialis Duponchel 1831 . Viette 1949
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       Diplopseustis hemiophthalma Meyrick . Meyrick 135
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       Ercta ornatalis Duponchel 1831 . Viette 1949
      Glyphodes multilinealis Kenrick 1907 . [Oboyski]
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       Hellula undalis Fabricius . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Ischnurges octoguttalis Felder & Rogenhofer 1874 . Viette 1949
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       Lamprosema diemenalis Guenee . Viette 1949
      Marasmia hemicrossa Meyrick 1886 . Viette 1949
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       Marasmia poeyalis Boisduval . .
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       Marasmia trapezalis Guenee . Viette 1949
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       Marasmia venilialis Walker 1859 . Viette 1949
      Maruca vitrata [testulalis] (Fabricius 1787) . Viette 1949
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       Mecyna aureolalis Lederer 1863 . Viette 1949
      Omiodes dieminalis (Guenee) . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Psara licarsisalis Walker 1859 . Viette 1949
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       Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius 1775) . Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Stemorrhages thetydalis (Guenee) . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Susumia exigua Bulter . .
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       Syngamia floridalis Zeller 1825 . Viette 1949
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       Terastia subjectalis Lederer . .
      undetermined sp.1 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.2 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.3 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.4 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.5 . [Oboyski 2002]
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     Scopariinae Eudonia spp. . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Scoparia philophna Merick 1929 . Viette 1949
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   Pyralidae Galleriinae Meliphora grisella Fabricius 1794 . Viette 1949
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     Phycitinae Acrobasis ptilophanes Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Cryptoblabes [Eurhodope] ardescens (Meyrick) . Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Cryptoblabes plagioleuca Turner . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Cateremna halmophila Meyrick . Clarke 1986
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       Cateremna sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Ephestia kuehniella Zeller . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Etiella drososcia Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Homeosoma inexplorata Meyrick 1929 . Viette 1949
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       Homeosoma sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
    Pyralinae Endotricha mesenterialis Walker 1859 . Viette 1949
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       Herculia repetita Butler 1887 . Viette 1949
Sphingoidea Sphingidae   Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus 1758) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
      Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval 1832) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Gnathothlibus collardi [Haxaire] . .
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       Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus 1766) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
      Macroglossum hirundo Boisduval 1832 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Philodila astyanor Boisduval 1875 . .
Noctuoidea Arctiidae   Argina cribraria Linnaeus 1758 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson 1907 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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   Noctuidae   Anigraea ochrobasis Hampson 1912 . .
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       Avatha discolor Fabricius 1794 . .
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       Bastilla insularum Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
      Bastilla tahitiensis Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Dysgonia insularum Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Dysgonia solomonensis tahitiensis Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Ericeia sp. . .
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       Lacera noctilio Fabricius 1794 . .
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       Rhesalides asphalta Swinhoe 1901 . .
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     Acontiinae Amyna octo (Guenee 1852) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949, 1951
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       Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren 1863 . .
      Eublemma crassiuscula Walker 1864 . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Eublemma rivula (Moore 1882) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
    Amphipyrinae Callopistria alticola Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
      Callopistria maillardi Guenee 1862 . Orhant 2002
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       Callopistria reticulata Pagenstecher 1884 . Orhant 2002
      Callopistria steevei Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
      Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius 1775) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Condica conducta Walker 1857 . .
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       Condica hollowayi Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      Condica illecta Walker 1865 . Orhant 2003
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       Condica serva (Walker 1858) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Spodoptera exempta Walker . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Spodoptera litura (Fabricius 1775) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986, Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval 1833) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Tiracola plagiata Walker 1857 . Hammes & Putoa 1986, Orhant 2002
    Catcolinae Achaea janata (Linnaeus 1758) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
      Grammodes oculicola Walker . .
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       Hypaetra discolor Fabrcius 1794 . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Hypocala deflorata australiae Butler 1892 . .
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       Mocis frugalis (Fabricius 1775) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
      Mocis trifasciata (Stephens 1829) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
      Ophiusa [Anua] coronata (Fabricius 1775) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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     Chloephorinae Earias huegeli Rogenhofer 1870 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Earias perhuegeli Holloway 1977 . Paulian 1998
    Euteliinae Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenee 1852 . .
      Targalla delatrix (Guenee 1852) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
    Hadeninae Athetis nonagrica (Walker 1864) . Hammes & Putoa 1986, Orhant 2002
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       Athetis thoracica (Moore 1884) . Collenette 1928; Viette 199; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Mythimna loreyimina (Rungs 1953) . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Mythimna mouai Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Mythimna separate (Walker 1865) . .
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       Tiracola plagiata Walker 1857 . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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     Heliothinae Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner 1809) . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Heliothis assulta (Guenee 1852) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949, 1951; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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     Herminiinae Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker 1859) . Collenette 1928; Orhant 2002
    Hypeninae Fautaua diagonalis Collenette 1928 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Fautaua innupta Collenette 1928 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949, Orhant 2002
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       Fautaua minor Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      Hydrillodes crispipalpus Collenette 1928 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Hydrillodes epidela Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Hydrillodes sechani Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      Hypena sp. . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Hypena cracens Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      Hypena fulvifasciata Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Hypena longfieldae Collenette 1928 . Orhant 2002
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       Hypena perexilis Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Hypena walkeri Collenette 1928 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Schrankia sp. . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Simplicia caenensalis Walker 1858 . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
    Noctuinae Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel 1766 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Anticarsia irrorata (Fabricius 1781) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen 1880) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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     Nolinae Nola insularum (Collenette 1928) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
    Ophiderinae Aedia sericea (Butler 1882) . Collenette 1928; Orhant 2002
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       Anomis flava (Fabricius 1775) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Anomis involuta vitiensis (Butler 1886) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Anomis marauensis Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
      Anomis sabulifera involuta Walker . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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 Eudocima fullonia (Clerck 1764) . Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Ophideres fullonica Linnaeus 1758 . Viette 1949
      Polydesma boarmioides Guenee . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Polydesma umbricola Boisduval 1833 . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Serrodes campana Guenee 1852 . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Serrodes mediopallens Prout . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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     Plusinae Agrapha albostriata Bremer & Grey 1853 . .
      Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper 1789) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Chrysodeixis collardi Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Chrysodeixis copiaria Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Chrysodeixis eriosoma Doubleday 1843 . Orhant 2002
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       Plusia sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Trichoplusia collardi Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Trichoplusia ni Hubner 1803 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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     Strictopterinae Savoca divitalis (Walker 1863) . Collenette 1928; Viette 1949
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 Geometroidea Geometridae   Scopula tahitiensis Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      undetermined sp.01 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.02 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.02A . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.03 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.04 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.05 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.06 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.07 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.08 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.09 . [Oboyski 2002]
      undetermined sp.10 . [Oboyski 2002]
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     Ennominae Cleora albipuncta Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Cleora caliginosa Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Cleora collenettei Prout 1929 . Prout 1929
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       Cleora esoterica Prout 1929 pussilanimis . Prout 1929
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       Cleora leucostigma Prout . .
      Cleora licornaria (Guenee 1858) . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Cleora longipectina Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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       Cleora myrmidonaria (Guenee 1858) . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Cleora nitidula Orhant 2002 . Orhant 2002
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     Geometrinae Thalassodes microchloropis . Hammes & Putoa 1986
      Thalassodes pilaria Guenee 1858 . Viette 1949, 1951; Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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     Larentiinae Bosara montana Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
      Chloroclystis sp. . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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       Chloroclystis lepta Meyrick 1886 . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998
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       Gymnoscelis erymna Meyrick 1886 . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
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       Gymnoscelis imparatalis Walker 1865 (chk spelling) . Viette 1949; Paulian 1998; Orhant 2002
      Gymnoscelis mooreaensis Orhant 2003? . .
      Gymnoscelis sp. . [Oboyski 2002]
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       Gymnoscelis tristrigosa Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker 1866 . .
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     Sterrhinae Anisodes sp. . .
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       Anisodes brevispiralis Orhant 2003 . Orhant 2003
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       Anisodes decolorata Warren 1897 . Viette 1949
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       Anisodes [Perixera] niveopuncta (Warren 1897) . Paulian 1998 (chk author)
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 Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Danainae Anosia plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Euploea lewinii C & R Felder, 1865 . Hammes & Putoa 1986
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     Heliconiinae Phalanta gabertii (Guérin-Meneville 1829) . Poulton & Riley 1928; Paulian 1998
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     Nymphalinae Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae (Felder, 1862) . Poulton & Riley 1928, Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Junonia villida taitica (Frühstorfer, 1912) . Paulian 1998
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     Satyrinae Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 . Poulton & Riley 1928, Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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   Lycaenidae Polyommmatinae Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, 1832) . Poulton & Riley 1928; Paulian 1998
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       Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) . Hammes & Putoa 1986; Paulian 1998
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       Zizeera labradus cheesmanae (Riley, 1929) . Poulton & Riley 1928
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     Theclinae Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868) . Poulton & Riley 1928
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     (unassigned) Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832) . Poulton & Riley 1928, Hirowatari 1990; Paulian 1998