There are about 1,400 known moth species of Uganda. 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 Uganda.
Alucitidae
Alucita dohertyi (Walsingham, 1909) Alucita loxoschista (Meyrick, 1931) Alucita molliflua (Meyrick, 1927)
Anomoeotidae
Staphylinochrous euryperalis Hampson, 1910
Staphylinochrous flavida Hampson, 1920
Staphylinochrous melanoleuca Hampson, 1910
Arctiidae
Acantharctia ansorgei Rothschild, 1910
Acantharctia atriramosa Hampson, 1907
Acantharctia aurivillii Bartel, 1903
Acantharctia flavicosta (Hampson, 1900) Acantharctia latifusca (Hampson, 1907) Acantharctia metaleuca Hampson, 1901 Acantharctia mundata (Walker, 1865) Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) Afrasura neavi (Hampson, 1914) Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) Afrasura peripherica (Strand, 1912) Afrasura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) Afrasura submarmorata (Kiriakoff, 1958) Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933) Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898) Aglossosia flavimarginata Hampson, 1900 Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) Alpenus pardalina (Rothschild, 1910) Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910) Amata basithyris Hampson, 1914 Amata cerbera (Linnaeus, 1764) Amata cuprizonata (Hampson, 1901) Amata cyanea Hampson, 1914 Amata jacksoni Rothschild, 1910 Amata kenredi (Rothschild, 1910) Amata marina (Butler, 1876) Amata monothyris Hampson, 1914 Amata nigrobasalis Rothschild, 1910 Amata ntebi (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Amata phaeobasis (Hampson, 1907) Amata rubritincta (Hampson, 1903) Amata tomasina (Butler, 1876) Amata xanthopleura Hampson, 1914 Amerila atrivena (Hampson, 1907) Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901) Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855) Amerila fuscivena (Hampson, 1916) Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901) Amerila nigrivenosa (Grünberg, 1910) Amerila niveivitrea (Bartel, 1903) Amerila pannosa (Grünberg, 1908) Amerila puella (Fabricius, 1793) Amerila thermochroa (Hampson, 1916) Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823) Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888) Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882) Anapisa endoxantha Hampson, 1914 Anapisa melaleuca (Holland, 1898) Anapisa metarctioides (Hampson, 1907) Apisa metarctiodes Hampson, 1907 Archilema cinderella (Kiriakoff, 1958) Archilema modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958) Archithosia discors (Kiriakoff, 1958) Archithosia tryphosa (Kiriakoff, 1858) Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847) Argina leonina (Walker, 1865) Asura friederikeae Kühne, 2007 Asura mutabilis Kühne, 2007 Asura pectinella Strand, 1922 Asura pinkurata Kühne, 2007 Asurgylla collenettei Kiriakoff, 1958 Balacra batesi Druce, 1910 Balacra compsa (Jordan, 1904) Balacra diaphana Kiriakoff, 1957 Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892 Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856 Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892 Balacra rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893 Balacra rubrostriata (Aurivillius, 1892) Binna scita (Walker, 1865) Carcinarctia rufa Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Caripodia chrysargyria Hampson, 1900 Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910 Ceryx cybelistes (Holland, 1893) Ceryx semihyalina Kirby, 1896 Cragia adiastola (Kiriakoff, 1958) Cragia distigmata (Hampson, 1901) Cragia quadrinotata (Walker, 1864) Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 Cyana flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003 Cyana margarethae (Kiriakoff, 1958) Cyana rejecta (Walker, 1854) Cyana ruwenzoriana Karisch, 2003 Cyana ugandana (Strand, 1912) Disparctia varicolor Toulgoët, 1978 Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898) Dubatolovia neurophaea (Hampson, 1911) Eilema debilissima Kiriakoff, 1958 Eilema gracilipennis (Wallengren, 1860) Eilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911 Eilema rufitincta (Hampson, 1914) Epilacydes bayoni (Berio, 1935) Epitoxis albicincta Hampson, 1903 Epitoxis ansorgei Rothschild, 1910 Epitoxis procridia Hampson, 1898 Eressa africana Hampson, 1914 Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910 Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909 Estigmene tenuistrigata (Hampson, 1900) Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775) Euchromia jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1911 Eurozonosia fulvinigra Hampson, 1914 Exilisia tripuncta (Kiriakoff, 1958) Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880) Galtara aurivilii (Pagenstecher, 1901) Galtara doriae (Oberthür, 1880) Galtara reticulata (Hampson, 1909) Hippurarctia ferrigera (Druce, 1910) Ilemodes astriga Hampson, 1916 Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900 Kiriakoffalia costimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) Lepista pandula (Boisduval, 1847) Mecistorhabdia haematoessa (Holland, 1893) Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Melisa