There are about 2,100 known moth species of Kenya. 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 Kenya.
Alucitidae
Alucita dohertyi (Walsingham, 1909)
Anomoeotidae
Anomoeotes elegans Pagenstecher, 1903
Staphylinochrous holotherma Hampson, 1920
Arctiidae
Acantharctia atriramosa Hampson, 1907
Acantharctia bivittata (Butler, 1898) Acantharctia latifusca (Hampson, 1907) Acantharctia metaleuca Hampson, 1901 Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935 Acantharctia tenuifasciata Hampson, 1910 Acanthofrontia lithosiana Hampson, 1910 Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Afrasura hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900) Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) Afrasura peripherica (Strand, 1912) Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933) Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898) Aglossosia deceptans Hampson, 1914 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 alicia (Butler, 1876) Amata chloroscia (Hampson, 1901) Amata cholmlei (Hampson, 1907) Amata congener (Hampson, 1901) Amata consimilis (Hampson, 1901) Amata cuprizonata (Hampson, 1901) Amata dissimilis (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Amata marinoides Kiriakoff, 1954 Amata phoenicia (Hampson, 1898) Amata rubritincta (Hampson, 1903) Amata stenoptera (Zerny, 1912) Amata williami Rothschild, 1910 Amerila affinis (Rothschild, 1910) Amerila androfusca (Pinhey, 1952) Amerila bipartita (Rothschild, 1910) Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901) Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855) Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901) Amerila magnifica (Rothschild, 1910) Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997 Amerila niveivitrea (Bartel, 1903) Amerila puella (Fabricius, 1793) Amerila roseomarginata (Rothschild, 1910) Amerila thermochroa (Hampson, 1916) Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780) Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880 Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888) Amphicallia solai (Druce, 1907) Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882) Amsacta melanogastra (Holland, 1897) Amsactarctia pulchra (Rothschild, 1933) Anaphosia mirabilis (Bartel, 1903) Anapisa histrio (Kiriakoff, 1953) Anapisa melaleuca (Holland, 1898) Anapisa metarctioides (Hampson, 1907) Apisa canescens Walker, 1855 Apisa fontainei Kiriakoff, 1959 Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Archilema dentata Kühne, 2007 Archilema modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958) Archilema nivea Kühne, 2007 Archilema uelleburgensis (Strand, 1912) Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847) Asura friederikeae Kühne, 2007 Asura gubunica (Holland, 1893) Asura mutabilis Kühne, 2007 Asura naumanni Kühne, 2005 Asura pectinella Strand, 1922 Asura spinata Kühne, 2007 Asura spurrelli (Hampson, 1914) Asurgylla collenettei Kiriakoff, 1958 Automolis pallida (Hampson, 1901) Balacra compsa (Jordan, 1904) Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856 Balacra preussi (Aurivillius, 1904) Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892 Balacra rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893 Balacra rubrostriata (Aurivillius, 1892) Binna penicillata Walker, 1865 Carcinarctia laeliodes Hampson, 1916 Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901 Caripodia fuscicincta Hampson, 1914 Caripodia persimilis Hampson, 1914 Ceryx crawshayi Hampson, 1901 Ceryx semihyalina Kirby, 1896 Cragia adiastola (Kiriakoff, 1958) Cragia distigmata (Hampson, 1901) Cragia quadrinotata (Walker, 1864) Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 Ctenosia nephelistis Hampson, 1918 Cyana bigutta Karisch, 2005 Cyana flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003 Cyana margarethae (Kiriakoff, 1958) Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Cyana rejecta (Walker, 1854) Cyana ugandana (Strand, 1912) Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898) Eilema aurantisquamata (Hampson, 1918) Eilema creatoplaga (Hampson, 1901) Eilema debilissima Kiriakoff, 1958 Eilema flavibasis Hampson, 1900 Eilema gracilipennis (Wallengren, 1860) Eilema intermixta Kühne, 2007 Eilema leia (Hampson, 1901) Eilema marwitziana Strand, 1912 Eilema melasonea Hampson, 1903 Eilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911 Eilema peperita (Hampson, 1901) Eilema polioplaga (Hampson, 1901) Eilema rufofasciata (Rothschild, 1912) Eilema sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901) Eilema tegudentata Kühne, 2007 Epitoxis albicincta Hampson, 1903 Epitoxis ansorgei Rothschild, 1910 Epitoxis procridia Hampson, 1898 Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773) Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910 Estigmene atrifascia (Hampson, 1907) Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910 Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909 Estigmene tenuistrigata (Hampson, 1900) Estigmene trivitta (Walker, 18