Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Family: Agathiphagidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Agathiphaga queenslandensis | Dumbleton, 1952 | Kauri moth | (rediscovered) | Queensland, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Brahmaeidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Calliprogonos miraculosa | Mell, 1937 | - | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Carposinidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Carposina niponensis | Walsingham, 1900 | (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Castniidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Synemon edwardsi | Williams & Williams 2016 | Kukerin sunmoth, Splendid sun-moth | (rediscovered) | Western Australia (south-western), Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Choreutidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Brenthia elachista | Walsingham in Andrews, 1900 | - | ? | Christmas Island, Australia | Missing | Access |
Family: Coleophoridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Coleophora leucochrysella | Clemens, 1863 | American Coleophorid moth, Chestnut case-bearer moth | early 20th century | USA | Extinct | Access |
Family: Cosmopterigidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Euclemensia woodiella | (Curtis, 1830) | Manchester tinea, Manchester moth | (rediscovered) | Texas, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hyposmocoma neckerensis | Swezey, 1926 | Necker petrochroan leaf miner moth | ? | Gardner Pinnacles & Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Crambidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Eudonia linealis |
(Walker, 1866) | Crambid snout moth | 1866 or before | Nelson, South Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes anastrepta | Meyrick, 1899 | (rediscovered) | O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Omiodes anastreptoides | Swezey, 1913 | Kohala Mountain sedge hedyleptan moth | (rediscovered) | Hawai'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Omiodes asaphombra | Meyrick, 1899 | 'Ohe hedyleptan moth | (rediscovered) | Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Omiodes continuatalis | (Wallengren, 1860) | (rediscovered) | all main islands except Kaho‘olawe & Ni‘ihau, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Omiodes epicentra | Meyrick, 1899 | Oahu swamp hedyleptan moth | 1900's | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes euryprora | Meyrick, 1899 | Ola'a banana hedyleptan moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes fullawayi | Swezey, 1913 | Fullaway's banana hedyleptan moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes giffardi | Swezey, 1921 | Giffard's 'ohe hedyleptan moth | 1982 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes iridias | Meyrick, 1899 | Kilauea Pa'Iniu hedyleptan moth | (rediscovered) | Hawai'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Omiodes laysanensis | Swezey, 1914 | Laysan hedyleptan moth | 1911 | Laysan, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes meyrickii | Swezey, 1907 | Meyrick's banana hedyleptan moth, Moloka’i sedge leafroller moth | 1982 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes monogona | Meyrick, 1888 | Hawaiian bean leafroller moth | (rediscovered) | all main islands except Kaho‘olawe & Ni‘ihau, Hawaiian islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Omiodes musicola | Swezey, 1909 | Maui banana hedyleptan moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Omiodes telegrapha | Meyrick, 1899 | Telegraphic hedyleptan moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Elachistidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Elachista trifasciata |
(Wollaston, 1879) |
|
(rediscovered) |
St. Helena |
Rediscovered |
Family: Erebidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Apantesis eureka | (Ferguson & Schmidt, 2007) | (rediscovered) | Idaho & Utah, USA | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Grammia edwardsii | (Stretch, 1872) | Edward's tiger moth | ? | California (& Oregon?), USA | Missing | Access |
| Gurna indica | (Moore, 1879) | - | (rediscovered) | India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hypena laysanensis | Swezey, 1914 | Laysan dropseed noctuid moth, Cranberry cutworm | 1911 (1912?) | Laysan, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Hypena newelli | (Swezey, 1913) | Hilo noctuid moth | 1935 or before (1920's?) | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Hypena plagiota | (Meyrick, 1899) | Lovegrass noctuid moth, Lovegrass owlet moth | ? | Kaui, Maui and Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Hypena senicula | (Meyrick, 1928) | Kaholuamano noctuid moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Maculonaclia florida | (de Joannis, 1906) | (rediscovered) | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Mecodina metagrapta | Hampson, 1926 | - | (rediscovered) | Belgaum, Karnataka & Maharashtra, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Tipulodes annae | Przybyłowicz, 2003 | (rediscovered) | Colombia & Panama | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Virbia nigricans | (Reakirt, 1864) | Dark moth | 1960's | New Jersey & Pennsylvania, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Ethmiidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Ethmia monachella | Busck, 1910 | Lost moth, Lost ethmiid moth | ? | Colorado, USA | Rediscovered? | Access |
Family: Gelechidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Anacampsis lupinella | Busck, 1901 | (rediscovered) | Ontario, Canada | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Geometridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Callioratis millari |
Hampson, 1905 | Millar's tiger moth | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Chrysolarentia decisaria | (Walker, 1863) | Grassland looper moth, Tunbridge looper moth | (rediscovered) | Tasmania & Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Eupithecia ogilviata | (Warren, 1905) | Geometer moth | 1905 | Azores, Macaronesia | Missing | Access |
| Eupithecia pusillata anglicata | Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 | Juniper looper moth, Juniper pug | ? | United Kingdom | Invalid (synonym)? | Access |
| Lambdina canitiaria | Rupert, 1944 | - | ? | New York, USA | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Lignyoptera thaumastaria |
(Rebel, 1901) | - | (rediscovered) | Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro | Rediscovered | Access |
| Milionia aetheria | (Turner, 1947) | - | (rediscovered) | Mt. Lewis, Queensland (north), Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Rheumaptera mochica | (Dognin, 1904) | (rediscovered) | Chile & Peru | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Scopula achroa | (Lower, 1902) | Saltmarsh looper moth | (rediscovered) | Tasmania, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Scotorythra megalophylla | Meyrick, 1899 | Kona giant looper moth | 1900's | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Scotorythra nesiotes | (Perkins, 1901) | Ko'olau giant looper moth | 1900's | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Scotorythra paratactis | Meyrick, 1904 | Hawaiian hopseed looper moth | 1900's | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Semiothisa ochrifascia | Warren, 1897 | Ochre-banded looper moth | 18 June 1945 | Bermuda Islands | Missing | Access |
| Thera juniperata orcadensis | Cockayne, 1950 | Hoy Island juniper looper moth | ? | Orkneys, Great Britain | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Thetidia smaragdaria maritima | (Prout, 1935) | Essex emerald moth | 1996 | the Essex and Kent coasts, England | Missing | Access |
| †Tritocleis microphylla | Meyrick, 1899 | Ola'a peppered looper moth | 1890's | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Xanthorhoe bulbulata | (Guenée, 1868) | - | between 20 February and 14 March 1991 | South Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
Family: Gracillariidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Parectopa leucocyma | Meyrick, 1889 | - | - | New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
| Philodoria costalis | Swezey, 1934 | ? | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria lipochaetaella | (Swezey, 1940) | ? | Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria micropetala | Walsingham, 1907 | ? | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria nigrella | Walsingham, 1907 | ? | Hawaii (=Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria nigrelloides | (Swezey, 1946) | ? | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria opuhe | Kobayashi, Johns & Kawahara, 2021 | ? | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria pipturiana | Swezey, 1923 | ? | Hawaii (=Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria pipturicola | Swezey, 1915 | ? | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria pittosporella | (Swezey, 1928) | ? | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria spilota | (Walsingham, 1907) | ? | Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria sp. nov. 'Lanai' | - | ? | Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access | |
| Philodoria sp. nov. 'Oahu' | - | Oahu leaf miner, O'ahu hesperomannia philodoria moth | 1987 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Sabulopteryx botanica | Hoare & Patrick, 2019 | - | New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Hepialidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Aoraia mairi | Buller, 1872 (1873?) | Buller's moth | 1867 | Ruahine Range, North Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
| Gazoryctra mcglashani | Edwards, 1886 | - | (rediscovered) | California, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Hesperiidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Andronymus thomasi |
Riley, 1928 | (rediscovered) | São Tomé and Príncipe (both islands) | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Chioides marmorosa | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) | (rediscovered) | Cuba | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Croitana aestiva | Edwards, 1979 | Desert sand-skipper, Aestiva skipper | (rediscovered) | MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Dalla bubobon | (Dyar, 1921) | - | (rediscovered) | Michoacán, Mexico | Rediscovered | Access |
| Epargyreus zestos oberon | Worthington, 1881 | Zestos skipper butterfly | ? | Florida, USA | Missing | Access |
| Euphyes bayensis | Shuey, 1989 | Bay skipper, Bay St. Louis skipper | (rediscovered) | Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Halpe sikkima | Moore, 1882 | - | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hesperia busiris |
Fabricius, 1793
|
- | 1700's | West Africa? | Missing | Access |
| Hesperia meskei pinocayo | Gatrelle & Minno, 2003 | Rockland grass skipper butterfly, Rockland meske’s skipper | 2000 | Florida, USA | Missing | Access |
| Hesperilla mastersi marakupa | Couchman, 1965 | - | 1963 | Tasmania, Australia | Missing or invalid | Access |
| Stimula swinhoei swinhoei |
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) | Watson’s demon | (rediscovered) | Meghalaya, India | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Immidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Moca chlorolepis | (Walsingham, 1900) | - | 1898 | Christmas Island, Indian Ocean | Missing | Access |
Family: Lycaenidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Anthene juanitae | Henning & Henning, 1993 | Juanita's hairtail | (rediscovered) | Limpopo Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri | Comstock & Huntington, 1943 | Miami blue | (rediscovered) | Florida, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Deloneura immaculata | Trimen, 1868 | Pale Yellow Bashee River buff, Mbashe River buff, Bashee River buff | between 27 December 1863 and 1 January 1864 | near Fort Bowker, overlooking the Mbashe River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Extinct | Access |
| Erikssonia edgei | Gardiner & Terblanche, 2010 | Waterberg copper, Edge's acraea copper, tilodi copper | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Eumaeus atala florida | Rueber | Florida hairstreak | (rediscovered) | Florida, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Famegana alsulus taiwana
|
Sonan, 1938 | Taiwan black-spotted grass blue, Black star kyi blue butterfly, Black star kyi lycaenidae | ? | Taiwan (=Formosa) | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis | Perkins & Emmel, 1977 | Palos Verdes blue | (rediscovered) | Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, United States | Rediscovered | Access |
| Glaucopsyche xerces | Boisduval, 1852 | Xerces blue (butterfly) | 1942-1943 | San Francisco, California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Heliophorus yunnani | D'Abrera, 1993 | (rediscovered) | Yunnan, China | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Icaricia icarioides fenderi | (Macy, 1931) | - | - | Willamette Valley, Oregon (northwestern), USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Iolaus bellina maris |
(Riley, 1928) | 1989 | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | Missing | Access | |
| Lepidochrysops hypopolia | Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Morant’s blue | 1879 | KwaZulu-Natal and North Western Province, South Africa | Extinct | Access |
| Lepidochrysops lotana | Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana blue | - | Limpopo Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Lepidochrysops methymna dicksoni | Tite, 1964 | Dickson's dark opal, Dickson's monkey blue, Tygerberg monkey blue | c.1962 | Tygerberg Hills, northeast of Cape Town, South Africa | Missing | Access |
| Leptotes mandersi | (Druce, 1907) | Mauritius blue | (rediscovered) | Mauritius | Rediscovered | Access |
| Lycaena dispar dispar | Haworth, 1803 | British large copper | 1851 (1864?) | United Kingdom | Extinct | Access |
| Maculinea arion eutyphron | Fruhstorfer, 1915 | British large blue | 1979 | United Kingdom | Extinct | Access |
| Maculinea teleius burdigalensis | Stempffer, 1932 | Scarce large blue | ? | France | Extant? | Access |
| Ogyris halmaturia | Tepper, 1890 | Eastern large bronze azure butterfly | - | South Australia (including Kangaroo Island), Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Ogyris subterrestris petrina | Field, 1999 | Lake Douglas arid bronze azure | - | Lake Douglas, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Orachrysops niobe | (Trimen, 1862) | Brenton blue | - | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida | Crosby, 1951 | Eltham copper | - | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Philotes sonorensis extinctis | Mattoni, 1991 | Disappeared Sonoran blue | pre-1969 | Southern California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Plebejus argus masseyi | Tutt, 1909 | Massey's silver-studded blue | c. 1942 | England (northwest) | Extinct | Access |
| Plebejus icarioides pheres | Boisduval, 1852 | Pheres blue, Boisduval's blue | ? | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Plebejus idas lotis | Lintner, 1878 | Lotis blue | 1983 (1994?) | California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Plebejus saepiolus aureolus | Emmel, Emmel and Mattoon, 1998 | San Gabriel Mountains blue butterfly | 1985 | San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Plebejus saepiolus insulanus | Blackmore, 1920 | Vancouver Island breenish blue, Vancouver Island blue, Island blue | 1979 | Vancouver Island (southern/southeastern), British Columbia, Canada | Missing | Access |
| Polyommatus caeruleus | Staudinger, 1871 | Caspian blue argus | - | Caspian area | Rediscovered | Access |
| Polyommatus escheri ahmar | Le Cerf, 1928 | Moroccan escher’s blue | ? | Morocco | Missing | Access |
| Polyommatus theresiae | Schurian, van Oorschot & van den Brink, 1992 | Saimbeyli blue, Theresia’s blue, Teressa blue | - | Adana Province, Turkey (southern) | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Pseudophilotes fatma |
(Oberthür, 1890) | - | (rediscovered) | Maghreb region (incl. Algeria) | Rediscovered | Access |
| Sinthusa nasaka pallidior | Fruhstorfer, 1912 | West Himalayan narrow spark | (rediscovered) | Uttarakhand, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Trimenia malagrida malagrida | (Wallengren, 1857) | Scarce Mountain copper, Lion's head copper | 1994 | Table Mountains, Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | Access |
| Trimenia wallengrenii wallengrenii | (Trimen, 1887) | Wallengren's copper, Wallengren's silver-spotted copper | ? | South Africa | Missing | Access |
Family: Nepticulidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Ectoedemia castaneae | Busck, 1913 | American chestnut moth | ? | USA | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Ectoedemia phleophaga | Busck, 1914 | Phleophagan chestnut moth | ? | USA | Extinct | Access |
| Stigmella maoriella | Walker, 1864 | Pigmy leafminer moth | November 1853 or before | Auckland, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
Family: Noctuidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Agrotis ceropachoides | Guenée, 1868 | Owlet moth | (rediscovered) | Mid Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
| Agrotis cremata | Butler, 1880 | Maui Agrotis noctuid moth, Cremata Agrotis noctuid moth, Maui cutworm | ? | Maui and Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Agrotis crinigera | Butler, 1881 | Poko noctuid moth, Larger Hawaiian cutworm | February 1879 or later | Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai Laysan, Maui, Molokai and Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis fasciata | Rothschild, 1894 | Midway noctuid moth, Midway mudworm | pre-1909 | Midway Atoll (aka Midway Island/s), Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis kerri | Swezey, 1920 | Kerr's noctuid moth | 26 June 1923 or later | French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis laysanensis | Rothschild, 1894 | Laysan noctuid moth | 1911 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis melanoneura | Meyrick, 1899 | Black-veined agrotis noctuid moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Agrotis microreas | Meyrick, 1899 | Microreas agrotis noctuid moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Agrotis panoplias | Meyrick, 1899 | Kona agrotis noctuid moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Agrotis photophila | Butler, 1879 | Light-loving noctuid moth | c.1900 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis procellaris | Meyrick, 1900 | Procellaris agrotis noctuid moth | pre-1901 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Agrotis tephrias | Meyrick, 1899 | Kauai agrotis noctuid moth | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Anomocala hopkinsi | Tams, 1935 | - | (rediscovered) | Savai'i, Samoa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Apamea smythi | Franclemont, 1952 | Smyth's noctuid moth | ? | Illinois & Virginia, USA | Missing | Access |
| Autoplusia olivacea | Skinner, 1917 | Olivaceous noctuid moth | August 1916 or later | California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Cucullia gnaphalii occidentalis | Boursin, 1945 | Cudweed moth | 1979 | South-east England | Missing or invalid | Access |
| Dyrzela plagiata | Walker, 1858 "1857" | (rediscovered) | India | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Eustrotia matercula | (Saalmüller, 1880) | - | (rediscovered) | Madagascar | Rediscovered | Access |
| Euxoa chimoensis |
Hardwick, 1966
|
- | ? | Quebec, Canada | Extant? | Access |
| Hecatesia sp. nov. "amata" | - | Mimetic whistling moth | (rediscovered) | Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Helicoverpa confusa | Hardwick, 1965 | Confused moth, Confused helicoverpan noctuid moth, Confusing bollworm moth | (rediscovered) | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Helicoverpa minuta | Hardwick, 1965 | Minute noctuid moth, Minute helicoverpan noctuid moth | pre-1912 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Lithophane furcifera suffusa | Tutt, 1892 | Conformist noctuid moth | 1959 | Glamorgan(shire), Wales (south) | Missing | Access |
| Pachetra sagittigera britannica | Turner, 1933 | Feathered ear noctuid moth, Feathered ear | early 1960's | Britain | Missing or invalid | Access |
| Papaipema aerata | Lyman, 1901 | Bronzed borer | 1963 | USA (Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania) | Missing | Access |
| Papaipema angelica | Smith, 1899 | - | ? | California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Papaipema aweme | Lyman, 1908 | Awesome borer moth, Aweme borer, Small white-aster moth | ? | North America | Rediscovered | Access |
| Papaipema dribi | Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 | - | (rediscovered) | New Mexico, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Sparkia immacula | (Grote, 1883) | - | (rediscovered) | Arizona & New Mexico, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Xestia staudingeri | (Möschler, 1862) | - | ? | New Hampshire (& Colorado?), USA | Extant? | Access |
Family: Notodontidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Heterocampa ditta | Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 | Santa Catalina Mountains prominent | ? | Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, USA | Missing | Access |
| Heterocampa simulans | Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 | Iowa prominent | 1924 or earlier | Iowa, USA | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Himeropteryx yui | Okano, 1969 | - | - | Taiwan | Rediscovered | Access |
| Oligocentria paradisus | Benjamin, 1932 | Paradise prominent | ? | Arizona, USA | Missing | Access |
| Oligocentria pinalensis | Benjamin, 1932 | Arizona prominent | ? | Arizona, USA | Missing | Access |
| Ptilophora rufula | Kobayashi, 1994 | - | - | Taiwan | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Nymphalidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Actinote zikani | (d'Almeida, 1951) | - | Brazil | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Antanartia borbonica mauritiana | Manders, 1908 | Mauritius admiral | 1947 | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Missing | Access |
| Argynnis hyperbius inconstans | Butler, 1873 | Australian fritillary | 2001 | New South Wales & Queensland, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Boloria pales yangi |
Hsu & Yen, 1997
|
Yang's alpine fritillary | ? | Taiwan | Missing | Access |
| Calinaga aborica | Tytler, 1915 | - | (rediscovered) | Arunachal Pradesh, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Calisto israeli | Torre, 1973 | - | (rediscovered) | Cuba | Rediscovered | Access |
| Cercyonis pegala wheeleri | Edwards, 1873 | Wheeler's wood nymph, Wheeler's Satyr butterfly | ? | Owens Lake, Inyo County, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Cercyonis sthenele sthenele | Boisduval, 1852 | Sthelene wood nymph, Great Basin wood nymph butterfly | ? | California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Charaxes defulvata | Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | (rediscovered) | São Tomé | Uncertain | Access | |
| Charaxes inopinatus | (Röber, 1939) | - | - | New Britain | Rediscovered | Access |
| Chlosyne leanira obsoleta | Edwards, 1877 |
Obsolete checkerspot, Leanira checkerspot
|
1956 | California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Dingana fraterna | Henning & Henning, 1996 | Stoffberg widow | (rediscovered) | Stoffberg (southwest), Mpumalanga Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Dira jansei | (Swierstra, 1911) | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered or relocated | Access | |
| Euphydryas chalcedona perdiccas | Gunder, 1932 | Island checkerspot, Variable checkerspot | ? | Vancouver Island (souther), Canada | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Euploea crameri nicevillei
|
(Moore, 1890) | Sundarbans crow | (rediscovered) | Sundarbans, Bangladesh | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Euploea eleutho
|
(Latreille & Godart, 1819) | Marianas monarch butterfly | 1975 | Marianas Islands (Alamagan, Anatahan, Guam, Saipan and Rota) | Missing | Access |
| Euploea euphon desjardinsii | (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) | Desjardin's monarch butterfly, Rodrigues crow | ? | Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands | Missing | Access |
| Euploea phaenareta juvia |
Fruhstorfer, 1908
|
Juvia large crow | ? | Taiwan (=Formosa) | Missing | Access |
| Euploea rogeri | (Geyer, 1837) | Roger's monarch butterfly, Roger's crow | c.1820 | Seychelles? | Missing | Access |
| Heliconius nattereri | Felder & Felder, 1865 | Natterer's longwing | (rediscovered) | Brazil (eastern) | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hyalyris lactea granatina | Willmott & Lamas, 2020 | Ecuador | Missing | Access | ||
| Lethe liae | Huang, 2002 | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Libythea ancoata | Grose-Smith, 1891 | Madagascar coast snout | 1893 | Madagascar (northwest) | Missing | Access |
| Libythea cinyras | Trimen, 1866 | Mauritius libythid butterfly, Mauritius snout butterfly | 1865 |
Moka district, Mauritius
|
Extinct | Access |
| Libythea collenettei | Poulton & Riley, 1928 | Marquesan snout butterfly | - | Nuku Hiva and Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | Missing | Access |
| Neonympha mitchellii francisci | Parshall & Kral, 1989 | St. Francis’ satyr, Saint Francis' satyr | - | North Carolina, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Neptis guamensis | Swinhoe, 1916 | Guam glider | ? | Guam, Micronesia | Missing | Access |
| Neptis soma shania | Evans, 1924 | - | - | Bangladesh | Rediscovered | Access |
| Orobrassolis latusoris | Penz & Simonsen 2011 | - | 1919 | Paraná, Brazil | Missing | Access |
| Phalanta philiberti | (de Joannis, 1893) | Philibert's leopard butterfly, Seychelles leopard | 1960 | Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette) | Missing | Access |
| Polyura pyrrhus tiberius | Waterhouse, 1920 | - | 1969 | Lord Howe Islands, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Pseudochazara mamurra amymone | Brown, 1976 | - | - | Albania & Greece | Rediscovered | Access |
| Salamis augustina vinsoni | Le Cerf, 1922 | Mauritian Mother-of-Pearl (butterfly) | August 1929 or 1957 | Mauritius | Missing | Access |
| Speyeria adiaste atossa | Edwards, 1890 | Atossa fritillary | 1960 |
California (southern), USA
|
Missing | Access |
| Speyeria callippe ssp. nov. 'Willamette' | - | Willamette silverspot butterfly, Willamette callippe fritillary (butterfly) | ? | Benton County, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA | Missing | Access |
| Speyeria zerene myrtleae | dos Passos & Grey, 1945 | Myrtle's silverspot (butterfly) | ? | California, USA | Extinct or extant | Access |
| Stuardosatyrus williamsianus | (Butler, 1868) | - | - | Chile | Rediscovered | Access |
| Stygionympha dicksoni | (Riley, 1938) | Dickson’s brown, Dickson's hillside brown, Tygerberg Hillside brown | 1985 | Tygerberg Hills, Western Cape (south-western), South Africa | Missing | Access |
| Symbrenthia silana | de Nicéville, 1885 | Scarce jester | - | Arunachal Pradesh, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Telchinia guichardi | (Gabriel, 1949) | Guichard's acraea | pre-1950 | Ethiopia | Missing | Access |
| Vagrans egistina | (Cramer, 1780) | Marianas wandering butterfly, Marianas rusty | 1995 | Guam and Rota islands, Marianas Islands | Missing | Access |
| Ypthima norma posticalis | Matsumura, 1909 | Small three-ring | ? | Taiwan (=Formosa) | Extant? | Access |
|
Ypthima watsoni howarthi
|
Cantlie & Norman, 1959 | (rediscovered) | Manipur & Tripura, India | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Chersadaula ochrogastra | Meyrick, 1923 | - | (rediscovered) | North Island, New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Hierodoris sesioides |
Hoare, 2005 | - | 1964 | Esk Forest, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
|
Izatha griseata |
Hudson, 1939 | - | 1939 or before | Mataitai, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
|
Izatha psychra |
(Meyrick, 1884 "1883") | - | (rediscovered) | South Island, New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Izatha rigescens |
Meyrick, 1929 | - | March 1929 | Point Howard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
| Trisyntopa sp. nov. 'Paradise Parrot' | - | ? | Queensland, Australia | Hypothetical | Access |
Family: Papilionidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Battus polydamas antiquus |
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
|
Antigua swallowtail
|
1770 | Antigua, Lesser Antilles | Extinct | Access |
| Bhutanitis lidderdalii ocellatomaculata | Igarashi, 1979 | - | 1982 | Thailand (=Siam) | Missing | Access |
| Bhutanitis ludlowi | Gabriel, 1942 | Ludlow's Bhutan swallowtail, Bhutan glory butterfly | (rediscovered) | Bhutan & India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Chilasa moerneri mayrhoferi | Bang-Haas, 1939 | - | (rediscovered) | New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago | Rediscovered | Access |
| Eurytides iphitas | Hübner, 1821 | Yellow kite swallowtail | 1937 | Brazil | Missing | Access |
| Graphium macleayanum insulanum | Waterhouse, 1920 | - | 1946 | Lord Howe Island & Norfolk Island, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Graphium weiskei goodenovii | Rothschild, 1915 | - | (rediscovered) | Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux group, Papua New Guinea | Rediscovered | Access |
| Papilio elephenor | Doubleday, 1845 | Yellow-crested spangle | - | Assam, India (northern) | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Papilio machaon sylvina |
Hemming, 1933 | - | 1999 or before | Taiwan | Missing | Access |
| Papilio phorbanta nana | Oberthür, 1879 | Seychelles papilion pature | pre-1880 | Seychelles | Extinct | Access |
| Parnassius clodius strohbeeni | Sternitzky, 1945 | Strohbeen's parnassian butterfly | c. 1953 (1958?) | Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Pieridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Catasticta lycurgus | (Godman & Salvin, 1880) | (rediscovered) | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Colias mendozina | Breyer, 1939 | - | (rediscovered) | Argentina | Rediscovered | Access |
| Colias ponteni | Wallengren, 1860 | - | 1768 |
Tierra del Fuego, Chile (southern)
|
Missing | Access |
| Euchloe ausonides insulanus | Guppy and Shepard, 2001 | Island marble | (rediscovered) | Gabriola Islands, San Juan Island & Vancouver Island | Rediscovered | Access |
| Neophasia menapia tehachapina | Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 | Tehachapi pine white | ? | Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA | Extant? | Access |
| Pieris mannii haroldi | Wyatt, 1952 | Moroccan southern small white | ? | Atlas Mountains, Morocco | Missing | Access |
| Pieris mannii reskovitsi | Gozmany, 1968 | Hungarian southern small white | ? | Bükk Mountains, Hungary & Slovakia | Missing | Access |
| Pieris napi atlantis | Oberthür, 1925 | Moroccan green-veined white | c.1970 | Toumliline, Atlas Mountains, Morocco | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Pieris wollastoni |
Butler, 1886
|
Madeiran large white | 1977 or 1986 | Madeira | Missing | Access |
Family: Plutellidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Plutella polaris | Zeller, 1880 | - | - | Norway | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Psychidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Acanthopsyche alstoni | Watt & Mann, 1903 | (rediscovered) | Assam & Kerala, India | Rediscovered | Access | |
|
Bathromelas hyaloscopa |
(Meyrick & Lower, 1907) | Buloke bagworm moth | (rediscovered) | New South Wales, Queensland & Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Pterophoridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Platyptilia hokowhitalis | Hudson, 1939 | 10 November 1889 | Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
Family: Pyralidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Genophantis leahi | Swezey, 1910 | - | 1900's | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Oeobia sp. nov. | - | - | 1911 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Riodinidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Calephelis freemani | McAlpine, 1971 | Freeman’s metalmark, Freeman's calephelis | ? | Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA | Missing | Access |
| Pseudotinea caprina | (Hewitson, 1859) | - | - | Brazil | Rediscovered | Access |
| Stichelia pelotensis | Biezanko, Mielke and Wedderhoff, 1979 | - | - | Brazil (southern) | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Sesiidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Heterosphecia tawonoides | Kallies, 2003 | - | - | Malaysia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Synanthedon castaneae | (Busck, 1913) | Chestnut clearwing moth | - | USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Sphingidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Batocnema coquereli aldabrensis | Aurvillius, 1909 | - | 1895 | Aldabra, Seychelles | Extinct | Access |
| Cephonodes tamsi | Griveaud, 1960 | Seychelles bee-hawkmoth, Seychelles bee hawkmoth | - | Mahé, Praslin & Silhouette, Seychelles | Rediscovered | Access |
| Macroglossum alluaudi | Joannis, 1893 | Seychelles hummingbird hawkmoth | - | Seychelles | Rediscovered | Access |
| Manduca blackburni | (Butler, 1880) | Blackburn's sphinx moth | - | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Nephele leighi | Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | - | 1969 | Seychelles | Extinct | Access |
Family: Tineidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Petasactis technica | (Meyrick, 1888) | 1888 or before | Whangarei Heads, Northland, North Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
Family: Tischeriidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Coptotriche perplexa | Braun, 1972 | Chestnut clearwing moth, Chestnut leaf miner moth | ? | USA | Extinct or invalid | Access |
Family: "Titanomidae"1
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Titanomis sisyrota1 | Meyrick, 1888 | Frosted phoenix | (rediscovered) | New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
1 This species is incertae sedis. I have tentatively placed it in the undiagnosed family "Titanomidae" (in quotation marks as this website is not a taxonomic work, thus leaving the name available for professional taxonomists).
Family: Tortricidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Cydia chlorostola |
(Meyrick, 1932) | - | 1909 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Cydia crassicornis |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1892 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Cydia gypsograpta |
(Meyrick, 1932) | - | 1908 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Cydia obliqua |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1892 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Eccoptocera osteomelesana |
(Swezey, 1946) | - | 1969 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Nuritamburia phyllanthana |
(Swezey, 1940) | - | 1925 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Panaphelix nalowale | Austin & Rubinoff, 2024 | - | December 1974 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Paraphasis perkinsi |
Walsingham, 1907 | - | 1894 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica capucina |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1893 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica chlorippa |
(Meyrick, 1928) | - | 1911 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica dermatopa |
(Meyrick, 1928) | - | 1911 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica leopardellus |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | (rediscovered) | Kauaʻi, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica lysimachiae |
(Swezey, 1933) | - | 1932 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica lysimachiana |
(Swezey, 1946) | - | 1927 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica punctiferanus |
Walsingham, 1907 | - | 1894 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica subsenescens |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1893 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Pararrhaptica trochilidanus |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista argentinotata |
(Clarke in Zimmerman, 1978) | - | 1896 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista cassia |
(Swezey, 1912) | - | 1920 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista flavocincta |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1911 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista oheoheana |
(Swezey, 1933) | - | (rediscovered) | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Spheterista pernitida |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1896 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista tetraplasandra |
(Swezey, 1920) | - | (rediscovered) | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Spheterista urerana |
(Swezey, 1915) | - | 1914 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Spheterista xanthogona |
(Walsingham, 1907) | - | 1892 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Uraniidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Urania sloanus | Cramer, 1779 | Sloan's urania | 1894/95 or 1908 | Jamaica | Extinct | Access |
Family: Xyloryctidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Thyrocopa leonina | Walsingham, 1907 | - | February 1894 | Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Thyrocopa minor |
Walsingham, 1907 | - | 5 June 1893 | Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Thyrocopa peleana |
Swezey, 1932 | - | 1927 or later | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Thyrocopa sapindiella |
Swezey, 1913 | - | 12 Novemnber 1910 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Thyrocopa spilobathra |
Meyrick, 1915 | - | 1908 | Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Yponomeutidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Argyresthia castaneella | Busck, 1915 | Chestnut ermine moth | 1915 | USA | Extinct | Access |
| Swammerdamia castaneae |
Busck, 1914
|
Chestnut yponomeutid moth | pre-1915 | Pennsylvania, USA | Missing or invalid (synonym) | Access |
Family: Zygaenidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Agalope aurelia | Oberthür, 1923 | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Agalope lucia | Oberthür, 1923 | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Heteropan dolens | Druce, 1888 | Dark palm moth | ? | Fiji | Missing | Access |
| Levuana iridescens | Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Levuana moth | 1929 | Viti Levu, Fiji? | Missing | Access |
| Zygaena purpuralis segontii | Tremewan, 1958 | Transparent burnet | 1962 | Sea-cliffs of the Lleyn Peninsula, Caernarvonshire, Britain | Missing | Access |
| Zygaena theryi | Joannis, 1908 | (rediscovered) | northern Algeria | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Zygaena viciae ytenensis | Briggs, 1888 | New Forest burnet | 1920's | New Forest, Hampshire, England | Missing | Access |
| Zygaenoprocris eberti | (Alberti, 1968) | - | - | Afghanistan | Rediscovered | Access |
Appendix 1: Taxa that may need to be added above
Celastrina ogasawaraensis (Ogasawara blue butterfly)