51 Moths described in 1851

Adela australis is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths.

Agonopterix petasitis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and Romania.

Agrotis ruta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1851. It has a Holarctic distribution. In North America it has a northern distribution, occurring from Alaska and the Yukon Territory to Labrador, south to northern Manitoba and British Columbia, and in the Rocky Mountains to southern Alberta. Furthermore, it can be found in the northern Urals, Siberia, Mongolia, China and Japan.

Aphelia albociliana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia.

Argyresthia laevigatella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and Japan.

Argyroploce noricana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. It is found from Scandinavia and northern Russia south to Italy and from France east to Bulgaria and Romania.

Bryotropha boreella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It has a disjunct alpine-boreal distribution. It is locally common in central and northern Europe, northern England and Scotland. In Scandinavia, it is found in north-western Denmark, Sweden and Finland. It is also present in the French Alps, Germany and Austria. Records from the Ural need confirmation.

Bryotropha politella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, England, Scotland and the Massif Central in France.

Bucculatrix maritima is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe, Russia and Japan. It was first described in 1851 by Henry Tibbats Stainton.

Calliteara horsfieldii, or Horsfield's tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Saunders in 1851.

Caryocolum fraternella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine.

Caryocolum junctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe east to China and Japan.

Caryocolum vicinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, eastwards to the southern Ural.

Catocala lupina is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. It is found from south-eastern Europe to south-western Siberia, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia.

Celypha flavipalpana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Clepsis neglectana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as the Ural Mountains, North Africa, Near East and Central Asia.

Cnephasia alticolana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Siberia and most of Europe.

Cnephasia communana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe.

Cochylidia heydeniana, the blue-fleabane conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. It is found from most of Europe to China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Korea, Russia and Japan. The habitat consists of dry pastures, wasteland and sand dunes.

Cochylimorpha hilarana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor. The wingspan is 17–23 mm. Adults have been recorded from wing from July to August.

Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.

Corticivora piniana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the Balkan Peninsula.

Cydia illutana is a small moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from western and central Europe, north to Scandinavia and east to Russia (Siberia).

Diacrotricha fasciola is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is widely distributed throughout south-east Asia.

Diaphania indica, the cucumber moth or cotton caterpillar, is a widespread but mainly Old World moth species. It belongs to the grass moth family, and therein to the large subfamily Spilomelinae. This moth occurs in many tropical and subtropical regions outside the Americas, though it is native to southern Asia; it is occasionally a significant pest of cucurbits and some other plants.

Elachista adscitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Elachista consortella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.

Elachista eleochariella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.

Elachista rudectella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Italy, Greece and Romania. It is also found in Russia.

Eriocrania chrysolepidella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe, from Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Romania.

Heliozela resplendella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Ireland to the Baltic region.

Hyles costata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mongolia and adjacent areas of Russia. There are also records from farther east and south in China. It is probably much more widely distributed in northern China.

Leucoptera laburnella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the European part of Russia and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.

The shy cosmet moth is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from all of Europe, as well as Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It is also present in North America, where it is distributed from Nova Scotia to Virginia, west to Oklahoma and north to Ontario. The habitat consists of fens and marshes.

Metzneria metzneriella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, as well as Turkey and southern Siberia. The habitat consists of dry pastures and calcareous soils.

Mompha propinquella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.

Nemophora istrianellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in Spain, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Asia Minor and Israel.

Nemophora violellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.

Nodaria nodosalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in tropical Africa, Yemen, Oman, North Africa, Portugal, southern France, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Lebanon and Israel.

Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, east to Siberia.

Philedonides rhombicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine.

Phtheochroa pulvillana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to south-eastern Russia, Transcaucasia and Iran.

Phyllonorycter coryli, or nut leaf blister moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

Phyllonorycter nicellii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

Psyche crassiorella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, through the temperate areas of Europe, to England and north to central Fennoscandia. In the Alps it is found up to heights of 1,200 meters.

Ptycholomoides aeriferana, the larch twist, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Russia and most of Europe.

Stenodacma wahlbergi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1851. It is known from Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sri Lanka, India, Central, East and South Africa, St. Helena, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Rodriguez Island. It has recently been recorded from Vietnam. Records for Australia were based on synonymisation with Stenodacma pyrrhodes.

Sterrhopterix standfussi is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Wocke in 1851. It is found in northern and central Europe.

Stygioides colchica is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, the southern part of European Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Armenia, Lebanon and Israel.

Tinea pallescentella, the large pale clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also present in western North America, where it has been recorded from California. There are also records from South America and Australia.

Triodia amasinus is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851, and it is known from Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece.