BACKGROUND: Thanks to the high diversity of ecosystems and habitats, South Africa harbours tremendous diversity of insects. The Kruger National Park, due to its position close to the border between two biogeographic regions and high heterogeneity of environmental conditions, represents an insufficiently studied hotspot of lepidopteran diversity. During our ecological research in the Kruger National Park, we collected abundant moth material, including several interesting faunistic records reported in this study. NEW INFORMATION: We reported 13 species of moths which had not yet been recorded in South Africa. In many cases, our records represented an important extension of the species' known distribution, including two species (Ozarbagaedei and O.persinua) whose distribution ranges extended into the Zambezian biogeographic region. Such findings confirmed the poor regional knowledge of lepidopteran diversity.

Center for Theoretical Study Charles University Prague Czech Republic Center for Theoretical Study Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Centre for Invasion Biology Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa Centre for Invasion Biology Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa

Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Botany Department of Invasion Ecology Pruhonice Czech Republic Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Botany Department of Invasion Ecology Pruhonice Czech Republic

Department of Ecology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic Department of Ecology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Mathematical Sciences Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa Department of Mathematical Sciences Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa

Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Institute of Entomology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic Institute of Entomology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic

Scientific Services South African National Parks Skukuza South Africa Scientific Services South African National Parks Skukuza South Africa

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