List of Lepidoptera of Bahrain

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Location of Bahrain

Lepidoptera of Bahrain consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Bahrain.

Butterflies

Hesperiidae

• Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)

Lycaenidae

• Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852)
• Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793)
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Luthrodes galba (Lederer, 1855)
• Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Nymphalidae

• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilionidae

• Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758

Pieridae

• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)
• Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)

Moths

Arctiidae

• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autostichidae

• Heringita amselina (Gozmány, 1967)
• Turatia psameticella (Rebel, 1914)

Cossidae

• Eremocossus vaulogeri (Staudinger, 1897)
• Holcocerus gloriosus (Erschoff, 1874)
• Wiltshirocossus aries cheesmani (Tams, 1925)

Crambidae

• Amselia heringi (Amsel, 1935)
• Ancylolomia micropalpella Amsel, 1951
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Pediasia numidellus (Rebel, 1903)
• Prionapteryx soudanensis (Hampson, 1919)

Ethmiidae

• Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)

Geometridae

• Casilda antophilaria (Hübner, 1813)
• Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908
• Idaea granulosa (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
• Idaea illustris (Brandt, 1941)
• Idaea mimetes (Brandt, 1941)
• Jordanisca tenuisaria Staudinger, 1900
• Microloxia herbaria (Hübner, 1813)
• Neromia pulvereisparsa (Hampson, 1896)
• Phaiogramma discessa (Walker, 1861)
• Pingasa lahayei (Oberthür, 1887)
• Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896)
• Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767
• Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894)
• Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Semiothisa syriacaria Staudinger, 1871
• Tephrina perviaria Lederer, 1855
• Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861)
• Zygophyxia relictata (Walker, 1866)

Lasiocampidae

• Streblote siva (Lefèbvre, 1827)

Lymantriidae

• Euproctis cervina (Moore, 1877)

Noctuidae

• Acantholipes circumdata Walker, 1858
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis lasserrei (Oberthür, 1881)
• Agrotis margelanoides (Boursin, 1944)
• Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941
• Agrotis spinifera Hübner, 1808
• Anumeta spilota Ershov, 1874
• Anumeta straminea (Bang-Haas, 1906)
• Aucha polyphaenoides (Wiltshire, 1961)
• Caradrina ingrata Staudinger, 1897
• Cardepia sociabilis (Graslin, 1850)
• Catamecia minima (Swinhoe, 1889)
• Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901
• Cleonymia chabordis (Oberthür, 1876)
• Clytie infrequens (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Condica illecta (Walker, 1865)
• Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
• Drasteria yerburyi (Butler, 1892)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eublemma bistellata Wiltshire, 1961
• Eublemma bulla Swinhoe, 1884
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
• Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901)
• Eublemma pallidula Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma rushi Wiltshire, 1961
• Eublemma siticuosa (Lederer, 1858)
• Eublemma straminea Staudinger, 1891
• Garella nilotica (Rogenhofer, 1881)
• Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
• Heliothis albida (Hampson, 1905)
• Heliothis nubigera (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
• Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
• Heteropalpia profesta (Christoph, 1887)
• Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
• Hypena abyssinialis Guenée, 1854
• Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)
• Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mythimna brandti Boursin, 1963
• Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852
• Rhynchodontodes revolutalis Zeller, 1852
• Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888)
• Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775)
• Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
• Thiacidas postica Walker, 1855
• Thysanoplusia daubei Boisduval, 1840
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1800-1803)
• Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Nolidae

• Nola harouni (Wiltshire, 1951)

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis adenensis Amsel, 1961
• Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
• Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985
• Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906
• Agdistis olei Arenberger, 1976
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis tenera Arenberger, 1976
• Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)

Pyralidae

• Ancylosis aspilatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis costistrigella (Ragonot, 1890)
• Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)

Sphingidae

• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)

Tortricidae

• Trachysmia jerichoana (Amsel, 1935)

External links

• Bahraini moths at AfroMoths