List of Lepidoptera of Bahrain

Lepidoptera of Bahrain consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Bahrain.^[1]

According to a recent estimate,^[when?] there are a total of 93 Lepidoptera species present in Bahrain, excluding microlepidoptera.^{[citation needed]}

Butterflies edit

Hesperiidae edit

Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)

Lycaenidae edit

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 edit

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

Papilionidae edit

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758

Pieridae edit

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

Moths edit

Crambidae edit

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

Ethmiidae edit

Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)

Geometridae edit

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 edit

Streblote siva (Lefèbvre, 1827)

Lymantriidae edit

Euproctis cervina (Moore, 1877)

Noctuidae edit

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 edit

Nola harouni (Wiltshire, 1951)

Pterophoridae edit

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 edit

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

Sphingidae edit

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

Tortricidae edit

Trachysmia jerichoana (Amsel, 1935)

References edit

^ Wiltshire, E.P. (1964). "The Lepidoptera of Bahrain". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 61: 119–141.

External links edit

Bahraini moths at AfroMoths

[1] Wiltshire, E.P. (1964). "The Lepidoptera of Bahrain". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 61: 119–141.

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