List of Lepidoptera of Bahrain
Lepidoptera of Bahrain consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from Bahrain.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 93 Lepidoptera species present in Bahrain, excluding Microlepidoptera.
Butterflies
Hesperiidae
Lycaenidae
Nymphalidae
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Moths
Arctiidae
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)
Geometridae
- Casilda antophilaria (Hubner, 1813)
- Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908
- Idaea granulosa (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
- Idaea illustris (Brandt, 1941)
- Idaea mimetes (Brandt, 1941)
- Jordanisca tenuisaria Staudinger, 1900
- Microloxia herbaria (Hubner, 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
Pyralidae
Sphingidae
Tortricidae
- Trachysmia jerichoana (Amsel, 1935)
References
- Wiltshire, E.P. (1964). The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 61: 119–141.
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