List of Lepidoptera of Bahrain
# 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

* 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)
