title: List of Lepidoptera of Bahrain
text: # 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)
  