List of Lepidoptera of Qatar
Lepidoptera of Qatar consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from Qatar.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 34 Lepidoptera species present in Qatar.
Butterflies
Lycaenidae
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1885)
- Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885
- Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Nymphalidae
- Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Papilionidae
- Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Pieridae
- Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
- Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)
- Madais fausta fausta Olivier, 1804
- Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pontia glauconome (Klug, 1829)
Moths
Arctiidae
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crambidae
- Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858
- Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
- Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Geometridae
- Scopula coenosaria Lederer 1855
- Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Noctuidae
- Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Clytie haifae (Habich, 1905)
- Cornutiplusia circumflexa Linnaeus, 1767
- Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
- Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Lygephila exsiccata Lederer, 1855
- Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
- Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833
- Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1800-1803)
Sphingidae
- Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)
References
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