List of Lepidoptera of the Selvagens Islands
Lepidoptera of the Selvagens Islands consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from the Selvagens Islands.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 21 Lepidoptera species present in the Selvagens Islands.
Butterflies
Lycaenidae
No butterflies have been recorded from the Selvagens Islands.
Moths
Crambidae
- Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
- Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
Noctuidae
- Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913
- Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894
- Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
- Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)
- Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
- Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
- Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
- Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
- Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
Pterophoridae
- Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
- Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, 1908
Pyralidae
- Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
Sphingidae
- Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
- Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tineidae
- Trichophaga bipartitella (Ragonot, 1892)
- Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
Tortricidae
- Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/30/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.