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Provisional species list of the Lepidoptera
 

Species identified so far are listed below.  Any queries should be directed to Charlie Perez.

MICROPTERIGIDAE

Micropterix imperfectella

NEPTICULIDAE

Acalyptris minimella

TISCHERIIDAE

Emmetia marginea

ADELIDAE

Nemophora raddella ssp. latreillella

PSYCHIDAE

Eumasia parietariella

Melasina ciliaris
Ptilocephala albida

TINEIDAE

Ateliotum insulare
Crassicornella agenjoi

Infurcitinea italica

Infurticinea maura
Monopis imella
Monopis nigricantella

Monopis obviella

Nemapogon nevadella

Oinophila v-flava
Opogona omoscopa

Opogona sacchari

Reisserita chrysopterella

Tinagma balteolella

Tinea dubiella
Tinea pellionella

Trichophaga bipartitella

GRACILLARIIDAE

Caloptilia coruscans
Caloptilia hemidactylella

Dialectica scalariella

Metriochroa latifoliella

Phyllonorycter millierella

Phyllonorycter trifasciella

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

YPONOMEUTIDAE

Cedestis subfasciella

Paradoxus osyridella

Prays citri
Prays oleae
Ypsolopha instabilella

Zelleria oleastrella

PLUTELLIDAE

Digitivalva eglanteriella

Distagmos ledereri
Eidophasia syenitella

Plutella xylostella

BEDELLIIDAE

Bedellia somnulentella

OECOPHORIDAE

Batia lunaris
Decantha luquetiella
Esperia sulphurella
Pleurota ericella

DEPRESSARIIDAE

Agonopterix heracliana

Agonopterix novaspersella

Agonopterix pallorella
Agonopterix rutana
Agonopterix scopariella
Agonopterix subpropinquella
Agonopterix thapsiella

Agonopterix vendettella

Depressaria pastinacella

COLEOPHORIDAE

Coleophora albicosta

Coleophora crepidinella
Coleophora dianthi

Coleophora mausolella
Coleophora pennella
Coleophora vulnerariae

ETHMIIDAE

Ethmia bipunctella
Ethmia terminella

BLASTOBASIDAE

Blastobasis phycidella

Blastobasis roscidella

COSMOPTERIGIDAE

Anatrachyntis badia

Pyroderces argyrogrammos

Cosmopterix parietariae

GELECHIIDAE

Anarsia spartiella
Aproaerma anthyllidella

Aristotelia brizella

Aristotelia ericinella
Carpatolechia fugacella

Crossobela trinotella

Dichomeris lamprostoma
Epidola stigma
Isophrictis anthemidella
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
Mesophelps oxycedrella

Mesophelps trinotella
Mirificarma eburnella
Mirificarma interrupta
Ochrodia subdiminutella

Pambulina guerinii

Phthorimaea operculella

Platyedra subcinerea
Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Sophronia exustella
Syncopacma polychromella

SYMMOCIDAE

Apatema mediopallidum
Dysspastus fallax
Oegoconia deauratella

Oegoconia quadripuncta
Stibaromacha ratella
Symmoca petrogenes

Symmoca signatella

LECITHOCERIDAE

Eurodachtha pallicornella
Eurodachtha canigella
Homaloxestis briantiella

Pterolonche pulverulenta

SCYTHRIDAE

Enolmis acanthella ssp. acanthella

COSSIDAE

Zeuzera pyrina

TORTRICIDAE

Acrolita subsequana
Aethes beatricella
Aethes deaurana

Aethes mauretanica
Aethes rutilana
Aethes smeathmanniana
Aleimma loeflingiana

Aneuxanthis locupletana

Avaria hyerana
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Clepsis consimilana
Clepsis coriacana

Clepsis peritana

Cnephasia alticolana
Cnephasia longana
Cnephasia hellenica

Cnephasia pasiuana

Coccyx tessulatana

Cochylimorpha decolorella

Cochylimorpha sparsana
Crocidosema plebejana
Cydia conjunctana

Cydia pomonella
Cydia ulicetana
ssp. ulicetana

Cydia strigulatana
Epinotia thapsiana
Hysterophora maculosana
Lobesia botrana
Lozotaeniodes cupressanus
Phtheochroa rugosana

Piniphila bifasciana

Rhyacionia buoliana

Selania leplastriana

Thiodia trochilana

BRACHODIDAE

Brachodes cassandrella

SESIIDAE

Bembecia ichneumoniformis
Paranthrene tabaniformis
ssp. synagriformis

CHOREUTIDAE

Choreutis nemorana
Choreutis pariana
Tebenna micalis

ZYGAENIDAE

Zygaena fausta ssp. gibraltarica
Zygaena hilaris
ssp. hilaris

EPERMENIIDAE

Epermenia aequidentella

ALUCITIDAE


Alucita palodactyla

PYRALIDAE

Achyra nudalis

Acrobasis romanella
Actenia brunnealis
Aglossa brabanti

Aglossa caprealis
Aglossa pinguinalis

Agriphila geniculea
ssp. andalusiella
Agriphila inquinatella
Amphithrix sublineatella

Ancylolomia tentaculella
Ancylosis cinnamomella

Ancylosis convexella

Antigastra catalaunalis
Apomyelois ceratoniae
Aporodes floralis

Bradyrrhoa cantenerella
Calamotropha paludella
Corcyra cephalonica
Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Diasemiopsis ramburalis
Diplopseustis perieresalis

Dolicharthria bruguieralis
Dolicharthria punctalis
Duponchelia fovealis
Ematheudes punctella
Endotrichia flammealis

Ephestia disparella

Ephestia elutella

Ephestia kuehniella
Ephestia parasitella
ssp. parasitella
Epischnia illotella
Etiella zinckenella
Euchromius ocellea
Eudonia angustea
Eudonia delunella

Eudonia lineola

Evergestis insatidalis
Evergestis limbata
Galleria mellonella
Hellula undalis
Homoeosoma sinuellum
Hydriris ornatalis
Hymenia recurvalis

Hypsopygia costalis
Lamoria anella
Lamoria jordanis
Mecyna asinalis
Metallostichodes nigrocyanella
Metasia suppandalis
Myelois circumvoluta
Niethammeriodes ustella

Nomophila noctuella
Nyctegretis ruminella
Nymphula stagnata
Pempeliella ardosiella

Plodia interpunctella

Pseudarenipses insularum

Pyralis farinalis
Pyralis obsoletalis
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Oxybia transversella
Palpita incoloralis
Palpita vitrealis
Pempeliella ardosiella
Plodia interpunctella
Pyrausta aurata
ssp. aurata
Pyrausta purpuralis
Pyrausta sanguinalis
Sceliodes laisalis

Sitochroa palealis
Stemmatophora combustalis

Synaphe lorquinalis

Udea ferrugalis
Udea numeralis
Ulotricha egregialis
Uresiphita limbalis
Zophodia grossulariella

PTEROPHORIDAE

Agdistis frankeniae
Agdistis heydeni

Agdistis pseudocanariensis
Amblyptilia acanthodactyla
Crombrugghia distans
Crombrugghia tristis
Emmelina monodactyla
Hellinsia inulae

Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Merrifieldia tridactyla
Oidaematophorus lithodactylus
Puerphorus olbiadactylus

Stangeia siceliota
Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla
Stenoptilia zophodactyla
Tabulaephorus punctinervis

HESPERIIDAE

Borbo borbonica ssp. zelleri
Carcharodus alceae
Gegenes nostrodamus
Pyrgus malvae
ssp. malvae
Spialia sertorius

PAPILIONIDAE

Iphiclides podalirius ssp. feisthamelii
Papilio machaon
ssp. hispanicus
Zerynthia rumina
ssp. rumina

PIERIDAE

Anthocharis belia ssp. euphenoides
Colias crocea
Colotis daira
ssp. nouna
Euchloe belemia
Euchloe crameri
ssp. crameri
Euchloe tagis
ssp. tagis
Gonepteryx cleopatra
ssp. cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni
ssp. rhamni
Leptidea sinapis
ssp. sinapis
Pieris brassicae
Pieris napi
ssp. napi
Pontia daplidice
Pieris rapae

NYMPHALIDAE

Charaxes jasius ssp. septentrionalis
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus plexippus
Hipparchia fidia
ssp. fidia
Lasiommata megera
Melanargia ines
ssp. ines
Melitaea aetherie
Nymphalis polychloros
Pararge aegeria
Pandoriana pandora
ssp. pandora
Pyronia cecilia
ssp. cecilia
Pyronia bathseba
ssp. bathseba
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa cardui

LYCAENIDAE

Aricia cramera ssp. cramera
Cacyreus marshalli
Celastrina argiolus
ssp. argiolus
Polyommatus icarus
ssp. icarus
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes pirithous
Lycaena phlaeas
ssp. phlaeas
Satyrium ilicis
ssp. ilicis
Satyrium spini
ssp. spini
Tomares ballus
ssp. ballus
Zizeeria knysna

DREPANIDAE

Cilix glaucata
Watsonalla binaria
Watsonalla uncinula

GEOMETRIDAE

Abraxas pantaria
Anthometra plumularia
Aspitates ochrearius
Athroolopha pennigeraria
Biston stratarius
ssp. stratarius
Bustilloxia menadiara
Campaea honoraria
Casilda consecraria
Catarhoe basochesiata
Charissa mucidarius
ssp. mucidarius
Chesias rufata
ssp. rufata
Crocallis dardoinaria
Cyclophora porata
Cyclophora puppillaria
Eupithecia centaureata
Eupithecia dodoneata
Eupithecia gratiosata
Eupithecia irriguata
ssp. irriguata
Eupithecia massiliata
Eupithecia pantellata

Eupithecia scopariata
Eupithecia unedonata

Gnophos mucidarius

Gnophos perspersatus
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Hemistola biliosata
Horisme scorteata
Idaea alyssumata
Idaea attenuaria
Idaea belemiata
Idaea camparia
Idaea cervantaria
Idaea degeneraria
Idaea efflorata

Idaea elongaria
Idaea eugeniata
Idaea hispanaria
Idaea inquinata
Idaea mediaria
Idaea minuscularia
Idaea mustelata

Idaea obsoletaria

Idaea ostrinaria
Larentia malvata
Menophora abruptaria
ssp. abruptaria
Menophora japygiaria
Microloxia herbaria
Nebula ibericata
ssp. ibericata
Onychroa agaritharia
Orthonama obstipata
Pennithera fermata
ssp. ulicata
Peribatodes rhomboidarius
ssp. rhomboidarius
Petrophora narbonea
Phaiogramma faustinata
Pseudoterpna coronillaria
Rhodometra sacraria
Rhoptria asperaria
ssp. asperaria
Selidosema brunnearia

Scopula imitaria
Scopula marginepunctata
Stegania trimaculata
Tephrina inconspicuaria
Timandra griseata
Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Xenochlorodes olympiaria

LASIOCAMPIDAE

Lasiocampa trifoli ssp. trifoli
Malacosoma neustria
Streblote panda

SATURNIIDAE

Saturnia pyri

SPHINGIDAE

Acherontia atropos
Agrius convolvuli
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles livornica
Hippotion celerio
Hippotion osyris
Macroglossum stellatarum
Polyptychus trisecta

NOTODONTIDAE

Furcula bifida ssp. urocera

THAUMETOPOEIDAE

Thaumetopaea pityocampa

LYMANTRIIDAE

Lymantria atlantica
Lymantria dispar
Orgyia trigotephras

ARCTIIDAE

Apaidia mesogona

Coscinia cribaria
Cymbalophora pudica
Eilema caniola
ssp. caniola
Eilema lurideola
Epicallia villica
ssp. villica
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Utetheisa pulchella

NOCTUIDAE

Abrostola triplasia
Acontia lucida
Acronicta psi
Acronicta rumicis
Adpyramidcampa effusa
Aegle vespertinalis
Agrotis biconica
Agrotis crassa
Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis lata
Agrotis obesa
Agrotis puta
Agrotis segetum
Anthracia ephialtes
Antitype chi
Apopestes spectrum
Aporophyla nigra
Autographa gamma
Blepharita spinosa
Brithys crini
Calophasia platyptera
Caradrina clavipalpis
Caradrina flavirena
Caradrina oberthuri
Catephia alchymista
Catocala conjucta
Catocala conversa
Catocala elocata
Catocala nymphaea
Catocala nymphagoga
Chazaria incarnata
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Cryphia algae
Cryphia muralis
Cryphia raptricula
Cryphia ravula
ssp. ravula
Cryphia vandalusiae
Ctenoplusia limbirena
Cucullia calendulae
Daubeplusia daubei
Diarsia dahlia
Dicestra trifolii
Dryobotes tenebrosa
Dysgonia algira
Earias clorana
Earias insulana
Eublemma ostrina
Eublemma parva
Eublemma pura
Eutelia adulatrix
Facastis faceta
Hadena sancta
Hadena perplexa
Hecatera bicolorata
Hecatera dysodea
Heliothis armigera
Heliothis nubigera
Heliothis peltigera
Hoplodrina ambigua
Hypena lividalis
Hypena obsitalis
Lacanobia oleracea
Panolis flammea
Pechipogo plumigeralis
Polypogon crinalis
Mesapamea secalis
Mesoligia furuncula
Metachrostis velox
Methorasa latreillei
Mormo maura
Mythimna loreyi
Mythimna albipuncta
Mythimna l-album
Mythimna vitellina
Mythimna putrescens
Mythimna languida
Mythimna unipuncta
Mythimna prominens
Mythimna sicula
ssp. scirpi
Noctua comes
Noctua fimbriata
Noctua janthe
Noctua pronuba
Nodaria nodosalis
Nola chlamitulalis
Nola cicatricalis
Nola cristatula
Nola subchlamydula
Ochropleura leucogaster
Ochropleura plecta
ssp. plecta
Omphalophana antirrhini
Ophiusa tirhaca
Orthosia (Monima) cerasi
Pandesma robusta
Peridroma saucia
Phlogophora meticulosa
Polymixis dubia
Pseudozarba bipartita
Raphia hybris
Sesamia nonagrioides
Spodoptera cilium
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera littoralis
Spudaea ruticilla
Synthymia fixa
Tathorhynchus exsiccata
Thalpophila matura
ssp. matura
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
Trichoplusia ni
Tyta luctuosa
Xestia c-nigrum
Xylena vetusta
Xylocampa areola
Zebeeba falsalis


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Lepidoptera families

 

Adelidae

Alucitidae

Arctiidae

Bedelliidae

Blastobasidae

Brachodidae

Choreutidae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Depressariidae

Drepanidae

Epermeniidae

Ethmiidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Gracillariidae

Hesperiidae

Lasiocampidae

Lecithoceridae

Lycaenidae

Lymantriidae

Micropterigidae

Nepticulidae

Noctuidae

Notodontidae

Nymphalidae

Oecophoridae

Papilionidae

Pieridae

Plutellidae

Psychidae

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturnidae

Scythridae

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Symmocidae

Tischeriidae

Thaumetopoeidae

Tineidae

Tortricidae

Yponomeutidae

Zygaenidae