List of moths of Yemen

Location of Yemen

There are about 550 known moth species of Yemen. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Yemen.

Alucitidae

• Alucita nannodactyla (Rebel, 1907)

Arctiidae

• Amatula kikiae Wiltshire, 1983
• Creataloum arabicum (Hampson, 1896)
• Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893
• Eilema sokotrensis (Hampson, 1900)
• Nyctemera torbeni Wiltshire, 1983
• Secusio strigata Walker, 1854
• Siccia butvillai Ivinskis & Saldaitis, 2008
• Spilosoma yemenensis (Hampson, 1916)
• Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1779)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autostichidae

• Hesperesta arabica Gozmány, 2000
• Turatia argillacea Gozmány, 2000
• Turatia striatula Gozmány, 2000
• Turatia yemenensis Derra, 2008

Choreutidae

• Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867)

Coleophoridae

• Ishnophanes bifucata Baldizzone, 1994
• Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
• Coleophora eilatica Baldizzone, 1994
• Coleophora himyarita Baldizzone, 2007
• Coleophora jerusalemella Toll, 1942
• Coleophora lasloella Baldizzone, 1982
• Coleophora longiductella Baldizzone, 1989
• Coleophora recula Baldizzone, 2007
• Coleophora sabaea Baldizzone, 2007
• Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora sudanella Rebel, 1916
• Coleophora taizensis Baldizzone, 2007
• Coleophora yemenita Baldizzone, 2007

Cosmopterigidae

• Alloclita gambiella (Walsingham, 1891)

Cossidae

• Aethalopteryx diksami Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2010
• Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
• Azygophleps sheikh Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
• Meharia acuta Wiltshire, 1982
• Meharia philbyi Bradley, 1952
• Meharia hackeri Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011
• Meharia semilactea (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
• Meharia yakovlevi Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2010
• Mormogystia brandstetteri Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011
• Mormogystia proleuca (Hampson in Walsingham & Hampson, 1896)
• Paropta frater Warnecke, 1930

Crambidae

• Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Amselia leucozonellus (Hampson, 1896)
• Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Aplectropus leucopis Hampson, 1896
• Autocharis fessalis (Swinhoe, 1886)
• Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Bocchoris onychinalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875)
• Cybalomia albilinealis (Hampson, 1896)
• Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Dolicharthria paediusalis (Walker, 1859)
• Eoophyla peribocalis (Walker, 1859)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
• Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Lamprosema inglorialis Hampson, 1918
• Loxostege albifascialis (Hampson, 1896)
• Metasia profanalis (Walker, 1865)
• Noctuelia floralis (Hübner, [1809])
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859
• Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
• Palpita unionalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Ptychopseustis pavonialis (Hampson, 1896)
• Pyrausta arabica Butler, 1884
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Tegostoma bipartalis Hampson, 1896
• Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Thyridiphora furia (Swinhoe, 1884)

Galacticidae

• Galactica inornata (Walsingham, 1900)
• Homadaula maritima Mey, 2007
• Homadaula montana Mey, 2007
• Homadaula submontana Mey, 2007

Gelechiidae

• Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
• Parapsectris amseli (Povolny, 1981)
• Phthorimaea molitor (Walsingham, 1896)
• Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)

Geometridae

• Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896
• Brachyglossina tibbuana Herbulot, 1965
• Casilda kikiae (Wiltshire, 1982)
• Charissa lequatrei (Herbulot, 1988)
• Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
• Cyclophora staudei Hausmann, 2006
• Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)
• Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
• Glossotrophia jacta (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Idaea granulosa (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
• Idaea illustrior (Wiltshire, 1952)
• Idaea tahamae Wiltshire, 1983
• Idaea testacea Swinhoe, 1885
• Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Isturgia sublimbata (Butler, 1885)
• Neromia pulvereisparsa (Hampson, 1896)
• Oar pratana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Omphacodes directa (Walker, 1861)
• Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896)
• Scopula actuaria (Walker, 1861)
• Scopula rufinubes (Warren, 1900)
• Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861)
• Zamarada anacantha D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada latilimbata Rebel, 1948
• Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895
• Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zygophyxia retracta Hausmann, 2006

Gracillariidae

• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
• Phyllonorycter aarviki de Prins, 2012
• Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)
• Phyllonorycter maererei de Prins, 2012
• Phyllonorycter mida de Prins, 2012

Hyblaeidae

• Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)

Lasiocampidae

• Braura desdemona Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
• Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860

Limacodidae

• Parasa fulvicorpus Hampson, 1896

Lymantriidae

• Euproctis erythrosticta (Hampson, 1910)
• Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855)

Micronoctuidae

• Micronola wadicola Amsel, 1935
• Micronola yemeni Fibiger, 2011

Noctuidae

• Acantholipes aurea Berio, 1966
• Acantholipes canofusca Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Acantholipes circumdata (Walker, 1858)
• Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
• Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
• Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
• Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acontia akbar Wiltshire, 1985
• Acontia albarabica Wiltshire, 1994
• Acontia antica Walker, 1862
• Acontia basifera Walker, 1857
• Acontia binominata (Butler, 1892)
• Acontia chiaromontei Berio, 1936
• Acontia crassivalva (Wiltshire, 1947)
• Acontia dichroa (Hampson, 1914)
• Acontia hoppei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
• Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
• Acontia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889
• Acontia lactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia manakhana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
• Acontia melaena (Hampson, 1899)
• Acontia minuscula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
• Acontia mukalla Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
• Acontia peksi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia philbyi Wiltshire, 1988
• Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
• Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
• Acontia yemenensis (Hampson, 1918)
• Aegocera bettsi Wiltshire, 1988
• Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
• Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
• Agoma trimenii (Felder, 1874)
• Agrotis acronycta (Rebel, 1907)
• Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
• Agrotis brachypecten Hampson, 1899
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Agrotis medioatra Hampson, 1918
• Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Agrotis sesamioides (Rebel, 1907)
• Aletia consanguis (Guenée, 1852)
• Amefrontia purpurea Hampson, 1899
• Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
• Amyna delicata Wiltshire, 1994
• Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794)
• Anarta endemica Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Androlymnia clavata Hampson, 1910
• Anoba socotrensis Hampson, 1926
• Anoba triangularis (Warnecke, 1938)
• Anomis erosa (Hübner, 1818)
• Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
• Anomis mesogona (Walker, 1857)
• Anomis sabulifera (Guenée, 1852)
• Antarchaea conicephala (Staudinger, 1870)
• Antarchaea digramma (Walker, 1863)
• Antarchaea erubescens (Bang-Haas, 1910)
• Antarchaea flavissima Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Antarchaea fragilis (Butler, 1875)
• Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
• Anumeta atrosignata Walker, 1858
• Anumeta spilota (Erschoff, 1874)
• Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
• Athetis partita (Walker, 1857)
• Attatha metaleuca Hampson, 1913
• Aucha polyphaenoides (Wiltshire, 1961)
• Autoba abrupta (Walker, 1865)
• Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Brevipecten bischofi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Brevipecten biscornuta Wiltshire, 1985
• Brevipecten calimanii (Berio, 1939)
• Brevipecten confluens Hampson, 1926
• Brevipecten hypocornuta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Brevipecten marmoreata Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Brevipecten tihamae Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
• Callopistria yerburii Butler, 1884
• Callyna gaedei Hacker & Fibiger, 2006
• Calophasia platyptera (Esper, [1788])
• Caradrina soudanensis (Hampson, 1918)
• Caranilla uvarovi (Wiltshire, 1949)
• Carcharoda yemenicola Wiltshire, 1983
• Catamecia minima (Swinhoe, 1889)
• Cerocala sokotrensis Hampson, 1899
• Chasmina vestae (Guenée, 1852)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Clytie devia (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Clytie infrequens (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Clytie sancta (Staudinger, 1900)
• Clytie tropicalis Rungs, 1975
• Condica capensis (Guenée, 1852)
• Condica conducta (Walker, 1857)
• Condica illecta Walker, 1865
• Condica pauperata (Walker, 1858)
• Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
• Cortyta canescens Walker, 1858
• Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Ctenoplusia fracta (Walker, 1857)
• Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852)
• Ctenoplusia phocea (Hampson, 1910)
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Diparopsis watersi (Rothschild, 1901)
• Drasteria kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906)
• Drasteria yerburyi (Butler, 1892)
• Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
• Dysmilichia flavonigra (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Epharmottomena albiluna (Hampson, 1899)
• Epharmottomena sublimbata Berio, 1894
• Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858)
• Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
• Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886)
• Eublemma bifasciata (Moore, 1881)
• Eublemma bulla (Swinhoe, 1884)
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
• Eublemma cornutus Fibiger & Hacker, 2004
• Eublemma ecthaemata Hampson, 1896
• Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901)
• Eublemma khonoides Wiltshire, 1980
• Eublemma odontophora Hampson, 1910
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, [1808])
• Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
• Eublemma seminivea Hampson, 1896
• Eublemma subflavipes Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Eublemma thermobasis Hampson, 1910
• Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880)
• Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Eulocastra alfierii Wiltshire, 1948
• Eulocastra diaphora (Staudinger, 1878)
• Eulocastra insignis (Butler, 1884)
• Eutelia amatrix Walker, 1858
• Eutelia bowkeri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Eutelia discitriga Walker, 1865
• Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902
• Feliniopsis africana (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
• Feliniopsis connivens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Feliniopsis consummata (Walker, 1857)
• Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979)
• Feliniopsis minnecii (Berio, 1939)
• Feliniopsis opposita (Walker, 1865)
• Feliniopsis sabaea Hacker & Fibiger, 2001
• Feliniopsis talhouki (Wiltshire, 1983)
• Feliniopsis viettei Hacker & Fibiger, 2001
• Fodina legrainei Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859
• Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
• Grammodes exclusiva Pagenstecher, 1907
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hadjina tyriobaphes Wiltshire, 1983
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
• Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852)
• Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
• Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
• Heteropalpia exarata (Mabille, 1890)
• Heteropalpia robusta Wiltshire, 1988
• Heteropalpia rosacea (Rebel, 1907)
• Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
• Hiccoda dosaroides Moore, 1882
• Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Honeyia clearchus (Fawcett, 1916)
• Hypena abyssinialis Guenée, 1854
• Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1790)
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, [1813])
• Hypena senialis Guenée, 1854
• Hypocala rostrata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Hypotacha indecisa Walker, [1858]
• Hypotacha isthmigera Wiltshire, 1968
• Hypotacha ochribasalis (Hampson, 1896)
• Hypotacha raffaldii Berio, 1939
• Iambiodes incerta (Rothschild, 1913)
• Iambiodes postpallida Wiltshire, 1977
• Idia fumosa (Hampson, 1896)
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Lophoptera arabica Hacker & Fibiger, 2006
• Lyncestoides kruegeri (Hacker & Fibiger, 2006)
• Lyncestoides unilinea (Swinhoe, 1885)
• Marathyssa cuneata (Saalmüller, 1891)
• Matopo socotrensis Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833)
• Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)
• Melanephia nigrescens (Wallengren, 1856)
• Metachrostis quinaria (Moore, 1881)
• Metachrostis subvelox Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)
• Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
• Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
• Mythimna diopis (Hampson, 1905)
• Mythimna languida (Walker, 1858)
• Mythimna sokotrensis Hreblay, 1996
• Mythimna umbrigera (Saalmüller, 1891)
• Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
• Nagia natalensis (Hampson, 1902)
• Nimasia brachyura Wiltshire, 1982
• Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852)
• Ophiusa mejanesi (Guenée, 1852)
• Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777)
• Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Oraesia intrusa (Krüger, 1939)
• Oraesia isolata Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Ozarba atrifera Hampson, 1910
• Ozarba nyanza (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Ozarba perplexa Saalmüller, 1891
• Ozarba simplex (Rebel, 1907)
• Ozarba socotrana Hampson, 1910
• Ozarba terminipuncta (Hampson, 1899)
• Ozarba varia (Walker, 1865)
• Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852
• Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
• Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858)
• Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913
• Phytometra subflavalis (Walker, 1865)
• Plecoptera butkevicii Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Plusiopalpa dichora Holland, 1894
• Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
• Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Prionofrontia ochrosia Hampson, 1926
• Pseudomicrodes decolor Rebel, 1907
• Pseudozarba mesozona (Hampson, 1896)
• Rhabdophera clathrum (Guenée, 1852)
• Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866)
• Rhynchina albiscripta Hampson, 1916
• Rhynchina coniodes Vári, 1962
• Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)
• Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Simplicia robustalis Guenée, 1854
• Simyra confusa (Walker, 1856)
• Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
• Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
• Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857)
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
• Stenosticta grisea Hampson, 1912
• Stenosticta sibensis Wiltshire, 1977
• Stenosticta wiltshirei Hacker, Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2010
• Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
• Tathorhynchus stenoptera (Rebel, 1907)
• Thiacidas cerurodes (Hampson, 1916)
• Thiacidas roseotincta (Pinhey, 1962)
• Thysanoplusia chalcedona (Hampson, 1902)
• Thysanoplusia cupreomicans (Hampson, 1909)
• Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Thysanoplusia rostrata (D. S. Fletcher, 1963)
• Thysanoplusia sestertia (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Thysanoplusia tetrastigma (Hampson, 1910)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
• Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
• Tytroca balnearia (Distant, 1898)
• Tytroca leucoptera (Hampson, 1896)
• Ulotrichopus stertzi (Püngeler, 1907)
• Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)
• Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)

Nolidae

• Archinola pyralidia Hampson, 1896
• Bryophilopsis tarachoides Mabille, 1900
• Churia gallagheri Wiltshire, 1985
• Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
• Earias cupreoviridis (Walker, 1862)
• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Giaura dakkaki Wiltshire, 1986
• Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858)
• Nola pumila Snellen, 1875
• Nola socotrensis (Hampson, 1901)
• Odontestis murina Wiltshire, 1988
• Odontestis socotrensis Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
• Odontestis striata Hampson, 1912
• Pardasena minorella Walker, 1866
• Pardasena virgulana (Mabille, 1880)
• Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
• Selepa celtis (Moore, 1858)
• Xanthodes albago (Fabricius, 1794)
• Xanthodes brunnescens (Pinhey, 1968)
• Xanthodes gephyrias (Meyrick, 1902)

Notodontidae

• Macrosenta purpurascens Hacker, Fibiger & Schreier, 2007

Oecophoridae

• Stathmopoda diplaspis (Meyrick, 1887)

Plutellidae

• Genostele renigera Walsingham, 1900
• Paraxenistis africana Mey, 2007
• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis adenensis Amsel, 1961
• Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
• Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975
• Agdistis cathae Arenberger, 1999
• Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985
• Agdistis insidiatrix Meyrick, 1933
• Agdistis minima Walsingham, 1900
• Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906
• Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
• Agdistis riftvalleyi Arenberger, 2001
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis tenera Arenberger, 1976
• Agdistis tihamae Arenberger, 1999
• Agdistis yemenica Arenberger, 1999
• Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
• Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
• Diacrotricha lanceatus (Arenberger, 1986)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Exelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)
• Hellinsia bawana Arenberger, 2010
• Megalorhipida angusta Arenberger, 2002
• Megalorhipida fissa Arenberger, 2002
• Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886)
• Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
• Megalorhipida parvula Arenberger, 2010
• Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
• Platyptilia albifimbriata Arenberger, 2002
• Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999
• Porrittia imbecilla (Meyrick, 1925)
• Procapperia hackeri Arenberger, 2002
• Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
• Pterophorus rhyparias (Meyrick, 1908)
• Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Millière, 1859)
• Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847)
• Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
• Stenoptilia amseli Arenberger, 1990
• Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847)
• Stenoptilia balsami Arenberger, 2010
• Stenoptilia elkefi Arenberger, 1984
• Stenoptilia sanaa Arenberger, 1999

Pyralidae

• Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis limoniella (Chrétien, 1911)
• Ancylosis nigripunctella (Staudigner, 1879)
• Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
• Candiope erubescens (Hampson, 1896)
• Candiope joannisella Ragonot, 1888
• Endotricha erythralis Mabille, 1900
• Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
• Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Nephopterix divisella (Duponchel, 1842)
• Nephopterix metamelana Hampson, 1896
• Nephopterix nigristriata Hampson, 1896
• Phycita phoenicocraspis Hampson, 1896
• Phycita poteriella Zeller, 1846
• Polyocha depressella (Swinhoe, 1885)
• Pyralis galactalis Hampson, 1916
• Pyralis obsoletalis Mann, 1864
• Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
• Staudingeria proniphea (Hampson, 1896)
• Staudingeria suboblitella (Ragonot, 1888)
• Staudingeria yerburii (Butler, 1884)

Saturniidae

• Yatanga arabica (Rougeot, 1977)
• Yatanga smithi (Holland, 1892)

Sesiidae

• Crinipus leucozonipus Hampson, 1896

Sphingidae

• Acherontia styx (Westwood, 1848)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
• Batocnema cocquerelii (Boisduval, 1875)
• Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)
• Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
• Hippotion socotrensis (Rebel, 1899)
• Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
• Nephele vau (Walker, 1856)
• Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)

Tineidae

• Perissomastix taeniaecornis (Walsingham, 1896)
• Phthoropoea carpella Walsingham, 1896
• Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979
• Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Trichophaga swinhoei (Butler, 1884)

Tortricidae

• Cryptophlebia socotrensis Walsingham, 1900
• Dasodis cladographa Diakonoff, 1983

Xyloryctidae

• Enolmis jemenensis Bengtsson, 2002
• Eretmocera bradleyi Amsel, 1961
• Eretmocera jemensis Rebel, 1930
• Scythris abyanensis Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris albiangulella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris albocanella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris albogrammella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris amplexella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris badiella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris basilicella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris beccella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris biacutella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris bicuspidella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris bispinella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907
• Scythris canella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris capnofasciae Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris ceratella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris cinisella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris consimilella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris cucullella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris cuneatella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris curvipilella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris fibigeri Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris fissurella Bengtsson, 1997
• Scythris galeatella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris indigoferivora Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris iterella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris jemenensis Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris meraula Meyrick, 1916
• Scythris nigrogrammella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris nigropterella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris nipholecta Meyrick, 1924
• Scythris nivicolor Meyrick, 1916
• Scythris ochrea Walsingham, 1896
• Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933
• Scythris paralogella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris parenthesella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris pollicella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris pterosaurella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris reflectella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris sanae Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris scyphella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris sinuosella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris sordidella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris strabella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris subgaleatella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris subparachalca Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris taizzae Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris tenebrella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris valgella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris valvaearcella Bengtsson, 2002

External links

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.