List of Lepidoptera of Qatar

Location 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

• A Preliminary List Of The Insect Fauna Of Qatar
• Qatar Insects Project