List of moths of the United Arab Emirates

Moths of the United Arab Emirates represent about 220 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of the United Arab Emirates

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded from the United Arab Emirates.

Autostichidae

Batrachedridae

Brachodidae

Choreutidae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae

Geometridae

Gracillariidae

Nepticulidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae
  • Churia gallagheri Wiltshire, 1985

Oecophoridae

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae
  • Acrobasis minutalis Asselbergs, 2008
  • Acteniopsis robustus Asselbergs, 2010
  • Aglossa aglossalis (Ragonot, 1892)
  • Ambluncus nervocellus Amsel, 1953
  • Ancylosis costistrigella (Ragonot, 1890)
  • Ancylosis lacteicostella (Ragonot, 1887)
  • Ancylosis nubeculella (Ragonot, 1887)
  • Ancylosis obscuripunctella Roesler, 1973
  • Ancylosis ochraceela Asselbergs, 2008
  • Arenipses sabella Hampson, 1901
  • Arsenaria caidalis (Hampson, 1900)
  • Arsenaria hyrcanalis (Amsel, 1951)
  • Asalebria adiudicata Asselbergs, 2008
  • Bazaria lixiviella (Erschoff, 1874)
  • Bazaria pempeliella Ragonot, 1893
  • Belutchistania squamalis Amsel, 1951
  • Canthelea safadalis Asselbergs, 2008
  • Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)
  • Cherchera abatesella Dumont, 1932
  • Dalakia uniformella Amsel, 1961
  • Ditrachyptera verruciferella (Ragonot, 1888)
  • Epicrocis pseudodiscomaculella (Amsel, 1935)
  • Epiepischnia minimella Asselbergs, 2008
  • Epischnia albella Amsel, 1953
  • Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
  • Faveria cineracella (Amsel, 1953)
  • Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
  • Faveria tchourouma Amsel, 1961
  • Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hypotia birgita Asselbergs, 2008
  • Hypotia numidalis Hampson, 1900)
  • Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
  • Lamoria anella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  • Myelois quadripunctella Zerny, 1914
  • Neorastia albicostella Amsel, 1953
  • Paralaodamia ajbanica Asselbergs, 2008
  • Pempelia arida Asselbergs, 2008
  • Pempelia tchabaharella Amsel, 1950
  • Phycita arabica Asselbergs, 2008
  • Pseudosyria malacella (Staudinger, 1870)
  • Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834)
  • Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
  • Rungsina mimicralis (Amsel, 1951)
  • Saluria eremica Asselbergs, 2008
  • Scotomera gielisi Asselbergs, 2008
  • Scotomera minimalis (Amsel, 1949)
  • Staudingeria albifrontella Asselbergs, 2010
  • Staudingeria aspilatella (Ragonot, 1887)
  • Staudingeria partitella Ragonot, 1887
  • Susia uberalis (Swinhoe, 1884)

Tischeriidae
  • Tischeria ptarmica Meyrick, 1908

Tortricidae

Xyloryctidae
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