List of Lepidoptera of the Selvagens Islands explained

The Lepidoptera of the Selvagens Islands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Selvagens Islands (Savage Islands), a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic.

According to a recent estimate, there are 21 Lepidoptera species in the Selvagens Islands.

Butterflies

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

• Fauna Europaea