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.

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

Autostichidae

• Turatia iranica Gozmány, 2000

Batrachedridae

• Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, 1916

Brachodidae

• Nigilgia superbella (Rebel, 1907)

Choreutidae

• Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867)

Coleophoridae

• Coleophora albidorsella Toll, 1942
• Coleophora eilatica Baldizzone, 1994
• Coleophora fulgidella Too & Amsel, 1967
• Coleophora gymnocarpella Walsingham, 1907
• Coleophora jerusalemella Toll, 1942
• Coleophora lasloella Baldizzone, 1982
• Coleophora mausolella Chrétien, 1908
• Coleophora niphomesta Meyrick, 1917
• Coleophora nurmahal Toll, 1957
• Coleophora safadella van der Wolf, 2008
• Coleophora sudanella Rebel, 1916
• Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
• Coleophora viettella Toll, 1956
• Neoblastobasis eurotella Adamski, 2010

Cosmopterigidae

• Alloclita cerritella (Riedl, 1993)
• Alloclita delozona Meyrick, 1919
• Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891)
• Anatrachyntis vanharteni Koster, 2010
• Ascalenia callynella Kasy, 1968
• Ascalenia kairaella Kasy, 1969
• Bifascioides leucomelanella (Rebel, 1917)
• Coccidiphila nivea Koster, 2010
• Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
• Eteobalea sumptuosella (Lederer, 1855)
• Gisilia gielisi Koster, 2010
• Gisilia sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)
• Pseudascalenia riadella Kasy, 1968
• Pyroderces argentata Koster, 2010
• Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003

Crambidae

• Achyra ochrifascialis (Christoph, 1877)
• Aeschremon desertalis Asselbergs, 2008
• Aeschremon ochrealis Asselbergs, 2008
• Aeschremon similis Asselbergs, 2008
• Amselia heringi (Amsel, 1935)
• Ancylolomia micropalpella Amsel, 1951
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Autocharis fessalis (Swinhoe, 1886)
• Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Emprepes flavomarginalis (Amsel, 1951)
• Epimetasia rufoarenalis (Rothschild, 1913)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
• Euclasta mirabilis Amsel, 1949
• Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)
• Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Evergestis laristanalis Amsel, 1961
• Harpadispar diffusalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852
• Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée, 1854
• Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859
• Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
• Pediasia numidellus (Rebel, 1903)
• Piletocera opacalis Rebel, 1927
• Prionapteryx soudanensis (Hampson, 1919)
• Prionapteryx strioliger Rothschild, 1913
• Prochoristis rupicapralis (Lederer, 1855)
• Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Stiphrometasia monialis (Erschoff, 1872)
• Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)

Elachistidae

• Elachista densa Parenti, 1981
• Elachista veruta Kaila, 2008
• Ethmia alba (Amsel, 1949)
• Ethmia lecmima (Sattler, 1967)
• Ethmia lepidella (Chrétien, 1907)
• Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)

Geometridae

• Brachyglossina sciasmatica Brandt, 1941
• Cleora nana Hausmann & Skou, 2008
• Eupithecia mekrana Brandt, 1941
• Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
• Glossotrophia gracilis (Brandt, 1941)
• Hemidromodes sabulifera Prout, 1922
• Hemithea punctifimbria Warren, 1896
• Hyperythra swinhoei Butler, 1880
• Idaea eremica (Brandt, 1941)
• Idaea granulosa (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
• Idaea illustris (Brandt, 1941)
• Idaea mimetes (Brandt, 1941)
• Idaea sanctaria Staudinger, 1900
• Idaea sordida (Rothschild, 1913)
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Lithostege fissurata Mabille, 1888
• Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
• Neromia pulvereisparsa (Hampson, 1896)
• Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Palaeaspilates sublutearia (Wiltshire, 1977)
• Pasiphila palaearctica (Brandt, 1938)
• Phaiogramma discessa (Walker, 1861)
• Pingasa lahayei (Oberthür, 1887)
• Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896)
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894)
• Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861)
• Scopula chalcographata Brandt, 1938
• Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Spiralisigna angusta Hausmann & Skou, 2008
• Traminda mundissima (Walker, 1861)
• Xanthorhoe wiltshirei (Brandt, 1941)
• Zygophyxia relictata (Walker, 1866)

Gracillariidae

• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

Nepticulidae

• Acalyptris galinae (Puplesis, 1984)
• Acalyptris gielisi van Nieukerken, 2010
• Acalyptris repeteki (Puplesis, 1984)
• Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985
• Stigmella xystodes (Meyrick, 1916)

Noctuidae

• Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
• Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
• Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941
• Aucha polyphaenoides (Wiltshire, 1961)
• Caradrina africarabica (Plante, 1997)
• Drasteria kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906)
• Eublemma siticuosa (Lederer, 1858)
• Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
• Heteropalpia rosacea (Rebel, 1907)
• Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
• Oraesia intrusa (Krüger, 1939)
• Plecoptera reflexa Guenée, 1852
• Thiacidas postica Walker, 1855
• Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)

Nolidae

• Churia gallagheri Wiltshire, 1985

Oecophoridae

• Stathmopoda auriferella (Walker, 1864)
• Stathmopoda bicolorella Koster, 2010
• Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy, 1973
• Tortilia pallidella Kasy, 1973

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906
• Agdistis olei Arenberger, 1976
• Agdistis qurayyahiensis Gielis, 2008
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis tenera Arenberger, 1976
• Capperia celeusi (Frey, 1886)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
• Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

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

• Age onychistica Diakonoff, 1982
• Ancylis sederana Chrétien, 1915
• Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
• Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• Dasodis cladographa Diakonoff, 1983
• Fulcrifera refrigescens (Meyrick, 1924)
• Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775)
• Ophiorrhabda cellifera (Meyrick, 1912)
• Selania resedana (Obraztsov, 1959)

Xyloryctidae

• Eretmocera bradleyi Amsel, 1961
• Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864)
• Scythris amplexella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris cucullella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris elachistoides Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris kebirella Amsel, 1935
• Scythris nipholecta Meyrick, 1924
• Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933
• Scythris parenthesella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris valgella Bengtsson, 2002
• Scythris valvaearcella Bengtsson, 2002

External links

• AfroMoths