Location of Iran

There are over 4000 known moth species in Iran. Moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

In 2023 the results of a 13-year megaproject about the Lepidoptera of Iran were produced as Lepidoptera Iranica.[1] It was published as a special issue of Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History and provides a comprehensive overview of the Lepidoptera of Iran. It involved an international collaboration between 73 researchers, who reviewed published and unpublished data. The project was led and edited by Hossein Rajaei of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany) and Ole Karsholt of the Natural History Museum of Denmark.

The authors also added hundreds of new records from institutional and private collections. In total, 4,812 butterfly and moth species were documented as part of the project, including the first records of three families and 182 species for Iran. Four species new to science were discovered and several taxonomic changes were proposed. The special issue also provides a historical overview of lepidopterology in Iran, as well as an analysis of Iranian Lepidoptera and an estimate of the number of Lepidoptera species still to be discovered. Finally, a gazetteer of sampling localities is supplied.

The following list provides a subset of known moth species, which have been recorded in Iran. A complete list of Lepidoptera of Iran is included in the External links below.

Brahmaeidae

Bombycidae

Lasiocampidae

Saturnidae

Lemoniidae

Sphingidae

Arctiidae

Lymantriidae

Noctuidae

Condicinae

  • Hadjina lutosa subflava Hacker and Ebert, 2002
  • Cryphia eucta Hampson, 1908
  • Cryphia argentacea Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1937
  • Cryphia eucharista Boursin, 1960
  • Cryphia salomonis Boursin, 1954
  • Cryphia klapperichi Boursin, 1960
  • Victrix sassanica Wiltshire, 1961
  • Victrix macrosema Boursin, 1957
  • Dysmilichia mira Brandt, 1938
  • Dysmilichia phaulopsis Brandt, 1938
  • Dysmilichia erastrioides Brandt, 1938
  • Dysmilichia gigantea Brandt, 1941
  • Stenodrina agramma Brandt, 1938
  • Caradrina panurgia Boursin, 1939

Herminiinae

  • Polypogon lunalis
  • Herminia proxima

Raphiinae

  • Raphia cheituna

Rivulinae

Hypeninae

Scoliopteryginae

  • Scolipteryx libatrix

Catocalinae

Nolinae

Sarrothripinae

Chloephorinae

Acronictinae

Cyrphiinae

  • Bryophila maeonis
  • Bryophila iranica
  • Bryophila divisa
  • Bryophila receptricula
  • Bryophila tabora
  • Bryophila centralis
  • Bryophila taftana
  • Bryophila forsteri
  • Bryophila muralis
  • Bryophila argentacea

Euteliinae

  • Eutelia adulatrix
  • Eutelia adoratrix

Plusiinae

Acontiinae

  • Eulocastra diaphora
  • Eulocastra schah
  • Eulocastra bryophiliodes
  • Eulocastra mediana
  • Eulocastra tamsi
  • Naranga aenescens
  • Eublemma pallidula
  • Eublemma pussila
  • Eublemma amoena
  • Eublemma albida
  • Eublemma ostrina
  • Eublemma parva
  • Eublemma leucota
  • Eublemma parvoides
  • Eublemma apicipuncta
  • Phyllophila obliterata
  • Prottodeltote pyrarga
  • Emmelia trabealis
  • Prodenia litura
  • Acontia urania
  • Acontia lucida
  • Porphyrinia conistrota
  • Porphyrinia suppuncta
  • Porphyrinia chlorotica
  • Porphyrinia skafiota
  • Porphyrinia wagneri
  • Porphyrinia candidana
  • Porphyrinia pannonica
  • Porphyrinia caelestis
  • Porphyrinia rosea sinuata
  • Porphyrinia drauti
  • Porphyrinia nives
  • Porphyrinia cochylioides
  • Porphyrinia polygramma
  • Porphyrinia pseudepistrota
  • Porphyrinia aftob
  • Porphyrinia compuncta
  • Porphyrinia munda
  • Porphyrinia jocularis
  • Porphyrinia agnella
  • Porphyrinia illota
  • Porphyrinia uniformis
  • Porphyrinia taftana
  • Porphyrinia pseudoviridis
  • Porphyrinia bifasciata
  • Porphyrinia microptera
  • Porphyrinia murati
  • Porphyrinia angella
  • Porphyrinia parvoides
  • Porphyrinia apicipunctalis
  • Porphyrinia boursini
  • Odice arcuinna
  • Ozabra sancta
  • Pseudoozarba mesozona
  • Thalerastrina tansina
  • Amyna punctum
  • Leptosia velox rubescens
  • Leptosia sefidi
  • Glaphyra lacernaria
  • Glaphyra communimacula
  • Tephrochares inquinata
  • Chionoxantha margarita
  • Tarache luctuosa
  • Tarache audeoudi
  • Tarache umbrifera
  • Tarache opalinoides
  • Tarache biskrensis
  • Hoplotarache sordescens
  • Hoplotarache costalis
  • Fredina esmeralda

Cuculliinae

Psaphidinae

  • Brachionycha atossa

Stiriinae

  • Athetmia pallida
  • Synthymia solituda
  • Synthymia dubiosa
  • Paraegle ochracea
  • Aegle iranica
  • Aegle mimetes

Heliothinae

Agaristinae

  • Thiacidas postica

Amphipyrinae

  • Amphipyra pyramidea
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis
  • Amphipyra tetra pallida
  • Amphipyra molybdea
  • Elaphria venustula
  • Elaphria zobeidah
  • Elaphria xanthorhoda
  • Elaphria eremocosma
  • Elaphria bodenheimeri
  • Elaphria hemipentha
  • Elaphria brandti
  • Elaphria panurgia
  • Elaphria pulvis
  • Elaphria pseudadelpha
  • Elaphria rajobovi pseudovicina
  • Elaphria stenoptera
  • Elaphria poecila
  • Elaphria phanosciera
  • Elaphria didyma
  • Elaphria wiltshirei
  • Elaphria salzi
  • Elaphria parvaspersa
  • Elaphria vicina
  • Elaphria atriluna
  • Elaphria scotoptera
  • Elaphria sarhadica
  • Elaphria albina
  • Elaphria albersi
  • Elaphria assymetrica
  • Elaphria khorassana
  • Elaphria inumbrata
  • Elaphria fergana
  • Elaphira pseudalbina
  • Elaphira soudanensis
  • Elaphira diabolica
  • Elaphira flava
  • Elaphira alfierii
  • Elaphria forsteri
  • Elaphria rufirena
  • Elaphria clara armeniaca
  • Ulochlaena hirta
  • Mormo maura
  • Phlogophora meticulosa
  • Dypterygia scabriuscula
  • Paradrina clavipalpis
  • Nonagria typhae
  • Seasamia cretica
  • Eremodrina pertinax
  • Meganephria renalis
  • Meganephria crassicornis
  • Amathes oropotamica
  • Amathes macilenta
  • Amathes lychnidis
  • Amathes modesta
  • Polymixis bischoffi
  • Polymixis trisignata
  • Aporophyla australis
  • Xylina exsoleta
  • Lithophane lapidea
  • Lithophane semibrunnea
  • Dryobotodes eremita
  • Antitype serpentina
  • Antitype carducha
  • Antitype chosroes
  • Antitype dubiosa
  • Xantia ocellaris
  • Cosmia trapezina
  • Margelana achaemenica
  • Margelana flavidior
  • Margelana versicolor
  • Margelana veternosa
  • Stilbina hypaenides
  • Arenostola sohnretheli
  • Sidemia apothenia
  • Parastichtis ypsillon
  • Parastichtis mongolypha
  • Parastichtis polyglypha
  • Parastichtis leucodon
  • Parastichtis secalis
  • Parastichtis oblonga
  • Metapoplus boursini
  • Megalodes tengistana
  • Megalodes tengistanica
  • Ammoconia caecimacula
  • Orthosia incerta
  • Cloantha hyperici
  • Spodoptera exigua
  • Spodoptera littoralis
  • Spodoptera mauritia
  • Spodoptera cilium
  • Cardarina quadripunctata
  • Caradrina oberthuri
  • Dicycla oo
  • Perigea illecta
  • Hadjina viscosa
  • Hadjina lutosa
  • Hadjina palaestinensis
  • Dysmilichia phaulopsis
  • Dysmilichia erastrioides
  • Dysmilichia gigantea
  • Dysmilichia bicolor
  • Dysmilichia bicyclica
  • Auchmis comma
  • Oligia literosa
  • Eremobia ochroleuca
  • Crymodes platinea aurora
  • Scythocentropus cyrus
  • Boursinia oxygramma
  • Boursinia symmicta
  • Pseudohadena chenopodiphaga
  • Pseudohadena schlumbergeri
  • Pseudohadena sengana
  • Pseudohadena siri roseotincta
  • Pseudohadena banghaasi
  • Eriopus latereillei
  • Eriopus purpureoffasciata
  • Polyphaenis monophaenis
  • Stenodrina agramma
  • Hoplodrina ambigua
  • Pseudathetis fixseni
  • Haemassia renalis
  • Maraschia grisescens
  • Enargia badiofasciata
  • Oria musculosa
  • Calamia virens immaculata
  • Eumichtis muscosa
  • Bryomima johanna
  • Sidema hedygramma
  • Sidema gracilis
  • Sidema apotheina
  • Sidema discalis
  • Heterographa tetrastigma
  • Heterographa pungeleri
  • Scythocentropus inquinata
  • Catamecia jordana
  • Catamecia ferdovsi
  • Arenostola phragmitidis

Hadeninae

Noctuinae

Unassigned

Syntomidae

Notodontidae

Thaumetopoeidae

Geometridae

Oenochrominae

  • Orthostixis cribraria
  • Myinodes interpunctaria

Geometrinae

Sterrhinae

Larentiinae

Ennominae

  • Perconia strigillaria
  • Cabera pusaria
  • Heterolocha laminaria
  • Therapis flavicaria
  • Semiothisa notata
  • Semiothisa syriacaria
  • Semiothisa fuscomarginata
  • Semiothisa rippertaria
  • Semiothisa signaria
  • Boarmia gemmaria
  • Boarmia fredi
  • Peribatodes umbraria
  • Peribatodes rhomboidaria
  • Elophos dilucidaria
  • Phasinae petraria
  • Tephrina arenacearia
  • Tephrina disputaria
  • Tephrina inconspicuaria
  • Tephrina perviaria
  • Tephrina wehrlii
  • Tephrina sengana
  • Ennomos quercaria
  • Ennomos fraxineti
  • Ennomos fuscantaria
  • Ennomos olivaria
  • Ennomos erosaria
  • Ennomos quercarius
  • Ennomos quercinarius
  • Ourapteryx sambucaria
  • Ourapteryx falciformis
  • Enanthyperythra legataria
  • Godonella aestimaria
  • Biston strataria
  • Biston betularius
  • Synopsia sociaria
  • Gnopharmia irakensis
  • Gnopharmia kasrunensis
  • Gnopharmia inermis
  • Gnopharmia colchidaria
  • Nychiodes obscuraria
  • Nychiodes rayatica
  • Nychiodes variabilis
  • Nychiodes admirabila
  • Nychiodes subfusca
  • Nychiodes subviridia
  • Nychiodes farinosa
  • Nychiodes variabila
  • Nychiodes leviata
  • Nychiodes agatcha
  • Nychiodes subvirida
  • Nychiodes waltheri
  • Nychiodes antiquaries
  • Nychiodes amygdalaria
  • Chiasma calthrata
  • Epitherina bahmana
  • Epitherina ghirshmani
  • Epitherina rhodopolcos
  • Opisthograptis luteolata
  • Zamacra flabellaria
  • Eilicrinia cordiaria
  • Eilicrinia trinotata
  • Eilicrinia acardia
  • Agriopis bajaria
  • Erannis defoliaria
  • Erannis ankeraria
  • Erannis declinans
  • Gnophos nimbata
  • Gnophos stevenaria
  • Gnophos horhammeri
  • Gnophos sartata
  • Gnophos gorgata
  • Gnophos elahi
  • Gnophos cluminata
  • Gnophos pollinaria
  • Gnophos pelengi
  • Gnophos argillata
  • Gnophos ali
  • Gnophos annubilata
  • Gnophos dubitaria
  • Gnophos brandtorum
  • Gnophos stachyphora
  • Gnophos sibiriata
  • Gnophos taftana
  • Gnophos orthogonia
  • Gnophos anophaea
  • Gnophos pseudosnelleni
  • Gnophos subtila
  • Gnophos eurytiches
  • Charissa talyshensis
  • Charissa asymmetra
  • Charissa onustaria
  • Charissa adjectaria
  • Charissa luticiliata
  • Rhipignophos vastaria
  • Rhipignophos maledictus
  • Eubolia murinaria
  • Eubolia hopfferaria
  • Colotois pennaria
  • Dasycorsa modesta
  • Abraxas wehlri
  • Stegania dilectaria
  • Syrrhodia muselmana
  • Eumera hoferi
  • Synopsidia phasidaria
  • Phaselia decliciosaria
  • Phaselia deliciosaria
  • Phaselia serrularia
  • Phaselia narynaria
  • Phaselia kasyi
  • Diastictis artesiaria
  • Enconista tengistanica
  • Enconista autumnata
  • Dyscia malatyana
  • Dyscia sicanaria
  • Dyscia leucogrammaria
  • Scodionista amoritaria
  • Zamarada minimaria
  • Coenina hyperbolica
  • Coenina collenettei
  • Hemerophila brandti
  • Atomorpha hedemanni
  • Crocallis mirabica
  • Crocallis tusciaria
  • Crocallis elinguaria
  • Crocallis mirabica
  • Scodiomima crocallaria
  • Ectropis crepuscularia
  • Isturgia disputaria

Drepanidae

Thyatiridae

Cimeliidae

Zygaenidae

Limacodidae

  • Parasa inexpectata

Pyralidae

Subfamily unknown

Galleriinae

Pyralinae

Epipaschiinae

Phycitinae

Scopariinae

Heliothelinae

  • Heliothla staudinger

Crambinae

Schoenobiinae

Cyblomiinae

Nymphulinae

  • Nymphula affinialis
  • Nymphula nymphaeata
  • Nymphula nigrolinealis sordidior

Odontiinae

Evergestinae

Glaphyriinae

Pyraustinae

Pterophoridae

Carposinidae

Sesiidae

Brachodidae

Choreutidae

Tortricidae

Tortricinae

Cochylini

Tortricini

Archipini

Other tribes

Olethreutinae

Cossidae

Oecophoridae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Scythrididae

Gelechiidae

Yponomeutidae

Ypsolophidae

Plutellidae

Glyphipterygidae

Heliodinidae

Lyonetiidae

Bucculatricidae

Psychidae

Tineidae

  • Euplocamus bienerti
  • Euplocamus schaeferi
  • Morophagoides iranensis
  • Nemapogon granellus
  • Nemapogon signatellus
  • Nemapogon orientalis
  • Neurothaumasia inornata
  • Neurothaumasia fasciata
  • Obesoceras holtzi
  • Infurcitinea amseli
  • Infurcitinea fasciella
  • Infurcitinea obscuroides
  • Infurcitinea teheranensis
  • Infurcitinea iranensis
  • Infurcitinea megalopterella
  • Infurcitinea brunneopterella
  • Rhodobates pallipalpellus
  • Pachyarthra brandti
  • Pachyarthra grisea
  • Pachyarthra iranica
  • Myrmecozela lutosella gigantea
  • Myrmecozela lutosella centrogramma
  • Epsicardia caerulipennis
  • Epsicardia xerexes
  • Perissomastix flava
  • Perissomastix cornuta
  • Perissomastix wiltshirella
  • Perissomastix peterseni
  • Perissomastix palaestinella
  • Ateliotum petrinellum orientale
  • Ateliotum arabicum
  • Ateliotum syriacum
  • Ateliotum confusum
  • Cephimallota praetoriella
  • Ceratuncus affinitellus
  • Fermocelina iranica
  • Trichophaga abruptella
  • Trichophaga tapetzella
  • Tinea translucens
  • Tinea basifasciella
  • Tinea rostrata
  • Tinea nonimella
  • Tineola casandella
  • Tineola bisselliella
  • Tineola pellionella
  • Niditinea tugurialis
  • Niditinea piercella
  • Euplocamus bienerti
  • Niditinea fuscella
  • Proterospastis trimaculata
  • Ceratobia irakella
  • Hapsifera luridella
  • Eudorea mercurella
  • Haplotinea ditella
  • Haspifera asiatica

Gracilariidae

Tischeriidae

Heliozelidae

Adelidae

Nepticulidae

Hepialidae

Alucitidae

Autostichidae

Batrachedridae

Crambidae

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rajaei, Hossein; Karsholt, Ole, eds. (March 2023). "Lepidoptera Iranica". Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 6 (SP1) – via BioOne Complete.
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