List of Lepidoptera of the Selvagens Islands
Location of the Selvagens Islands
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)
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