List of Lepidoptera of Kuwait
Lepidoptera of Kuwait consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from Kuwait.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 76 Lepidoptera species present in the Kuwait.
Butterflies
Nymphalidae
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Moths
Crambidae
- Amselia heringi (Amsel, 1935)
- Pediasia numidellus (Rebel, 1903)
Noctuidae
- Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
- Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
External links
- AfroMoths
- Kuwait Info
- Insect biodiversity in Kuwait
- Al-Houty W (1997). Checklist of the insect fauna of Kuwait. Kuwait J. Sci. Eng., 24: 145-162.
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