There are about 420 known moth species of Saudi Arabia. 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 in Saudi Arabia.
Arctiidae Apisa arabica Warnecke, 1934 Apisa canescens Walker, 1855 Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 Lepista arabica (Rebel, 1907) Nyctemera torbeni Wiltshire, 1983 Siccia arabica Wiltshire, 1983 Siccia buettikeri Wiltshire, 1988 Spilosoma feifensis Wiltshire, 1986 Thyretes buettikeri Wiltshire, 1983 Utetheisa amhara Jordan, 1939 Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1779) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Autostichidae Heringita amselina (Gozmány, 1967) Hesperesta arabica Gozmány, 2000 Turatia arenacella Gozmány, 2000 Turatia striatula Gozmány, 2000
Brachodidae Nigilgia talhouki Diakonoff, 1983 Phycodes chalcocrossa (Meyrick, 1909)
Carposinidae Metacosmesis xerostola Diakonoff, 1983
Choreutidae Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867) Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Coleophoridae Coleophora ammodyta Falkovitsh, 1970 Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924 Coleophora cyrniella Rebel, 1926 Coleophora emberizella Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora hospitiella Chrétien, 1915 Coleophora jebeli Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora jerusalemella Toll, 1942 Coleophora lasloella Baldizzone, 1982 Coleophora nurmahal Toll, 1957 Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907 Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956 Coleophora saudita Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora shadeganensis Toll, 1959 Coleophora sudanella Rebel, 1916 Coleophora viettella Toll, 1956
Cosmopterigidae Alloclita cerritella (Riedl, 1993) Alloclita delozona Meyrick, 1919 Bifascioides leucomelanella (Rebel, 1917) Pseudascalenia riadella Kasy, 1968
Cossidae Aethalopteryx wiltshirei Yakovlev, 2009 Azygophleps sheikh Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 Meharia acuta Wiltshire, 1982 Meharia philbyi Bradley, 1952 Meharia semilactea (Warren & Rothschild, 1905) Mormogystia proleuca (Hampson in Walsingham & Hampson, 1896)
Crambidae Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796) Ancylolomia micropalpella Amsel, 1951 Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833) Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794) Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851) Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847 Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867) Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813) Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée, 1854 Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877) Pediasia numidellus (Rebel, 1903) Prionapteryx soudanensis (Hampson, 1919) Prionapteryx strioliger Rothschild, 1913 Ptychopseustis ictericalis (Swinhoe, 1885) Pyrausta arabica Butler, 1884 Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852) Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Uresiphita polygonalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Elachistidae Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)
Gelechiidae Athrips irritans (Povolny, 1989) Athrips sisterina (Povolny, 1989) Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867) Parapsectris amseli (Povolny, 1981) Parapsectris buettikeri (Povolny, 1986) Parapsectris similis (Povolny, 1981) Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
Geometridae Brachyglossina sonyae Wiltshire, 1990 Charissa lequatrei (Herbulot, 1988) Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1897) Cleora pavlitzkiae (D. S. Fletcher, 1958) Hemidromodes sabulifera Prout, 1922 Idaea eremica (Brandt, 1941) Idaea granulosa (Warren & Rothschild, 1905) Idaea hathor (Wiltshire, 1949) Idaea hesuata Wiltshire, 1983 Idaea illustris (Brandt, 1941) Idaea mimetes (Brandt, 1941) Idaea sanctaria Staudinger, 1900 Idaea sordida (Rothschild, 1913) Idaea tahamae Wiltshire, 1983 Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1858) Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858) Isturgia sublimbata (Butler, 1885) Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 Neromia pulvereisparsa (Hampson, 1896) Palaeaspilates sublutearia (Wiltshire, 1977) Phaiogramma discessa (Walker, 1861) Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983 Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896) Psilocerea arabica Wiltshire, 1983 Scopula actuaria (Walker, 1861) Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894) Xanthorhoe wiltshirei (Brandt, 1941) Zamarada latilimbata Rebel, 1948 Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895 Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Gracillariidae Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 Stomphastis conflua (Meyrick, 1914)
Lasiocampidae Braura sultani (Wiltshire, 1986) Streblote acaciae (Klug, 1829)
Lymantriidae Albarracina baui Standfuss, ???? Casama vilis (Walker, 1865) Euproctis cervina Moore, ????
Metarbelidae Metarbela taifensis Wiltshire, 1988
Micronoctuidae Micronola wadicola Amsel, 1935
Nepticulidae Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985
Noctuidae Acantholipes aurea Berio, 1966 Acantholipes circumdata (Walker, 1858) Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 Achaea faber Holland, 1894 Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852) Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775) Achaea trapezoides (Guenée, 1862) Acontia albarabica Wiltshire, 1994 Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921) Acontia basifera Walker, 1857 Acontia binominata (Butler, 1892) Acontia crassivalva (Wiltshire, 1947) Acontia dichroa (Hampson, 1914) Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884 Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856 Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857) Acontia lactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905) Acontia notabilis (Walker, 1857) Acontia nubila Hampson, 1910 Acontia philbyi Wiltshire, 1988 Acontia semialba Hampson, 1910 Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1973) Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856 Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia yemenensis (Hampson, 1918) Adisura bella Gaede, 1915 Aegle exsiccata (Warren & Rothschild, 1905) Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836 Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844 Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911 Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Agrotis pictifascia (Hampson, 1896) Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941 Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824) Amyna axis Guenée, 1852 Amyna delicata Wiltshire, 1994 Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794) Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anomis leona (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Antarchaea conicephala (Staudinger, 1870) Antarchaea digramma (Walker, 1863) Antarchaea erubescens (Bang-Haas, 1910) Antarchaea fragilis (Butler, 1875) Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) Anumeta spilota (Erschoff, 1874) Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773) Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896) Athetis gizana Wiltshire, 1986 Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Attatha metaleuca Hampson, 1913 Aucha polyphaenoides (Wiltshire, 1961) Autoba abrupta (Walker, 1865) Beihania cuculiella Wiltshire, 1967 Brevipecten biscornuta Wiltshire, 1985 Brithysana africana Laporte, 1973 Calesia xanthognatha Hampson, 1926 Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827) Callyna figurans Walker, 1858 Caradrina anomoeosis (Hampson, 1902) Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763) Caradrina elongata (Plante, 1997) Caradrina pseudocosma (Plante, 1997) Caradrina soudanensis (Hampson, 1918) Caranilla uvarovi (Wiltshire, 1949) Carcharoda yemenicola Wiltshire, 1983 Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) Clytie devia (Swinhoe, 1884) Clytie euryphaea Hampson, 1918 Clytie infrequens (Swinhoe, 1884) Clytie tropicalis Rungs, 1975 Colobochyla platyzona Lederer, Condica capensis (Guenée, 1852) Condica conducta (Walker, 1857) Condica illecta Walker, 1865 Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831) Cryphia paulina (Staudinger, 1891) Ctenoplusia accentifera (Lefèbvre, 1827) Ctenoplusia fracta (Walker, 1857) Ctenoplusia furcifera (Walker, 1857) Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852) Diadochia stigmatica Wiltshire, 1985 Drasteria kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906) Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833) Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852) Dysmilichia pica Wiltshire, 1983 Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858) Eublemma apicipunctalis (Brandt, 1939) Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886) Eublemma bifasciata (Moore, 1881) Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852) Eublemma deserti (Rothschild, 1909) Eublemma ecthaemata Hampson, 1896 Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901) Eublemma khonoides Wiltshire, 1980 Eublemma pallidula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Eublemma parva (Hübner, ) Eublemma ragusana (Freyer, 1844) Eublemma robertsi Berio, 1969 Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833) Eublemma seminivea Hampson, 1896 Eublemma siticuosa (Lederer, 1858) Eublemma stygiochroa Hampson, 1910 Eublemma thermobasis Hampson, 1910 Eublemma tomentalis Rebel, 1948 Eulocastra alfierii Wiltshire, 1948 Eutelia mima Prout, 1925 Feliniopsis consummata (Walker, 1857) Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979) Feliniopsis talhouki (Wiltshire, 1983) Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Hadena laudeti (Boisduval, ????) Hadjina tyriobaphes Wiltshire, 1983 Haplocestra similis Aurivillius, 1910 Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, ) Heliocheilus confertissima (Walker, 1865) Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Heterographa pungeleri Bartel, 1904 Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904) Heteropalpia cortytoides Berio, 1939 Heteropalpia exarata (Mabille, 1890) Heteropalpia profesta (Christoph, 1887) Heteropalpia robusta Wiltshire, 1988 Heteropalpia rosacea (Rebel, 1907) Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854) Hypena abyssinialis Guenée, 1854 Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1790) Hypena obacerralis Walker, Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, ) Hypena varialis Walker, 1866 Hypotacha boursini Warnecke, 1937 Hypotacha ochribasalis (Hampson, 1896) Hypotacha raffaldii Berio, 1939 Iambiodes postpallida Wiltshire, 1977 Lacera alope (Cramer, 1780) Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) Leucania sicula Treitschke, 1835 Lithacodia blandula (Guenée, 1862) Masalia albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Masalia perstriata (Hampson, 1903) Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858) Mesoligia algaini Wiltshire, 1983 Metachrostis quinaria (Moore, 1881) Metagarista subcrocea Wiltshire, 1983 Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903) Mimasura dhofarica Wiltshire, 1985 Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Mythimna languida (Walker, 1858) Mythimna umbrigera (Saalmüller, 1891) Nimasia brachyura Wiltshire, 1982 Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852) Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777) Oraesia intrusa (Krüger, 1939) Ozarba algaini Wiltshire, 1983 Ozarba atrifera Hampson, 1910 Ozarba debrosi Wiltshire, 1983 Ozarba mesozonata Hampson, 1916 Ozarba nyanza (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Ozarba semitorrida Hampson, 1916 Ozarba socotrana Hampson, 1910 Ozarba timida Berio, 1940 Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858) Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858) Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913 Peridroma saucia (Hübner, ) Phytometra hesuensis (Wiltshire, 1983) Plusiopalpa dichora Holland, 1894 Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833 Polymixis juditha (Staudinger, 1897) Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Prionofrontia ochrosia Hampson, 1926 Pseudopseustis beduina (Wiltshire, 1948) Pseudozarba mesozona (Hampson, 1896) Pseudozarba orthozona Wiltshire, 1985 Rhynchina albiscripta Hampson, 1916 Rhynchina revolutalis (Zeller, 1852) Rhynchodontodes antistropha (Vári, 1962) Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888) Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827) Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852) Simyra confusa (Walker, 1856) Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777) Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852 Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857) Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833) Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767) Talhoukia feifae Wiltshire, 1986 Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855) Thiacidas adnanensis (Wiltshire, 1980) Thiacidas cerurodes (Hampson, 1916) Thiacidas postica Walker, 1855 Thiacidas roseotincta (Pinhey, 1962) Thysanoplusia daubei (Boisduval, 1840) Thysanoplusia sestertia (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, )