List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)

Crambidae

Ancylolomia tentaculella (Hübner, 1796)

Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833) 

Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809) 

Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833) 

Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)

Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794) 

Dolicharthria punctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847 

Ornate Hydriris - Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)

Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Hodebertia testalis. (Fabricius, 1794) 

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) 

Erebidae

Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787). 

Cerocala sana (Staudinger,1901) 

Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)

Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808) 

Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) 

Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852) 

Orgyia (Clethrogyna) josephina Astaut 1880

Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858) 

Geometridae

Scopula imitaria (Hübner, 1799) 

Godonela aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)

Idaea circuitaria (Hübner, 1819) 

Idaea elongaria (Rambur, 1833).

Idaea rusticata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Idaea distinctaria (Boisduval, 1840)

Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)

Problepsis ocellata (Frivaldszky, 1845) 

Gnophos sartata (Treitschke, 1827)

Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Phaiogramma etruscaria (Zeller, 1849) 

Larentia clavaria (Haworth, 1809) 

Apochima flabellaria (Heeger, [1838])

Lithostege palaestinensis (Amsel, 1935)

Scopula luridata (Zeller, 1847) 

Eupithecia centaureata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Mattia callidaria (Joannis, 1891)

Selidosema tamsi (Rebel, 1939) - Endemic to Cyprus

Noctuidae

Hoplodrina ambigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) 

Pericyma squalens (Lederer, 1855) 

Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) 

Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773) 

Leucania obsoleta (Hübner, 1803) 

littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) 

Agrotis trux (Hübner, [1824]

Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1809]) 

Leucania obsoleta (Hübner, 1803) 

Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808) 

Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Cucullia calendulae (Treitschke, 1835) 

Bryophila (Bryoleuca) vandalusiae (Duponchel 1842) 

 Aporophyla nigra (Haworth, 1809) 

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autophila anaphanes cypriaca (Boursin, 1940) - Endemic to Cyprus

Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) 

Aporophyla (Phylapora) canescens (Duponchel, 1826)

Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1800–1803) 

Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Acontia lucida (Hufnagel,1766) 

Spodoptera cilium (Guenée, 1852)

Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Agrotis bigramma (Esper, [1790]) 

Aporophyla australis (Boisduval, 1829) 

Cucullia verbasci (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Nolidae

Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833) 

Pyralidae

Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839) 

Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833) 

Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Lamoria melanophlebia (Ragonot, 1888)

Ancylosis hellenica (Staudinger, 1871) 

Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, [1813]) 

Hypsopygia costalis (Fabricius, 1775) 

Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Saturniidae

Silkworm - Bombyx mori (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sesiidae

Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Sphingidae

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Hyles livornica (Esper, 1779) 

Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Zygaenidae

 Adscita statices (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Gelechiidae 

Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858) 

Nothris verbascella (Denis & Schiffermuller, [1775]) 

Ethmiidae

Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775) 

 Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampa terreni (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) 

Arctiidae

Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Dysauxes famula (Freyer, 1836)

Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846)

Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) 

Thaumetopoeidae 

Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 

Thaumetopoea solitaria (Freyer, 1838) 

Drepanidae

Cilix glaucata (Scopoli, 1763) 

Cossidae

Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761) 

Pterophoridae

Pterophorus sp. 

Tortricidae

Cnephasia orientana (Alphéraky, 1877)

Gracillariidae

Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

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List of Odonata of Cyprus - (Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus)

Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840) dragonfly

Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) dragonfly

Trithemis annulata (Beauvois, 1807) dragonfly

Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) damselfly

Sympetrum striolatum 

Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1839) dragonfly

Orthetrum chrysostigma 

Anax parthenope (Sélys, 1839) dragonfly

Orthetrum brunneum 

Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)  dragonfly

Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) damselfly

Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) damselfly

Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) damselfly

Anax ephippiger 

Pantala flavescens 

Aeshna mixta (Latreille, 1805)  dragonfly

Onychogomphus forcipatus 

Trithemis festiva) Rambur, 1842 dragonfly

Chalcolestes parvidens 

Orthetrum taeniolatum 

Orthetrum sabina (Drury,1770) dragonfly

Anax imperator (Leach,1815) dragonfly

Anax immaculifrons 

Selysiothemis nigra 

Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842) dragonfly

Orthetrum cancellatum 

Erythromma lindenii 

Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845) dragonfly

Ischnura intermedia 

Erythromma viridulum 

Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) damselfly

Sympetrum meridionale

Aeshna isoceles 

Lestes barbarus 

Lestes parvidens (Artobelevski 1929) damselfly

Ischnura pumilio 

Aeshna affinis 

Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)

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List of butterflys of Cyprus - Λίστα των πεταλούδων της Κύπρου (Lepidoptera)

 Hesperiidae

Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) 

Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) 

Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) 

Lycaenidae

Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Azanus jesous (Guerin-Meneville, 1847)

Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834) 

Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Freyeria trochylus or Chilades trochylus (Freyer 1845) 

Glaucopsyche paphos (Chapman, 1920). - Endemic to Cyprus

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Luthrodes (Chilades) galba (Lederer, 1855)

Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) 

Lycaena thersamon (Esper,1784) 

Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) 

Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865)

Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1885)

Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) 

Nymphalidae

Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Chazara briseis larnacana (Linnaeus,1764) 

Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Hipparchia syriaca cypriaca (Staudinger, 1879) - Endemic subspecies of Cyprus

 Hipparchia cypriensis (Holik,1949) - Endemic to Cyprus

Hyponephele lupina (O. Costa, 1836) 

Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) 

Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782) 

Limenitis reducta (Staudinger, 1901) 

Maniola cypricola - Endemic to Cyprus

 Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) 

 Pseudochazara anthelea (Hübner, 1824)

Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)

Papilionidae

Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 

Allancastria cerisyi or Zerynthia cerisy (Godart, 1824) 

Pieridae

Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785) 

Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)

Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) 

Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813)

Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777) 

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