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)
External links Fauna Europaea