The Lepidoptera of Palmyra Atoll consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The atoll consists of an extensive reef, two shallow lagoons, and some 50 sand and reef-rock islets and bars covered with vegetation—mostly coconut trees, Scaevola, and tall Pisonia trees.
According to a recent estimate, there are 11 Lepidoptera species on Palmyra Atoll.
Butterflies
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758
Moths
Agonoxenidae Agonoxena argaula Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterigidae Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864)
Crambidae Piletocera signiferalis (Wallengren, 1860)
Gelechiidae Stoeberbinus testaceus Butler, 1881
Gracillariidae 1 undescribed species
Noctuidae Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843) Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775)
Sphingidae Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)
Tineidae Erechtias simulans (Butler, 1882) 1 undescribed Opogona species
External links Arthropod surveys on Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands, and insights into the decline of the native tree Pisonia grandis (Nyctaginaceae)