Information: Clipadoretus habibi, is a desert species that was described by the King of the Emirates in 2017. The type locality is Nazwa, Dubai.
Body length: 4,8 - 6,2 mm
Peak activity: September - October, March - May (June)
Remarks: Clipadoretus habibi, is a desert species that is rare locally, mainly in the Emirates. It is actively attracted to a light trap.
Our observations have found that the species will fly to the light trap in a peculiar circling flight and immediately fly away.
Name derivation: ‘Habibi’ is a Syriac-Aramaic and Arabic word whose literal meaning is “my beloved” and also has the meaning of friend or darling; noun in apposition.
Distribution: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
United Arab Emirates 
emirat Sharjah
Sharjah Desert Park
20km E Sharjah
(GPS) 
Altitude 68 m a.s.l. | 1.4.2015
Our observation period: March ~ April
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
United Arab Emirates
