The genus Tamarix is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).
Tamarix aphylla is the largest known species of Tamarix. The species has a variety of common names, including Athel tamarisk, Athel tree, and Athel pine. It is an evergreen tree, native across North, East and Central Africa, through the Middle East, and into parts of Western and Southern Asia.
Udim is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,379.
Eupithecia ultimaria, the Channel Islands pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. It can be found in Europe, where it is found in Portugal and Spain, coastal western and southern France, Italy, the Mediterranean islands including Cyprus and Greece. It is also found in southern England and the Channel Islands. Furthermore, it is present in North Africa, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and Iran.
Diorhabda carinata is a species of leaf beetle known as the larger tamarisk beetle which feeds on tamarisk trees from Ukraine, eastern Turkey and Syria east to northwest China, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, extending as far south as southern Iran. It is used in North America as a biological pest control agent against saltcedar or tamarisk, an invasive species in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.
Diorhabda sublineata is a leaf beetle known as the subtropical tamarisk beetle (STB). The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It feeds on tamarisk trees from Portugal, Spain and France to Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Iraq. It is used in North America as a biological pest control agent against saltcedar or tamarisk, an invasive species in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.
Clytie illunaris is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in France, Spain, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Clytie arenosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1913. The nominate form is found in the deserts of North Africa. Subspecies Clytie arenosa nabataea is found in Israel
Clytie delunaris is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Central Asia, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iran and Israel.
Clytie haifae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by O. Habich in 1905. It is found along the coast of Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Lebanon and Israel.
Clytie infrequens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1884. It is found in eremic (desert) areas from the eastern Sahara through the Arabian Peninsula to Pakistan and India.
Clytie sancta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1898. It is found in the deserts of North Africa, from the central parts of the Sahara to the Arabian Peninsula.
Clytie syriaca is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles-Juste Bugnion in 1837. It is found along the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Basin, from the Balkans to Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and Israel.
Clytie terrulenta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1893. It is found in the Near East and Middle East.
Dysgonia rogenhoferi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Otto Bohatsch in 1880. It is found in Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Arabia, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Uzbekistan, the European part of southern Russia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan.
Drasteria kabylaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Andreas Bang-Haas in 1906. It is found from the western and central parts of the Sahara, to the Arabian Peninsula, Jordan, Sinai, south to Oman.
Agdistis tamaricis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
The Negev shrew, also known as the Ramon's shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. So far, it is only known from Israel. It is found in three regions: Mizpe Ramon and Sede Boqer in the Negev Desert, and Sartaber at the northern edge of the Judean Desert. It is likely that the species occurs more widely in the region than currently known. The three locations in which the species occur are rocky desert areas at altitudes between 200 and 950 metres above sea level. The Negev shrew is light gray with a slightly lighter underpart. It is also relatively small.
Ornativalva heluanensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Debski in 1913. It is found in Spain, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia, as well as on the Canary Islands, Sicily, Malta and Cyprus. Outside Europe, it is found in North Africa, Sudan, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mongolia.
Amblypalpis olivierella, the tamarix spindle-gall moth, is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1886. It is found in Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, the Sinai, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, northern Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, Iran, India and Pakistan.
