
A.N. Streltzov- Doctor of Philosophy
- Dean at Herzen University
A.N. Streltzov
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Dean at Herzen University
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Research interests: entomology, ecology, systematics and geography of Lepidoptera insects. Specialist in butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) and pyralides moth (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea).
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First faunistic records of 11 species of phycitine moths (Pyralidae) and one species of grass pyralid moth (Crambidae) in the Altai Republic of Russia are presented. Christophia granulella (Zerny, 1914) and Yelenka calciferella uyghurica Trofimova et Shovkoon, 2020 are recorded for Russia for the first time, and Cadra furcatella (Herrich-Schäffer,...
This study confirms Mount Cameroon as an unprecedented hotspot for the diversity of many-plumed moths, with the discovery and description of nine new species: Alucita fako Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita pyrczi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita sroczki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita potockyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtu...
Памяти Николая Андреевича Рябинина (1946–2023)
Nephopterix beljaevi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the southwestern part of Sakhalin Island is described. In the structure of the male and female genitalia, the new species is most closely related to the type species of the genus, Nephopterix angustella Hübner, 1796. The new species can be distinguished from it by the indistinct pattern of...
The list of 4 species of the genus Dioryctria Zeller, 1846 found on
the territory of Belarus is provided. Three of them, Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg, 1840), Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs, 1899 and Dioryctria simplicella Heinemann, 1863, are reported in the fauna of republic for the first time. Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs, 1899 was found on...
In the third part of the publication, we present the faunal list of four families of the Microlepidoptera of South Ossetia, including 64 species of Tortricidae, 17 species of Pterophoridae and 5 species of Alucitidae. All species are reported for South Ossetia for the first time. (Pterophoridae) are found in the Caucasus for the first time. Stenopt...
The pyralid moth Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959 is reported for the first time for Russia. Male external morphology and genitalia are described and illustrated.
The pyralid moth Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959 is reported for the first time for Russia. Male external morphology and genitalia are described and illustrated.
Assara hoeneella Roesler, 1965 (Lepidoprtera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae), found in Primorsky Krai near the village of Chuguevka, is reported for the fauna of Russia for the first time. In terms of the general character of the pattern, the species under consideration is close to the transpalearctic Assara terebrella (Zincken, 1818) and the East Asian As...
Epischidia margaritae sp. n. is described and illustrated from vicinity of Blagoveshchensk, Russia. The new species is most similar to the type species of the genus, Epischidia fulvostrigella (Eversmann, 1844), from which it differs by a brighter coloration of the forewings and a larger outgrowth on the forehead. The differences in the structure of...
The article gives a complete list of Pterophoridae species known from the Republic of Guinea. Three species, Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932), Sphenarches erythrodactylus (Fletcher, 1911) and Hellinsia aethiopicus (Amsel, 1963) are reported for the fauna of this country for the first time.
In the first part of the publication, we present the faunal list of Pyraloidea of South Ossetia, including 111 species of 64 genera, belonging to two families. For the first time, 96 species are reported for South Ossetia. Scoparia manifestella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) and Scoparia perplexella (Zeller, 1839) are found in the Caucasus for the first...
The article provides the list of Lepidoptera (the families: Cossidae, Coleophoridae, Choreutidae, Ethmiidae, Pterophoridae, Pyralidae, Crambidae, Lemoniidae, Lasiocampidae, Drepanidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Erebidae, Noctuidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae), collected in four localities in the Republic of Dagestan in September 2020. In tota...
Aim. To clarify the spring aspect of the faunistic composition of Lepidoptera insects in the Republic of Dagestan as one of the most poorly studied regions of the European part of Russia.
Materials and Methods. The collection of material was carried out in six localities of the Republic of Dagestan at light sources and with a butterfly net. The mat...
The article provides the list of Lepidoptera (the families:
The plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) fauna of Paraguay is studied quite well, which is proved by a series of publications (Gielis, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013; Ustjuzhanin et al., 2016). However, we have found two species of the genus Hellinsia, new to science, in the supplementary materials provided to us by Ulf Drechsel (Asunción).
Scoparia sinevi Streltzov, sp. n. is described from the Republic of Southern Ossetia. The new species is very similar in its appearance to the Central Asian S. juldusella (Caradja, 1916) but distinctly differs from latter by the male genitalia with cornutus consisting of three large spines (cornutrus with one large spine in S. juldusella). The moth...
The article describes three Pterophoridae species new to science, from Ethiopia: Platyptilia anjuta Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., Platyptilia roberti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Stenoptilia monikae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. We give new faunal data on the distribution of the species previously unknown for Ethiopia.
. Two new species, Hellinsia karinupponeni Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin et Pototski, sp. n. and Hellinsia ristoi Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin et Pototski, sp. n., are described from the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa, respectively. Holotypes of both species are deposited in the Estonian University of Life Sciences,...
The article gives an overview of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna. Three new species are described from Kenya, Cameroon and Zimbabwe: Picardia bassi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., Picardia bunga Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Picardia tropeki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. The species...
The article describes two new plume moths species from Colombia and Ecuador: Singularia zolotuhini Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin sp.n. and Singularia kofani Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin sp.n
The article describes a new species of plume moths, Hellinsia kaweri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., and indicates a species new for the fauna of Uganda, Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913. A complete list of Pterophoridae known from Uganda is provided.
The article describes a new species of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Merrifieldia arenbergeri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., from the province Free State, the Republic of South Africa.
In the third part of the publication, we present the faunal list of nine families of the Macrolepidoptera of South Ossetia, including 4 species of Cossidae, 2 species of Limacodidae, 40 species of Erebidae, 15 species of Sphingidae, 6 species of Lasiocampidae, 1 species of Saturniidae and Lemoniidae, 5 species of Drepanidae and 1 species of Cimelii...
The article describes three Pterophoridae species from Bolivia which are new to science: Hellinsia swammerdami Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., Hellinsia sergeii Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. and Hellinsia aymara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. Nine Pterophoridae species are reported from Bolivia for the first time: Lioptilodes rionegroicus...
Three Pterophoridae species are reported as new for the fauna of Oman. To the 17 previously known species from Oman (USTJUZHANIN et al., 2019) we have added three more: Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985, Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) and Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873). We provide photos of the adult and male genitals of the rare and...
The article describes five new species of plume moths from Ecuador which are new to science: Amblyptilia kara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia diana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia elena Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia gielisi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., and Hellinsia wojtusiaki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich...
Basing on the materials from Russian entomological expedition to Jujuy Province, North-Western Argentina, the participants of which were working in Ecoportal de Piedra National Park, 22 Pterophoridae species have been revealed, two of which, Emmelina doroshkini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. n. and E. reshetnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. n., t...
The article describes two new Pterophoridae species from Venezuela: Postplatyptilia lastukhini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. and Postplatyptilia stekolnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. Four species: Stenoptilodesbrevipennis (Zeller, 1874), Adaina costarica Gielis, 1992, Adaina desolata Arenberger & Bond, 1995 and Hellinsia devriesi (Land...
A plume moth Nippoptilia regula (Meyrick, 1906) is found in the southern part of Primorsky krai. The specimens examined are characterized by typical for this species wing pattern, male and female genitalia. The genus Nippoptilia Matsumura 1931 is recorded from Russia for the first time.
Two new species of plume moths from Atacama Desert, Chile, are described: Lioptilodes karinupponeni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Pototski sp. nov. and Hellinsia haverineni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Pototski sp. nov.
An annotated list of 19 species of Pterophoridae recorded from Pakistan is given. Five species are new to this country, namely Platyptilia avicennai Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich, 2016, Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus (Denis et Schiffermüller, 1775), Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla (Zeller, 1852), Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859), and Amblyptilia sp...
The article describes two new species
of many-plumed moths from South Africa: Microschis�mus yakovlevi Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n. and
Microschismus alida Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n.
We allocate the lectotype and paralectotype from the
heterogeneous type series of two syntypes of Microschismus premnias Meyrick, 1913, where the second one...
The faunal review of Pterophoridae species is given for the fauna of Sierra Leone for the first time the type localities and world distribution (with new data) are specified. The information on the collected materials is given. Eleven species, previously unknown for this territory – Ochyrotica africana, Platyptilia farfarella, Bipunctiphorus dimorp...
Basing on the materials from the British Museum (BMNH), we describe two new species of plume moths from the Maluku islands: Pterophorus dohertyi Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n. and Pterophorus shevnini Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n. According to the collections of O. Gorbunov, five species of Pterophoridae are listed as well, two of which turned...
Two new species of many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae) are described from Liberia and Ghana: Alucita tropeki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. and Alucita safi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. The image and description of female genitalia Alucita mishenini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018 are provided for the first time. Two species are...
New species of plume moths, Ochyrotica omelkoi Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich, sp. n., is described from Borneo Island. Cosmoclostis auxileuca (Meyrick, 1908) is recorded from Malaysia for the first tim.
Two species of Alucitidae, new to science, Alucita romieuxi Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n. and Alucita katangaUstjuzhanin et Kovtunovich sp.n., are described from the Democratic Republic of Congo; three species, Alucita compsoxantha (Meyrick, 1924), A. ectomesa (Hering, 1917) and A. tesserata (Meyrick, 1918) are reported as new to the fauna of th...
Mount Cameroon, SW Cameroon, has already been described as a unique hotspot of the many-plumed moth (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with their local diversity unrivalled in the entire Afrotropics. We confirm its importance with description of seven new species: Alucita bakweri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita jana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,...
A new species of plume moths, Calyciphora korbi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., is described from Kyrgyzstan (Inner Tien-Shan, the mountains Suusamyr Too).
Se registran 12 especies de Pterophoridae de la Gran Isla Bolshoy Ussuriysky (suburbios de Khabarovsk), en el delta del Ussuri; la mayoría de ellos prefieren praderas mesófitas. Dos especies, Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1823]) y Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852) prefieren localidades secas y no eran conocidas del este de Khabarovsk.
Pterotopteryx spilodesma (Meyrick, 1908) is reliably indicated for the fauna of the Sakhalin Island for the first time. The photos of female adult and genitalia are provided.
The article gives 70 Pterophoridae species of nature reserves and national parks of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. New taxonomic combinations are revealed, new data on the distribution of Plume moths in the Republic of South Africa are indicated. New generic combinations were established for two species of Marasmarcha ammonias (M...
S.Yu. Sinev (ed.). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia. Edition 2. St. Petersburg: Zoological Institute RAS, 2019. 448 с.
The catalogue deals with the representatives of 97 families of Lepidoptera known by now from the territory of Russian Federation. On the total, 2251 genera and 9617 species (1039 genera and 5617 species of Microlepidoptera,...
The article describes a new species of many-plumed moth, Alucita udovichenkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., from the province Mpumalanga, the Republic of South Africa.
The article gives a faunistic review of the Pterophoridae fauna in Myanmar. The type habitats and world distribution (with new data) is indicated. The data of the collected specimens are provided. To the 10 already known species we have added 9 previously unknown for the fauna of Myanmar.
Acrobasis rubrizonella (Ragonot, 1893) is recorded from Russia for the first time. The images of a male specimen together with a description of its external morphology and genital structure are given. The data on geographical distribution of the species and its current taxonomic position are provided.
Two Pterophoridae species, Oidaematophorus constanti (Ragonot, 1875) and Calyciphora ludmilae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011, found in the Altai mountains, are indicated for the fauna of Russia for the first time. A disjunctive type of habitat is established for these species for the first time. It is revealed that Gillmeria ochrodactyla ([Denis &...
For the first time, for Altai and Chukotka, Catastia kistrandella (Pyralidae, Phycitinae) is indicated. Earlier this species was known from Fennoscandia, from the Northern Urals (Denezhkin Kamen’) and Tuva. New finds allow to extend the longitudinal component of the range to transpalearctic. A brief description and illustrations of a moth from Alta...
There are three species of the genus Hypochalcia Hübner, 1825 – Hypochalcia caminariella Erschoff, 1876, H. propinquella (Eversmann, 1842) and H. staudingeri Ragonot, 1887 in the Far East of Russia. A detailed morphological characteristic of these species is given, the distribution and taxonomy are discussed.
The first regional report of the pyralid moths (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). For the Amur region, 284 species of pyraloid moths are listed, belonging to 82 genera from 14 subfamilies of the 2 families. Given the degree of study of this area, it can be assumed that the proposed list is close to exhaustive. There is a complete
bibliography on pyralid mo...
Maradana faviusalis (Walker, 1859) is found for the first time in Russia on the Furugelm Island located in the Gulf of Peter the Great, the Sea of Japan. Imago of this species and male genitalia are described and illustrated. The data on distribution of M. faviusalis and taxonomic remarks on its generic position are given.
For the territory of the Sikhote-Alin Reserve, there are 74 species of pyralids belonging to 51 genera from 10 subfamilies of two families. 59 species are given for the first time, information on their distribution and ecology is reported. Delplanqueia dilutella ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775) was first discovered in Primorsky Krai.
For the first time for the Amur region Pseudacrobasis tergestella (Ragonot, 1901) = Pseudacrobasis nankingella Roesler, 1975 (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Pyralidae: Phycitinae) is indicated, the image of the male and male genitalia is given.
The description and data on the distribution in the south of the Far East of Russia of the Sciota taishanella (Roesler, 1975), comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Pyralidae: Phycitinae).
Established two new genera in the subfamily Phycitidae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea: Pyralidae) – Manipyla Streltzov, gen. nov. for Pyla manifestella Inoue, 1982 and Atralepis Streltzov, gen. nov. for Metriostola atratella Yamanaka, 1986.
A study of the habitat distribution of 177 species of pyralid moths (Pyraloidea) was carried out in the Bastak
nature reserve (Far East of Russia) since 2003. 4 habitat assemblages were recognized: I – piedmont mixed broad leaved
– coniferous forest combined with floodplain forest and wetlands; II – lowland deciduous forest in association with
meso...
76 species of Pyraustinae from 35 genera and 5 tribes are listed for the Amur-Zeya interfluve area. 10 species:
Anania (Anania) egentalis (Christoph, 1881), Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794), Ostrinia latipennis (Warren,
1892), Patania expictalis (Christoph, 1881), Nosophora maculalis (Leech, 1889), Herpetogramma luctuosalis (Guenée,
1854), Spol...
14 species of pyralid moths (Pyralidae) from the subfamilies Galleriinae (4 species of 4 genera), Pyralinae (9 species
of 7 genera) and Epipaschiinae (1 species) are reported from the territory of the southern Amur-Zeya interfluve plain. 6 species
inhabit the nemoral forests of Amur River basin, 4 species have Transpalaearctic, Eurasian or Pan-Asia...
For the first time 6 species of pyralid moths (Pyraloidea) were recorded in Amurskaya Oblast – Pyralidae, Phycitinae: Ceroprepes fusconebulella Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 2000, Hypochalcia caminariella Erschoff, 1877, Hypochalcia propinquella (Eversmann, 1842) and Eucarphia vinetella (Fabricius, 1787); Crambidae, Musotiminae: Ambia colonalis (Bremer...
Для Амурской области приводится 239 видов дневных бабочек, относящихся к 7 семействам и 82 родам. Pieris (Artogeia) melete Ménétriés, 1857, Pontia (Synchloe) callidice (Hübner, [1800]), Ahlbergia korea Johnson, 1992, Maculinea alcon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Parantica sita (Kollar, [1844]), Melitaea (Melitaea) scotosia Butler, 1878, Boloria...
An aquatic crambid moth Acentria ephemerella (Pyraloidea: Crambidae, Acentropinae) is reported for the first time from the Asiatic part of Russia. External morphology and structure of the genital apparatus are described and illustrated for both males and females. Ecological characteristics and life cycle of Acentria ephemerella are discussed; it is...
Для территории Зейского заповедника и окрестностей города Зея дополнительно отмечено 86 видов Noctuidae, которые ранее не указывались для этой территории. Среди них впервые в Амурской области найдены Mythimna opaca и Apterogenum ypsillon. Также приводятся результаты зоогеографического анализа фауны с использованием широтно-высотной составляющей аре...
A new for the regional fauna phycitid genus (Delplanqueia Leraut, 2001) and a species ( Delplanqueia dilutella ([by Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)) is reported from the Russian Far East. The morphology of the species is described, and its range and landscape distribution are discussed.
Приводится 138 видов семейств Hepialidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Cossidae, Thyrididae, Epicopeiidae, Thyatiridae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Endromididae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Lymantriidae и Arctiidae, собранных в Зейском заповеднике. Среди них Kitanola uncula Stgr. (Limacodidae), Nemacerota tancr...
Two species of the genus Assara Walker, 1863 are distributed in the south of the Russian Far East: transpalaearctic Assara
terebrella (Zincken, 1818) and East Asian Assara korbi (Caradja, 1910). The detailed morphological description of these species
is given. Genus Samoilovia Kirpichnikova, 2001, syn. nov. established for Samoilovia taisia Kirpich...
49 species of Phycitinae from 29 genera and 3 trybes are reported from the southern part of Amur and Zeya interfluve. More than a half of species have wide polyzonal or boreal ranges, and the percentage of Far Eastern nemoral species is relatively low, distinguishing the territory from other forest regions of the southern Russian Far East. The most...
60 species of pyraloid moths from 2 families and 7 subfamilies are listed for the national park «Call of a Tiger ». Udea nebulatalis Inoue, Yamanaka, Sasaki, 2008 and Udea intermedia Inoue, Yamanaka, Sasaki, 2008 are reported as new species for the Russian fauna; Magadania cognata Kirpichnikova & Yamanaka, 2001 and Loxostege melaleucalis (Eversmann...
Дан обзор 3 видов хохлаток рода Furcula Lam., найденных на юге Дальнего Востока России. Из них Furcula bifida Brahm, 1787 впервые указывается для региона. Приводится определительная таблица, краткие диагнозы, а также обобщены сведения по биономии и распространению рассматриваемых видов в пределах юга Дальнего Востока России.
The Far Eastern species of the genus Rhodophaea Guenée, 1845 are revised, the data on their systematics, morphology, ecology and geographic distribution are provided. The situation in taxonomy of Far Eastern Rhodophaea species is discussed. The species status of Rhodophaea exotica Inoue 1959, stat. rest., comb. nov., is resurrected; its morphologic...
Для окрестностей Благовещенска приводится 23 вида Lithosiinae, из них Ghoria collitoides Btl., Collita vetusta Wlk., Manulea lutarella L., Manulea nankingica Dan., Manulea ussurica Dan., Pelosia angusta Stgr., Pelosia obtusa H.-S., Thumatha ochracea Brem., Miltochrista rosacea Brem., Aemene taeniata Fxs. впервые достоверно отмечаются для территории...
Изучение фауны огневок (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) островов в заливе Петра Великого (Японское море) показало, что на островах Фуругельма, Рикорда, Большой Пелис, Шкота и Аскольда обитает 83 вида из 55 родов. Впервые на территории России были найдены следующие виды: Etielloides curvella Shibuya, 1928, Syllepte fuscoinvalidalis (Yamanaka, 1959) и Udea...
145 species of pyralid moth from new localities in Bolshekhekhtsirskii reserve are reported, 41 species are recorded for the first time from Khabarovskii Krai. New combinations and synonyms are established: Furcata legatea (Haworth, 1811), comb. nov.; Furcata marmorea (Haworth, 1811), comb. nov.; Furcata suavella (Zincken, 1818), comb. nov.; Furcat...
Studying of a typical material of O. Bremer has shown the conspecificity of taxons simplicealis Bremer, 1864 and noctualis Yamanaka, 1978, therefore a new synonim is established: Pyrausta simplicealis (Bremer, 1864), comb. nov. =noctualis Yamanaka, 1978, syn. nov.
5 species of the genus Dioryctria Z. are recorded in the south of the Russian Far East – D. abietella, D. pryeri, D. schuetzeella, D. sylvestrella and D. simplicella, the last species is reported for the region for the first time, and D. pryeri is reported for the first time for Kunashir island. Identification keys for Dioryctria species by externa...
Zoogeographically interesting records of meadow moth Loxostege (Margaritia) commixtalis (Walker, 1866) within East Palearсtiс are discussed. The moth have been first recorded from Asia, being known from Northern Europe and North America. The species differs from the close L. sticticalis (Linnaeus, 1761) with smaller size, greyish (not brownish) gro...
Detailed review of 5 Far Eastern Sciota species is given, including keys to their identification by external morphology and morphology of genitalia. Taxonomic status of S. marmorata (Alpheraky, 1876) and S. cynicella (Christoph, 1881) is discussed; new genus Stenopterix Streltzov, gen. n. is established for Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889.
The first authentic record of phycitid moth Sciota marmorata (Alphéraky, 1876) in the territory of the Russian Far East is
reported.
The taxonomical status and distribution in the Palearctic region of little-known golarctic grass moth Catoptria trichostoma (Christoph, 1858) are reviewed. New records of the named species within Palearctic are listed.
Data on the first authentic records of pyraustid moth Metasia coniotalis Hampson, 1903 in the territory of the Far East of Russia are presented.
The first authentic record of phycitid moth Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848) in the territory of the Russian Far East (Amurskaya Oblast, Chernigovka vill.) is reported.
35 species of pyralid moths are listed in addition to the known fauna of the Lower Amur region; one species – Acrobasis (Yamanakia) canella Yamanaka 2003 is reported from Russia for the first time.
Сообщается о находках в Приамурье узкокрылой огневки Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870), приводятся данные по морфологии имаго, строению генитальных структур и распространению этого вида в пределах российского Дальнего Востока.
The Pyralid moth Acrobasis sasakii Yamanaka, 2003 known earlier only from Japan (Honshu) is reported from Russia for the first time. In male genitalia Acrobasis sasakii stand in marked contrast to the most of other congeneric species by a good apomorphic character: the gnathos with three dents on the apex. Similar morphology of gnathos is present o...
The little-known species of pyralid moths Atralata melaleucalis (Eversmann, 1852) (= Ennychia melaleucalis (Evers-mann, 1852; = Botys graeseri Staudinger, 1892) is transfered from genus Atralata Sylvén, 1947 (subfamily Odontiinae) to genus Loxostege Hübner, [1825], subgenus Boreophila Guenée, 1845 (subfamily Pyraustinae). Loxostege (Boreophila) mel...
An annotated list of far eastern Pediasia is given, including detailed data on their morphology, ecology and distribution. The keys for species identification basing on external morphology and morphology of both males and females genitalia are proposed. Pediasia luteella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) and Pediasia radicivitta (Filipjev, 1927) are...
Приводится первая находка Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856) – опасного карантинного вредителя риса в Восточной и Юго-Восточной Азии – из Хасанского района Приморского края России.
As a result of entomological field trip taken in June 2008, 65 species of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) from 40 genera and 6 families were recorded from the Northern part of the Pompeyev Ridge. A big series of Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928 was collected. The Pompeyev Ridge is the very northern and the very western location of the species...
Some interesting records of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) made in 2002 – 2007 are reported. Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer et Grey, 1852) and Nordmannia latior (Fixsen, 1887) have been recorded in Amurskaya oblast for the first time; Chrysozephyrus brillantinus (Staudinger, 1887) is reported for the first time from Khabarovskii Krai and from the...