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NAUJOS IR RETOS LIETUVOS VABZDŽIŲ RŪŠYS. 20 tomas 45
NEW DATA ON TWENTY RARE SPECIES OF MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA)
FOUND IN LITHUANIA
BRIGITA PAULAVIČIŪTĖ
Department of Biology, Vytautas Magnus University, Vileikos 8, LT-44404 Kaunas, Lithuania.
T. Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, Laisvės al. 106, LT-44253 Kaunas, Lithuania.
E-mail: b.paulaviciute@vdu.gmf.lt
Introduction
The report presents information on 20 rare species of moths recorded in Lithuania in
2001–2008. Rarity categories are according to P. Ivinskis (2004).
Material and Methods
Material was collected in different parts of Lithuania: in Neringa municipality,
Akmenė, Alytus, Jurbarkas, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šakiai, and Tauragė
administrative districts. The material was collected using an entomological net and light
trapping at night (160W DRL type bulb lamp was used). Twelve of the species were
collected by the author of this report (B.P). The rest eight species were collected by
Romas Ferenca (R.F.), Vytautas Tamutis (V.T.), and Vytautas Uselis (V.U.).
The geographical coordinates were measured using a Garmin eTrex GPS receiver.
The material is deposited in the collection of the Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Zoological
Museum.
Species were identified using the following sources: Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen,
(1977), Danilevskij et al. (1981), Elsner et al. (1999), Huemer & Karsholt (1999),
Razowski (2001) and Sruoga & Ivinskis (2005).
List of localities
Akmenė district
Ivanauskiai
Kruopiai
56°18'26,1"N, 22°44'59,6"E
56°15'40,7"N, 22°59'45,0"E
Alytus district Nemuno Kilpos Regional
Park
54°32'10,0"N, 24°04'40,0"E
Jurbarkas district Viešvilė Nat. R. (1)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (2)
55°07'13,0"N, 22°25'03,0"E
55°07'01,5"N, 22°25'06,5"E
Kaišiadorys district Rumšiškės Miškas f. 54°52'N, 24°10'E
Kaunas district Braziūkai
Dubravos Miškas f.
Nevėžis landscape reserve
Rokai ground
54°54'06,6"N, 23°29'02,1"E
54°51'15,2"N, 24°04'30,0"E
54°57'43,1"N, 23°47'56,1"E
54°47'23,3"N, 23°55'54,5"E
Neringa t. Preila env. 55°21'37,2"N, 21°02'42,0"E
Panevėžys district Kupstai 55° 49'33,0"N, 24°16'04,2"E
Šakiai district Tervydoniai 55°01'40,7"N, 23°26'57,0"E
Tauragė district Viešvilė Nat. R. (3) 55°07'55,5"N, 22°25'18,0"E
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Viešvilė Nat. R. (4)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (5)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (6)
55°10'47,6"N, 22°27'40,3"E
55°09'39,6"N, 22°28'40,7"E
55°10'30,4"N, 22°27'57,9"E
List of species
GRACILLARIIDAE
Aspilapteryx tringipennella (Zeller, 1839)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (4), 22 08 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
DEPRESARIIDAE
Agonopterix parilella (Treitschke, 1835)
Nemuno Kilpos Regional Park, 25 04 2008, 1♂ (R.F.).
ELACHISTIDAE
Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851
Viešvilė Nat. R. (1), 18 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
Elachista anserinella Zeller, 1839
Kruopiai, 05 07 2007, 2♂ (B.P.); Nevėžis pr., 04 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
Elachista bisulcella (Duponchel, 1843)
Rokai ground, 12 08 2008, 1♂, 1♀ (B.P.); Tervydoniai, 12 08 2007, 1♂, 1♀ (B.P.).
Elachista distigmatella Frey, 1859
Viešvilė Nat. R. (5), 16 07 2007, 12 ♂ (B.P.).
Elachista exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Preila, 04 06 2005, 1♀ (B.P.).
Elachista humilis Zeller, 1850
Kupstai, 28 05 2005, 1♂ (B.P.).
Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870
Ivanauskiai, 05 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
Elachista sericornis Stainton, 1854
Viešvilė Nat. R. (4), 15 05 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
Elachista subnigrella Douglas, 1853
Nevėžis pr., 04 07 2007, 7♂ (B.P.).
Elachista utonella Frey, 1856
Rumšiškės Miškas f., 12 07 2005, 2♂ (B.P.); Viešvilė Nat. R. (3), 31–18 07 2001, 2♂
(V.U.); Viešvilė Nat. R. (5), 18 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.); Ivanauskiai 05 07 2007, 1♂
(B.P.); Kruopiai, 05 07 2005, 1♂ (B.P.).
GELECHIIDAE
Argolamprotes micella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Dubravos Miškas f., 26 06 2005, 1♂ (R.F.).
Athrips pruinosella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (6), 19 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
Chionodes luctuella (Hübner, 1793)
Nemuno Kilpos Regional Park, 05 05 2008, 1♂ (V.T.).
Neofaculta infernella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (6), 14 05 2007, 1♂ (B.P.).
TORTRICIDAE
Cochylidia moguntiana (Rössler, 1864)
Viešvilė Nat. R. (2), 18 07 2007, 1♂ (B.P.); Braziūkai, 01 07 2008, 1♂ (V.T.).
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Cydia coniferana (Saxesen, 1840)
Braziūkai, 11 01 2008, 1♀ (V.T.).
Strophedra nitidana (Fabricius, 1794)
Nemuno Kilpos Regional Park, 05 05 2008, 1♂ (V.T.).
Discussion
This study presents faunistic data on 17 rare and 3 very rare species of moths in
Lithuania, belonging to five families of Lepidoptera. Three very rare species deserve a
special attention:
(1) Elachista sericornis (Elachistidae) is a very rare species and it is known only by
17 specimens, caught in the eastern part of Lithuania in the 5 districts: Ignalina,
Širvintos, Švenčionys, Trakai, Vilnius. (Sruoga & Ivinskis, 2005). E. sericornis larvae
mine leaves of Carex ericetorum, C. sylvatica and ocreas of Eriophorum vaginatum.
Although it is very rare in Lithuania, it is widely distributed in Europe (Traugott-Olsen
& Nielsen, 1977).
(2) Athrips pruinosella (Gelechiidae) is a tyrphobiontic species occurring mostly on
peatbogs (Spitzer et al., 1999). There are only 2 records of this species in Lithuania. It
was recorded from Pilionys (Laukėnų Pelkė bog) (Ivinskis, 2004) and the Čepkelių
Raistas bog (Dapkus et al., 2007). One specimen of A. pruinosella was found on the
Artoji Pelkė bog in Viešvilė Strict Nature Reserve. Its larvae develop on the leaves of
Salix, Spiraea, Andromeda, and Vaccinium. This species is local and usually rare in
Central Europe (Elsner et al., 1999) and it is included into the Red List of Germany as
vulnerable species (Pröse et al., 2003).
(3) Cydia coniferana (Tortricidae) was found in Braziūkai in Kaunas administrative
district. There are 4 records of this species in the eastern part of Lithuania (Ivinskis,
2004). C. coniferana is widely distributed in Central Europe, but it is local and rare in all
of the range (Razowski, 2001). It is included into the Red List of Germany (Pröse et al.,
2003). Its larvae develop on the needles of Pinus and Abies (Razowski, 2001).
Acknowledgements
I wish to express many thanks to Urmas Jürivete (Estonia) for his kind assistance in
different matters.
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Nauji duomenys apie 20 retų drugių (Lepidoptera) rūšių Lietuvoje
B. PAULAVIČIŪTĖ
Santrauka
Šiame straipsnyje pateikiami nauji duomenys apie 20-ties retų drugių rūšių, kurių trys
yra labai retos, radvietes Lietuvoje. Nurodoma drugių pagavimo vieta, laikas, individų
skaičius. Aptariamos labai retos rūšys. Visa surinkta medžiaga saugoma Kauno T.
Ivanausko Zoologijos muziejuje.
Received: October 8, 2008
