Omia cyclopea (Graslin, [1837]) and Coenobia rufa (Haworth, 1809) in southern Italy with notes on their conservation (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.61

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Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, biodiversity, conservation, Italy

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We recorded Omia cyclopea (Graslin, [1837]) and Coenobia rufa (Haworth, 1809) for the first time in southern Italy. These are extremely rare species in Italy and conservation actions are needed to prevent Italian populations of C. rufa from extinction, locally extinct yet.

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2022-09-30

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Scalercio, S., & Bertaccini, E. (2022). Omia cyclopea (Graslin, [1837]) and Coenobia rufa (Haworth, 1809) in southern Italy with notes on their conservation (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 50(199), 453–457. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.61

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