SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

The identity of Bombyx jesuita Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dioptinae, Josiini)

2024-03-31T10:43:49+02:00

The identity of Bombyx jesuita Fabricius, 1775, is established and assigned to Josia Hübner, [1819] as J. jesuita (Fabricius, 1775), comb. nov., senior synonym of Bombyx fulvia Cramer, 1779, syn. nov., J. ligula Hübner, [1808], syn. nov. and J. tenuivitta Butler, 1878, syn. nov. Lyces fulvia (Hübner, [1822]), stat. rev. (= Josia aurimutua Walker, 1854, syn. nov.), is reinstated.

Adscita (Tarmannita) antoniovivesi Efetov & Tarmann, a new species of the genus Adscita Retzius, 1783, from Spain (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae, Procridinae)

2024-03-31T10:43:46+02:00

A new species of the genus Adscita Retzius, 1783, viz. Adscita (Tarmannita) antoniovivesi Efetov & Tarmann, sp. nov., was discovered in and is described from Spain. Information on biology and early stages is provided. The new species is named in honour of the Spanish lepidopterologist Dr Antonio Vives.

A new addition to the Nymphalidae of Uttar Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:43:43+02:00

The present study adds a new record of Nymphalidae i.e., Phaedyma columella ophiana (Moore, 1872) for the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797), an unwelcome visitor reaches the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)

2024-03-31T10:43:40+02:00

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) is recorded from the Maltese Islands for the first time.

Biodiversity of Lepidoptera in a mid-mountain site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. 2017-2019 Annualities. Description of the species Agnoea corteganensis Bernabé, Huertas, Jiménez & Vives, sp. nov., from Huelva, Spain (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:43:38+02:00

The records obtained in the systematic sampling carried out on a monthly basis during 2017, 2018 and 2019 in a half-hectare plot located in a mid-mountain site (600 m altitude) in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, integrated within the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Natural Park (PNSAPA), north of the province of Huelva, are detailed. We update the species data obtained in previous studies, corresponding to the period 2003-2016 (Bernabé-Ruiz & Huertas-Dionisio, 2018) and to 2017 and 2018 (Bernabé-Ruiz et al. 2019, 2020). During 2019, a total of 1,389 specimens have been identified, corresponding to 258 species, integrated in 37 different families. Of these, 75 are new for the study plot, 53 for the PNSAPA, 23 for the province of Huelva and 11 for Andalusia. The total diversity of the 3,528 Lepidoptera specimens identified during the three years 2017-2019 is 373 species from 40 different families. The total diversity recorded in the study plot, since 2003, includes 414 species grouped in 42 families, 83% of the 497 recorded in the PNSAPA so far. The imago and genitalia of the two captured female specimens of the species Agnoea corteganensis Bernabé, Huertas, Jiménez & Vives, sp. nov. (Lypusidae) are described. Analysis of the mitochondrial gene Cytochrome oxidase I (COI), AND barcode for the new species, is presented.

Mobility and transition of Nymphalidae between Premontane Rainforest Fragments and Agroforestry Matrix (Melgar, Tolima, Colombia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:43:34+02:00

The matrix in fragmented landscapes is considered as one of the major limitations in conservation research, because it is considered as a non-habitat. The present study was developed in Tolima (Colombia), with the objective of evaluating the mobility and transition of Nymphalidae between the forest fragment, the edge and outside (agroforestry matrix). Nymphalidae were used as a study model to evaluate the mobility and transition between landscape units and the influence of the edge effect on butterflies. We calculated and statistically compared abundance and richness in three sampling zones at three distances from the edge (130 m, 65 m and 50 m), using standardized methodologies (Jama and Van Someren Rydon Traps). The collected specimens (43 recaptures) were marked, photographed and released according to the capture-recapture method. Our results suggest that individuals moved more frequently from the forest fragment to the MA (67%), which is evidence of the permeability of the edge and the interaction between these two coverages. Significant differences are evident between the two coverages in relation to richness and abundance and based on the distances evaluated according to their diversity, suggesting an edge effect at least up to 50 meters from the matrix area. In this sense, the presence of rare and indicator species and a strong effect on specialist Lepidoptera, which can be key to develop conservation plans, were evidenced.

Two new species of Americerura St. Laurent & Goldstein, 2023 from Brazil (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Cerurinae)

2024-03-31T10:43:30+02:00

Ten species of Americerura St. Laurent & Goldstein, 2023 are represented in Brazil: A. annulifera (Berg, 1878), A. argynnis (Schaus, 1901), A. dandon (Druce, 1894), A. lancea (Schaus, 1905), A. purusa (Schaus, 1928), A. rarata (Walker, 1865), A. rivera (Schaus, 1901) and A. splendens (Jones, 1908), and two described here: A. kalyae Becker, sp. nov. and A. minor Becker sp. nov.

Euxoa capsensis Chrétien, 1911 a new Noctuidae species for Europe and the Maltese Islands, including an updated Noctuoidea checklist for the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Noctuinae)

2024-03-31T10:43:27+02:00

Euxoa capsensis Chrétien, 1911 is reported for the first time from Europe and the Maltese Islands. Notes on the distribution and habitat of the adult are included. A Maltese name is proposed for this new record.

Observations on nectar food plants of Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) from Gujarat, India (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

2024-03-31T10:43:24+02:00

Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) is a Lycaenidae widespread in Asia. The study site Anand district of Gujarat is rich in floral diversity and harbours flowering and nonflowering plants which appear throughout the year. At several locations within the Anand district, Z. otis was observed in huge numbers and those high-density areas were monitored to record the nectar plants utilized by them. During this study we were able to record 12 species of plants utilized by Z. otis as food/nectar plants.

New species of the genus Ochrodota Hampson, 1901 from Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru (Lepidoptera: Erebida, Arctiinae)

2024-03-31T10:43:17+02:00

A new species, Ochrodota camposorum Grados, sp. new. of Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is described and illustrated. Differences with Ochrodota marina Schaus, 1910 a species that presents a similar habitus, are presented. The genitalia of the female O. marina Schaus, 1910 are disclosed for the first time.

The Pyraloidea of the Odesa region of Ukraine (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:42:55+02:00

A list of 107 species of Crambidae and 84 species of Pyralidae from the Odesa region of Ukraine is given. 131 species are reported for the first time for the region, and two species are reported for the first time for continental Ukraine. The hitherto unknown female of Talis olgae Belov, 1995 described and illustrated, a comparative diagnosis between T. quercella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) and T. olgae is given. Additional data on the biology of Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) given. Photographs of adults and genitalia of some rare and littleknown species are provided.

The identity of Endrosis braziliensis Moore, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae)

2024-03-31T10:43:11+02:00

The identity of Endrosis braziliensis Moore, 1883 is recognized. Aulonophora Becker, gen. nov. is proposed to accommodate it [Aulonophora braziliensis (Moore, 1883), comb. nov.]. Description and illustrations of adult, genitalia, and larval shelter are presented.

On the identity of Scythris tributella (Zeller, 1847) and raising Scythris terrenella (Zeller, 1847), sp. rev. from synonymy (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)

2024-03-31T10:43:09+02:00

A review of the Scythris tributella (Zeller, 1847) complex is given. All synonyms are reconsidered by study of the genitalia of the types and relevant specimens. One of the synonyms, S. terrenella (Zeller, 1847), is restored to specific status and all of the other synonyms hitherto are shown not to be synonyms of S. tributella. S. tributella appears to have only been found on Sicily, whereas S. terrenella (Zeller, 1847) is distributed over Central and South Europe, and also in Libya.

Preliminary catalogue of the family Geometridae from the Almerian sector of the Sierra Nevada Nature Area (Almeria, Spain) (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:43:07+02:00

The preliminary checklist of the family Geometridae from the Almerian sector of the Sierra Nevada Nature Area (Almería, Spain) includes 157 species. In relation to biogeography, Atlanto-Mediterranean (37.6%) and Mediterranean-Asiatic (28.7%) corotypes are widely represented although there is a significant presence of the Eurasiatic corotype (17.2%). The endemisms represent 8.9% of the total with 14 species including Idaea nevadata (Wehrli, 1926), and Xanthorhoe iberica (Staudinger, 1901) with disjunct distribution. The study includes nine new records for Almería province.

Paradasycera insignis (Christoph, 1882) - a new species for Europe from eastern Slovakia (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)

2024-03-31T10:43:01+02:00

Paradasycera insignis (Christoph, 1882) has been recorded in Slovakia for the first time. This also presents a first record for Europe as the species was first described from the vicinity of Vladivostok in Russia, and all existing records thus far have come from the Russian Far East. Colour photographs of the adult and its habitat, as well as an illustration of the female genitalia are included.

Notes on some rare Hesperiidae from Miao Range, Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2024-03-31T10:42:58+02:00

Namdapha National Park is home to a wide variety of species located in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh state in North-East India. The park is flanked by the Patkai hills to the South and by the Himalaya in the North and lies close to the Indo-Myanmar-China trijunction. Here we reported the occurrence of 14 rare Hesperiidae from the park namely Plastingia naga (Nicéville, 1884), Pyroneura margherita (Doherty, 1889), Salanoemia noemi (Nicéville, 1885), Lotongus sarala (Nicéville, 1889), Hidari bhawani (Nicéville, 1888), Matapa sasivarna (Moore, 1866), Thoressa hyrie (Nicéville, 1891), Burara amara (Moore, 1866), Burara gomata (Moore, 1866), Burara jiana (Moore, 1866), Bibasis sena (Moore, 1866), Odina decorates (Hewitson, 1867), Mooreana trichoneura (Felder, 1860) and Darpa hanria (Moore, 1881).

P. Leraut The Moths of Europe, Volume 8: Microlepidoptera 2

2024-03-11T18:20:35+01:00

Book Reviews

V. Nazari, A. M. Cotton, J. G. Coutsis, N. Shapoval, V. Todisco & G. C. Bozano Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region part 4: Subfamily Papilioninae, Tribe Papilionini, Genus Papilio (partim)

2024-03-12T08:20:46+01:00

Book Reviews

General News

2024-03-11T10:15:15+01:00

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