Female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2019 The female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) are described and illustrated for the first time and compared to congenerics.
Héctor A. Vargas
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A new species of Elegia (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) from the Balkan Peninsula [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2020 Elegia occultalis Plant, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) is described from the Balkans and compared with related species. Adults and male and female genitalia of the new species are illustrated.
Colin W. Plant +2 more
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A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2021 Eupithecia copaquillaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae, Eupitheciini) is described and illustrated. Adults of this new species were discovered using a light trap in the Copaquilla ravine, at about 2800 m elevation on the western slope
Héctor A. Vargas
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Alternative techniques to study characters of the genitalia in Lepidoptera [PDF]
Neotropical Entomology, 2010 The present note aims to describe two alternative methods for observing genitalia in Lepidoptera. The first one provides means to examine both male and female genitalia without spoiling the scales of the abdomen, preserving it attached to the thorax and aesthetically similar to an unexamined specimen.
Dias, Fernando M S +2 more
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Agriculture, 2022 Knowing pests’ spatiotemporal distribution patterns is essential for forecasting population outbreaks and designing control tactics or long-term management plans. The family Noctuidae is one of the largest families of the Lepidoptera order. The noctuid’s
Zafar Hussain +8 more
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First record of Nola crambiformis Rebel, 1902 (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from the Russian Altai [PDF]
Check List, 2015 A little-known species of Lepidoptera, Nola crambiformis Rebel, 1902, is recorded in the Russian Altai for the first time. This is an easternmost known locality of the species.
Anton Volynkin
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Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering, 1931 from China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae), P. sinensis sp. nov. and P. puera sp. nov., are described from China. The new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar ...
Jun Wu, Alexey V. Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
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First record of Caradrina monssacralis (Varga & L. Ronkay, 1991) (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Kazakhstan [PDF]
Check List, 2016 A little-known species of Lepidoptera, Caradrina monssacralis (Varga & L. Ronkay, 1991), is recorded in Kazakhstan for the first time. This is a westernmost known locality of the species. Adults, male genitalia and the habitat of the species are
Anton Volynkin, Sergey Titov
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Two new species of Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) and first female record of S. chalcites Orhant, 2000 from southern Asia [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Two new species of the genus Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): S. medogensis sp. nov. and S. undulophallus sp. nov., are described from southern Asia.
Jun Wu, Alexey V. Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
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Nota Lepidopterologica, 2018 Characters of male and female genitalia in insects in general, especially in Lepidoptera, are essential for species identification as they display extensive morphological variation.
Dominic Wanke, Hossein Rajaei
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