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. The antrum with the dorsal part sculptured with two sinuous longitudinal stripes enables the identification of this species.
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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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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The genus Agnathosia (Lepidoptera: Meessiidae) new to Japan, with a new record
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2022 Agnathosia obisagittalis Xiao & Li, 2011 (Lepidoptera: Meessiidae) was recorded from Japan for the first time. This is the first record of the genus from Japan. Photographs of the adult specimens and male genitalia were given.
Yohei Osada
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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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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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A new Ericaceae-feeding species of Agonopterix (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae) from Japan
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2023 A new species of the genus Agonopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae), A. asebiella Arashima, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov., has been described in Japan.
Hazumu Arashima +3 more
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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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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2022 We report two species of the family Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea), Hulodes caranea (Cramer, [1780]) from Mt. Deogyu and Hypena (Hypena) narratalis Walker, [1859] from Jangam cave, for the first time from Korea.
Tak-Gi Lee +5 more
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