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Female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [PDF]

open access: yesRevista 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]

open access: yesNota 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]

open access: yesNota 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]

open access: yesNeotropical 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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Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns of Pest Species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Affected by Meteorological Factors in an Agroecosystem

open access: yesAgriculture, 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]

open access: yesCheck 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
doaj   +3 more sources

Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering, 1931 from China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys, 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]

open access: yesCheck 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]

open access: yesZooKeys, 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
doaj   +3 more sources

An effective method for the close up photography of insect genitalia during dissection: a case study on the Lepidoptera

open access: yesNota 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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