ITHOPHANE FURCIFERA (HUFNAGEL, 1766) IN NORTHEASTERN KAZAKHSTAN (LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUIDAE)
Author(s) -
Sergey V. Titov,
Anton V. Volynkin,
Viktor Kamkin,
Matjaž Černila
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biological bulletin of bogdan chmelnitskiy melitopol state pedagogical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-9010
pISSN - 2225-5486
DOI - 10.15421/201624
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , noctuidae , biology , span (engineering) , botany , genus , zoology , civil engineering , engineering
A West Palaearctic noctuid species Lithophane furcifera (Hufnagel, 1766) is reported from North-East Kazakhstan. This record is a first find of the species in Kazakhstan as well as the easternmost confirmed locality. The distribution of the species in eastern limits of its range is directly related to the distribution of its hostplants, species of the genus Alnus . The adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated.
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