Open AccessPoecilocampa alpina (Frey & Wullschlegel, 1874) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), first record for Romania
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Geanina Iacob,
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Cosmin Manci,
Cristina Craioveanu,
László Rákosy,
Cristian Sitar,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
entomologica romanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2601-7105
pISSN - 1224-2594
DOI - 10.24193/entomolrom.25.2
Subject(s) - subspecies , lepidoptera genitalia , fauna , romanian , population , geography , biology , ecology , zoology , demography , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
Poecilocampa alpina (Frey & Wullschlegel, 1874) is reported for the first time in the Romanian fauna. The specimen was collected from Porumbenii Mari, Harghita County, Romania. According to the distribution area, respectively to the ecological requirements, Romanian population belongs to the subspecies P. alpina canensis. This reported population is currently the easternmost known population of this species.