Two species of lappet moths (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), new for the fauna of Belarus

Two species of lappet moths (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from the genus Phyllodesma Hübner, [1820] are recorded from Belarus for the first time – Ph. japonicum (Leech, [1889]) and Ph. tremulifolium (Hübner, [1810]). The first species was found in the north of the country (Vitebsk Region). All locali...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Caucasian Entomological Bulletin
Main Authors: Ye.A. Derzhinsky, I.A. Solodovnikov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2020
Subjects:
lasiocampidae
phyllodesma
first records
range border
belarus
Zoology
QL1-991
Leech
taiga
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23885/181433262020161-3942
https://doaj.org/article/209bba0ad1984984865f1e7c6f4f6b09
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Summary:Two species of lappet moths (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from the genus Phyllodesma Hübner, [1820] are recorded from Belarus for the first time – Ph. japonicum (Leech, [1889]) and Ph. tremulifolium (Hübner, [1810]). The first species was found in the north of the country (Vitebsk Region). All localities belong to the Eurasian taiga (coniferous forests) geobotanical zone. Presumably, its southern range border goes through Belarus. The second species is currently found only in the southeast of the country (Gomel Region). This locality belongs to the European broadleaf forest zone. Brief information on general distribution of these species is presented. Thus, currently18 species of lappet moths are recorded from Belarus.

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