The first record of Cucullia umbratica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Japan

Abstract. BACKGROUND: Cucullia umbratica is known from Europe (from Spain to southern Fennoscandia), Russia, Afghanistan, Turkestan and Mongolia, in the Palearctic. In addition, introduction of this species to Canada has been reported recently. NEW INFORMATION: We report this species from Japan for...

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Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Noguchi, Soichiro, Ochiai, Takahiro
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6477845/
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e34197
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Summary:Abstract. BACKGROUND: Cucullia umbratica is known from Europe (from Spain to southern Fennoscandia), Russia, Afghanistan, Turkestan and Mongolia, in the Palearctic. In addition, introduction of this species to Canada has been reported recently. NEW INFORMATION: We report this species from Japan for the first time, from two locations at Hokkaidō. The earliest record is from 2015.