Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia
In this note we report the first record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Erebidae: Arctiinae) larva on a native host plant, Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae). This aconite species is a close relative of A. lycoctonum, which is widespread across Eurasia, but has a scattered dist...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:575731 2024-09-15T18:05:57+00:00 Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia E. Berlov, Oleg Bolotov, Ivan 2015-01-30 https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.38.8664 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.38.8664 oai:zenodo.org:575731 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Nota Lepidopterologica, 38((1)), 23-27, (2015-01-30) Cephalornis Coelenterata Bilateria Nephrozoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa Circumscriptional names of the taxon under Notchia Carbotriplurida Boltonocostidae Circumscriptional names Pterygota Circumscriptional name Basal Eumetabola Strashila incredibilis Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Porina Galacticoidea Heteroneura Ditrysia Cossina Bombycina Noctuoidea Erebidae Paratype Chloroda Virbia fluminea Borearctia menetriesiiAnimalia Arthropoda Insecta LepidopteraCephalornis ErebidaePlantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Aconitum Aconitum septentrionale Aconitum septentrionale rubicundumPlantae RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae larval host plant Menetries's tiger moth Siberia info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.38.8664 2024-07-27T01:00:06Z In this note we report the first record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Erebidae: Arctiinae) larva on a native host plant, Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae). This aconite species is a close relative of A. lycoctonum, which is widespread across Eurasia, but has a scattered distribution in Fennoscandia. The majority of B. menetriesii localities are situated within the distribution range of A. lycoctonum and other aconite taxa, which are diverse and widespread in the Eastern Palaearctic. However, only two of the six westernmost B. menetriesii localities in Finland are in accordance with sporadic records of A. lycoctonum. Our record confirms that B. menetriesii is a polyphagous species like most other boreal Arctiinae. We have expanded the list of a few Lepidoptera species which can use Aconitum spp. as suitable host plants despite the fact that they are poisonous for insects because of high alkaloid content. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Siberia Zenodo Nota Lepidopterologica 38 1 23 27 |
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Cephalornis Coelenterata Bilateria Nephrozoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa Circumscriptional names of the taxon under Notchia Carbotriplurida Boltonocostidae Circumscriptional names Pterygota Circumscriptional name Basal Eumetabola Strashila incredibilis Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Porina Galacticoidea Heteroneura Ditrysia Cossina Bombycina Noctuoidea Erebidae Paratype Chloroda Virbia fluminea Borearctia menetriesiiAnimalia Arthropoda Insecta LepidopteraCephalornis ErebidaePlantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Aconitum Aconitum septentrionale Aconitum septentrionale rubicundumPlantae RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae larval host plant Menetries's tiger moth Siberia |
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Cephalornis Coelenterata Bilateria Nephrozoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa Circumscriptional names of the taxon under Notchia Carbotriplurida Boltonocostidae Circumscriptional names Pterygota Circumscriptional name Basal Eumetabola Strashila incredibilis Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Porina Galacticoidea Heteroneura Ditrysia Cossina Bombycina Noctuoidea Erebidae Paratype Chloroda Virbia fluminea Borearctia menetriesiiAnimalia Arthropoda Insecta LepidopteraCephalornis ErebidaePlantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Aconitum Aconitum septentrionale Aconitum septentrionale rubicundumPlantae RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae larval host plant Menetries's tiger moth Siberia E. Berlov, Oleg Bolotov, Ivan Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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Cephalornis Coelenterata Bilateria Nephrozoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa Circumscriptional names of the taxon under Notchia Carbotriplurida Boltonocostidae Circumscriptional names Pterygota Circumscriptional name Basal Eumetabola Strashila incredibilis Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Porina Galacticoidea Heteroneura Ditrysia Cossina Bombycina Noctuoidea Erebidae Paratype Chloroda Virbia fluminea Borearctia menetriesiiAnimalia Arthropoda Insecta LepidopteraCephalornis ErebidaePlantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Aconitum Aconitum septentrionale Aconitum septentrionale rubicundumPlantae RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae larval host plant Menetries's tiger moth Siberia |
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In this note we report the first record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Erebidae: Arctiinae) larva on a native host plant, Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae). This aconite species is a close relative of A. lycoctonum, which is widespread across Eurasia, but has a scattered distribution in Fennoscandia. The majority of B. menetriesii localities are situated within the distribution range of A. lycoctonum and other aconite taxa, which are diverse and widespread in the Eastern Palaearctic. However, only two of the six westernmost B. menetriesii localities in Finland are in accordance with sporadic records of A. lycoctonum. Our record confirms that B. menetriesii is a polyphagous species like most other boreal Arctiinae. We have expanded the list of a few Lepidoptera species which can use Aconitum spp. as suitable host plants despite the fact that they are poisonous for insects because of high alkaloid content. |
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Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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Record of Borearctia menetriesii (Eversmann, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) larva on Aconitum rubicundum Fischer (Ranunculaceae) in Eastern Siberia |
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record of borearctia menetriesii (eversmann, 1846) (lepidoptera, erebidae, arctiinae) larva on aconitum rubicundum fischer (ranunculaceae) in eastern siberia |
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