First records of six species of Lepidoptera from Kunashir Island (Russia)

This article presents the first records of six species of moths and butterflies from Kunashir Island. We report on the first records of Aemene obscura (Leech, 1889) from Russia (Kunashir Island), as well as Catocala dula Bremer, 1861, C. lara Bremer, 1861, C. dissimilis Bremer, 1861, Sphragifera sig...

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Main Authors: Spitsyna Elizaveta A., Spitsyn Vitaly M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Biodiversity
island biogeography
Lithosiini
Kurile Islands
Russian Far East
Catocala
Argynnis sagana
Leech
Sibirica
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/7725416
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7725416
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Summary:This article presents the first records of six species of moths and butterflies from Kunashir Island. We report on the first records of Aemene obscura (Leech, 1889) from Russia (Kunashir Island), as well as Catocala dula Bremer, 1861, C. lara Bremer, 1861, C. dissimilis Bremer, 1861, Sphragifera sigillata (Menetries, 1859), and Argynnis sagana Doubleday, [1847] from Kunashir Island. Additionally, we provide commentary on distribution of Aberrasine aberrans (Butler, 1877). This study was partly supported by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (project No. FUUW-2022-0039).

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