New records on Lepidoptera (Insecta) of the northwestern environs of Lysychansk (Luhansk Region, Ukraine)
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https://doi.org/10.36016/KhESG-2023-31-1-2Keywords:
Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, fauna, steppe, chalk hills, Luhansk Region, UkraineAbstract
An annotated list of new records of butterflies and moths of the northwestern environs of Lysychansk (Berezove, Bilohorivka, Shypylivka) is provided. The list includes 204 species registered in the research area for the first time, 7 of which (Stigmella catharticella (Stainton, 1853), Nemophora metallica (Poda, 1761), Whittleia undulella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1837), Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827), Bucculatrix thoracella (Thunberg, 1794), Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849, Eurrhypis pollinalis ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775)) are new records for Luhansk Region. Totally, there are 233 species of Lepidoptera registered in the NW environs of Lysychansk. 24 figs, 8 refs.
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