A A checklist of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) of Tajikistan
Lymantriinae
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2026-18-1-71-79Keywords:
Lepidoptera, Lymantriinae, moth, fauna, TajikistanAbstract
A checklist of the Lymantriinae of Tajikistan is given. According to the literature and our data, there are currently 10 species of Lymantriinae, belonging to the 8 genera in Tajikistan. The presence of 1 species – Lachana selenophora – needs in the confirmation by the collection materials. The species composition of Lymantriinae in Tajikistan is relatively small, but they have important economic and medical importance.
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