Drasteria scolopax (Alphéraky, 1892) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): New data on its range and ecology with description of a new subspecies
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-4-755-761Keywords:
Kyrgyzstan, new taxon, new data, new record, owlet mothsAbstract
Drasteria scolopax (Alpheraky, 1892) for the first time recorded from Kyrgyzstan as far as the western part of the Tarim depression. The new population discovered in Kyrgyzstan represents a new subspecies, which is described here as Drasteria scolopax gilmanovi Korb et P. Gorbunov, ssp. n. Its type locality is Kyrgyzstan, Transalai Mts., Kaltabulak stream, 4 km W of Nura, 3025 m, 39°38΄21.19˝N, 73°49΄10.68˝E. The new subspecies differs from the nominative one by its wing coloration and wing pattern. The new subspecies looks quite darker than the nominative one because its median and basal belts are brown; the upper side pattern of the wing in the new subspecies is unclear, spots and belts are weakly visible; there is no black marginal spot in the new subspecies forewing underside, which is presented in D. scolopax scolopax. The collecting sites of D. scolopax gilmanovi ssp. n. are described.
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