Moths

I would appreciate your help in identifying the types


Astrakhan region, RussiaOlya 15.09.2009



Primorye region


Upper pair Dagestan 30.06.2010
Lower pair Primorye, Khasansky district, 16.07.2004
Is it the same species?


Primorye, Vladivostok, 10-13. 07. 1998

Gynaephora lugens (I. Kozhantshikov, 1948)
was collected in Chukotka.
Broken caught (plate in the photo), whole hatched 28.08.2013 at home from the collected tracks

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I would be grateful for your help in determining the types
of Astrakhan region p.Olya 15.09.2009

Orgyia (Thylacigyna) antiquoides (Hübner, 1822)

I would be grateful for your help in determining the types
of Primorye

Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens grisescens (Staudinger, 1887)

Upper pair Dagestan 30.06.2010
Lower pair Primorye, Khasansky district, 16.07.2004
Is it the same species?

Yes, this is one view. Pair from Dagestan-Arctornis l-nigrum l-nigrum Muller, 1764
Pair from Primorye-Arctornis l-nigrum ussuricum Bytinski-Salz, 1939

Primorye, Vladivostok, 10-13. 07. 1998

Calliteara solitaria (Staudinger, 1887), recently removed from synonymy. In this topic already submitted

This post was edited by chebur - 27.04.2014 20: 24

Lymantria (Spinotria) gaborronkayi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
This view is a serva lookalike. It is found in Indochina.
Male (39mm) - Northern Thailand, leg. S. Murzin


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Lymantria (Spinotria) laszloronkayi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
This smaller and darker species occurs in Indochina. Its distinctive feature is the absence of pink color in the color of the abdomen.
Male (33mm) - Northern Thailand, leg. S. Murzin


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Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta (Walker, 1855)
It is found in the Himalayas and Indochina, where it is a nominate subspecies, and in Eastern China, where it is a subspecies of eminens.

Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta obsoleta (Walker, 1855)
Male (42mm) – China, Sichuan, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta eminens (Schintlmeister, 2004)
Female (54mm) – China, Jiangxi, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Spinotria) pagon (Holloway, 1999)
The species is endemic to O.Kalimantan.
Male (38mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg.Train

Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata (Walker, 1865)
The species is widely distributed on the islands of Southeast Asia. The nominative subspecies inhabits about.Sulawesi, from the Philippines described subspecies philippina, from Java-javana, on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan/Borneo – barisana. In Indochina and southern China, it is replaced by a similar species, Lymantria (Spinotria) liedgensi (Schintlmeister, 2004).

Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata javana (Schintlmeister, 2004)
The largest subspecies.
Male (46mm) - Indonesia, Java, leg. local collector

Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata barisana (Collenette, 1933)
Male (42mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg.Train

Lymantria (Spinotria) liedgensi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
It is found in the Himalayas, Indochina, southern China, and Hainan Island. To the south, it reaches the middle provinces of Thailand. Visually different from the previous type of dark border on the hind wings.
Male (42mm) and female (74mm) – Northern Laos, leg. S. Murzin

Male (45mm) – China, Hainan Island, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Spinotria) sexspinae (Holloway, 1976)
A rare species with a very original appearance. It is known from the north of the island.Kalimantan/Borneo and from the north of the island.Sumatra.
Male (40mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg.Train

Gynaephora lugens (I. Kozhantshikov, 1948) from Chukotka, now a couple.

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Lymantria (Spinotria) koenigi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
The species was described from Sulawesi.
Male (42mm) - Indonesia, leg. local collector

Arctornis riguata 01-03.07.2013 S. Thailand, Khao Sok nat. park

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Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens (Staudinger, 1887)
The nominative subspecies is known only from Russia-Primorye (most likely it is found in North Korea and North-Eastern China, but I don't have any data). The subspecies goergneri has been described from central China. The Japanese population of bantaizana, assigned in 2004 by A. Schintlmeister to this species as the third subspecies, was restored to the species status by the Americans in 2007.

Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens grisescens (Staudinger, 1887)
Male (41mm) and female (50mm) – Russia, Primorye leg. sdi

Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens goergneri (Schintlmeister, 2004)
Here is one curious female that was collected at the same point as part of the type series grisescens goergneri (Shaanxi Province), but slightly earlier. (The type series was collected from June 15, 2000 to July 15, 2000, and this copy was collected from May 25, 2000 to June 14, 2000). In its appearance, it is clearly closer to the nominative subspecies...
Female (55mm) – China, Shaanxi, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Spinotria) gyulaii (Schintlmeister, 2004)
This small species is found in Indochina. It is still known from Northern Thailand and Laos.
Male (31mm) - Laos, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Spinotria) maxfischeri (Schintlmeister, 2004)
It is found in the Himalayas, Southern China, and Northern Vietnam.
Male (37mm) - Vietnam, leg.Victor Siniaev

Sarantria (Shintlmeister, 2004)
Lymantria (Sarantria) sublunata (Rothschild, 1920)
________Lymantria (Sarantria) sublunata thomasi (Schintlmeister, 2004) Northern Thailand
Lymantria (Sarantria) karsholti (Schintlmeister, 2004) Philippines (Leyte Island)

Spinotria (Shintlmeister, 2004)
Lymantria (Spinotria) serva (Fabricius, 1793) Nepal Bhutan
Lymantria (Spinotria) eckweileri (Schintlmeister, 2004) Philippines (Mindanao Island)
Lymantria (Spinotria) gaborronkayi (Schintlmeister, 2004) Northern Thailand
Lymantria (Spinotria) laszloronkayi (Schintlmeister, 2004) Vietnam Northern Thailand
Lymantria (Spinotria) gyulaii (Schintlmeister, 2004) Laos
Lymantria (Spinotria) maxfischeri (Schintlmeister, 2004) Vietnam
Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta (Walker, 1855)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta obsoleta (Walker, 1855) China (Sichuan)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) obsoleta eminens (Schintlmeister, 2004) China (Jiangxi)
Lymantria (Spinotria) pagon (Holloway, 1999) Malaysia (North Borneo, Sabah)
Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata (Walker, 1865)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata javana (Schintlmeister, 2004) Indonesia (Java Island)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata barisana (Collenette, 1933) Malaysia (North Borneo, Sabah)
Lymantria (Spinotria) liedgensi (Schintlmeister, 2004) Laos, China (Hainan Island)
Lymantria (Spinotria) sexspinae (Holloway, 1976) Malaysia (North Borneo, Sabah)
Lymantria (Spinotria) koenigi (Schintlmeister, 2004) Indonesia
Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens (Staudinger, 1887)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens grisescens (Staudinger, 1887) Russia (Primorye)
________Lymantria (Spinotria) grisescens goergneri (Schintlmeister, 2004) China (Shaanxi)

Griveaudtria (Shintlmeister, 2004)
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) griseostriata (Kenrick, 1914) Madagascar
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) malgassica (Kenrick, 1914) Madagascar
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) lamda (Collenette, 1936) Madagascar
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) rosea (Butler, 1879) Madagascar
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) vacillans (Walker, 1855) Cameroon
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) microcyma (Collenette, 1937) Cameroon, Gabon
Lymantria (Griveaudtria) rubroviridis (Hering, 1927) Cameroon

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The subgenus Pantria (Shintlmeister, 2004) includes three species, two of which are found only on New Guinea Island, and the third, L. panthera, is widely distributed in Southeast Asia.

Lymantria (Pantria) panthera (Van Eecke, 1928)
The species is found in Indochina and on the Sunda Islands (except on.Sulawesi).
Male (39mm) - Laos, leg.Victor Siniaev


This post was edited by chebur - 09.03.2014 13: 43

Here, in Pantria still understand and understand. This is a very "muddy" genus.

The subgenus Sarantria (Shintlmeister, 2004) contains 6 species distributed in Indochina and the islands of Southeast Asia. The largest number of species occurring sympatrically (4!) is found on the island of.Sumatra.

Lymantria (Sarantria) sublunata (Rothschild, 1920)
The most common type of subgenus. The nominate subspecies is found on the Sunda Islands. In the eastern Himalayas and Indochina, it is represented by the subspecies thomasi.

Lymantria (Sarantria) sublunata thomasi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
Female (45mm) - Northern Thailand, leg. S. Murzin

Lymantria (Collentria) grisea servula (Collenette, 1936)
Male (33mm) and female (45mm) – Laos, leg.Victor Siniaev

But I didn't see any differences at close range. No. Maybe they have very different underpants? I doubt it, though...

Differences between these two subspecies:
1. Seabirds are larger than European
ones 2. the black spot on the forewings of the nominative subspecies is usually poorly developed (here is a link to the male in this topic: http://molbiol.ru/forums/index.php?showtop...dpost&p=1416078 you can also look at the Moscow region here: http://insectamo.ru/hete/99-hete/lymantrii...ornis-l-nigrum)
In this case, there is a somewhat unusual pair from Dagestan (very large and with a well-developed spot). But in my opinion, there is no reason to assign them to any subspecies other than the nominative one.

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The subgenus Griveaudtria (Shintlmeister, 2004) sensu stricto is endemic to Japan.Madagascar and has 16 species. However, so far it includes five species known from the African continent.

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) griseostriata (Kenrick, 1914)
Endemic to O.Madagascar.
Male (39mm) - Madagascar Island, leg. And Ivy

Differences between these two subspecies:
1. Primorye-larger than European
2. the black spot on the forewings of the nominative subspecies is usually poorly developed (here is a link to the male in this topic: http://molbiol.ru/forums/index.php?showtop...dpost&p=1416078 you can also look at the Moscow region here: http://insectamo.ru/hete/99-hete/lymantrii...ornis-l-nigrum)
In this case, there is a somewhat unusual pair from Dagestan (very large and with a well-developed spot). But in my opinion, there is no reason to assign them to any subspecies other than the nominative one.

I proceed from what I see. The differences are clearly too weak. And then, what about the clinal variability? I am sure that the signs are gradually changing from Europe to the Far East. Are there insurmountable obstacles that make gene exchange processes impossible?

I proceed from what I see. The differences are clearly too weak. And then, what about the clinal variability? I am sure that the signs are gradually changing from Europe to the Far East. Are there insurmountable obstacles that make gene exchange processes impossible?

To answer this question, simply look at the Catalog of Lepidoptera Russian Federation, edited by S. Yu. Sinev, 2008 edition. We find the species number 8388 (Arctornis l-nigrum Müller, 1764). The view is marked with an asterisk, and therefore there are notes to it. We find on page 341 a note: "Subspecies ussuricum Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Far East)". Next, we look at which Russian regions this type is given: Kaliningrad, European North-Western, European Central, European Central-Chernozem, Middle Volga, Volga-Don, West Caucasus, East Caucasus, South Ural, Pribaikalsky, Zabaikalsky, Middle Amur, Lower Amur and Primorsky.
So, there is clearly a significant gap in the range between the Southern Urals and the Baikal region.
In general, breaking spears because of subspecies is a thankless task. This group has a lot of problems at the species level. For example, what flies in the south of China and in Indochina - God only knows. This is an interesting question. By the way, a new "twin species" Arctornis kohistana de Freina, 1987.

The catalog is already outdated, outdated..
Here everything is clear, as I thought-a synonym for it. Just like the others.

http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arctornis_l-nigrum

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) malgassica (Kenrick, 1914)
Endemic to O.Madagascar.
Male (39mm) - Madagascar Island, leg. And Ivy

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) lamda (Collenette, 1936)
Endemic to O.Madagascar.
Male (40mm) - Madagascar Island, leg. And Ivy

And I wonder if there is any molecular work on the systematics of limantrids?

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) rosea (Butler, 1879)
Endemic to O.Madagascar.
Male (43mm) - Madagascar Island, leg. And Ivy

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) vacillans (Walker, 1855)
The species is found in the tropical rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa.
Male (55mm) - Cameroon, leg.A. Delassise

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) microcyma (Collenette, 1937)
The species is found in the tropical rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa.
Male (38mm) - Cameroon, leg. A. Delassise

Male (36mm) - Gabon, leg.Victor Siniaev

Lymantria (Griveaudtria) rubroviridis (Hering, 1927)
The species is found in the tropical rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa.
Male (36mm) - Cameroon, leg.A. Delassise

Lymantria (Porthetria) obfuscata (Walker, 1865)
It is widely distributed in the mountains of Northern India (Kashmir, Ladakh, Himchal Pradesh and Pinjab), Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was specified for Afghanistan in 2004 (Schintlmeister, 2004). At the same time, in his work, Schintlmeister noted a lighter tone of color in the males of the Afghan population, linking it with a more arid climate. Females with strongly reduced wings are not capable of flight. It is considered a pest of fruit trees. The biology and ecology of this species were described in detail by the Americans in 2007 (Pogue and Schaefer, 2007). They approached the study of this species from the point of view of the danger of its introduction to the United States with a subsequent population outbreak and paid great attention to describing the preimaginal stages of the species and the features of its ecology and behavior. A large series of tracks has been developed. A detailed description of the caterpillars and their image is provided. DNA analysis and analysis of the chemical composition of pheromones of this species were carried out, which confirmed its species status. (Previously, hybrids of L. obfuscata X L. dispar were obtained several times in the laboratory, and many researchers considered them conspecific.) The article also notes that males are active during the daytime.
Male (24mm) - Afghanistan, by day, leg. Sklif

Lymantria (Porthetria) orestera (Collenette, 1932)
A male from Northern Thailand was exhibited earlier, but not in the best condition. I'm correcting myself.
Butterflies flying in mainland Malaysia are slightly larger and brighter than the population from Indochina.
Male (48mm) from TL (Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron's Highlands), leg.Alexey Vishnyakov