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30.06.2023 10:09, Alexander Kuzmin: comment on Lomaspilis marginata

Information from the 2016 catalog: The taxa L. marginata and L. opis differ in stable features both in the structure of the genitals of both sexes and in the characteristics of the wing pattern. There is no morphological "transition" between them in Sib. Lomaspilis opis Butler, 1878, stat. resurr., bona sp., is an independent species distributed in Asia. At the subspecific level, we maintain the ...

30.06.2023 10:05, Alexander Kuzmin: comment on Lomaspilis opis

In the catalog of 2016 it is written: Heydemann described the taxon nigrita in the erroneous status of the subspecies Lomaspilis opis nigrita Heydemann, 1936, not finding obvious structural differences from opis in the genitals and not taking into account the fact of sympatry of opis and nigrita in the Russian DV (in his publication a typical male nigrita from "Ussuri" is illustrated). The ...

04.06.2015 16:05, Alexander Kuzmin: comment on photo #27546

Erannis golda very variable, may be straight sling, can be curved. From E. jacobsoni different difficulty - marked narrowing of the edge sling from the top of the wing to the rear edge and strongly convex root sling. Here E. golda: But E. jacobsoni: Both definitions are checked. In my opinion, the photograph still E. golda.

11.03.2015 6:57, Alexander Kuzmin: comment on Scopula caricaria

The Keys to the insects of Russian Far East, is Viydaleppom for "Yu Hub., Prim., Yu Sib. Wed. band and SE Europe. H. - Wed Yu and Europe. - In steppe landscapes, and dry meadows." Why species not in the catalog in 2008 - a mystery.

29.04.2014 17:18, Alexander Kuzmin: comment on photo #28910

This species is identified correctly.

Lydella stabulans Meigen, 1824

Tachinidae

Ancyla asiatica Friese, 1922

Apidae

Cyllodes ater (Herbst, 1792)

Nitidulidae

Purpuricenus desfontainii (Fabricius, 1793)

Cerambycidae

Lipara lucens Meigen, 1830

Chloropidae