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Dmitry, if you checked this website www.thaibugs.com, it has the same moth, but the ID is doubtful, www.jpmoth.org has different moth as well as well as the majority of other websites.
Yuri, say, their opinions have not changed, and specify. from "not argiolus" to "ladonides, inaccurate determination." The discussion considered all possible options. I do not understand on what basis you put all of our discussion into question? Do you want a 100% guarantee determination, it just can not be (in this version).Special literature, as you write, for an amateur difficult, and popular, ...
Alas, Yuri, I have repeatedly expressed my opinion and a lot written on this page. three participant discussion came to one the most probable opinion, one does not come to what is not, but against it. You are right on this particular photo can be no doubt, therefore, must make a determination (a type defined inaccurate).With great respect to your opinion. Zhakov
Totally agree with Vasily. If you feel something and doubt, don't say definitely, but use instead "looks like...", "could be..." or question mark at least. This can help others in identifying whilst your right of the first identifier is kept anyway. Otherwise the moderator may inadvertently move such wrong ID. Everyone can be wrong. :)
I suggest moving this to "uncertain". I might be saying an obvious truth, but Amphipoea species can't be identified by photo. I assume it's possible to get a sure ID when having a collected specimen (and moth size appears evident to compare to others) with a detailed and certain biotope, and a deep knowledge of local species. Last winter I was asked by a colleague to recheck already identified ...
Whilst Vladimir Stepanovich is highly competent, the moth condition makes it quite hard to suppose anything. Sinev's Catalogue and Far East identification guides vol. 5, part 4, don't mention this species in Russia, there is grisescens as well. The larva looks very likely to be Lymantria dispar. Didn't manage to find larvae of the two species mentioned above. Don't insist on anything, just ...
Yuri, see p. 143, it stated that in the Far East this species subspecies levetti, and in Japan it is replaced by a close subspecies ladonides. On the same page, two species of this genus sachalinensis and filipjevi. The determinants of insect LW T5 ch5 on str.375 i376, we read: C. ladonides de l'Orza (sachalinensis Esaki) Hub., Cupid., Prim., Peninsula of Korea, SW China ....... C. l. ...
Yury, there is no need to believe me, I actually have a very poor knowledge of lepidoptera of Russian Far East and Primorye particularly, this region is out of my interest. Also I'm not familiar with Y. A. Chistyakov's publication, which issue year you never mentioned. I just wanted to lay out the situation. I referred to the publication that summarized the research of all Russian lepidopterists, ...
Both Evgeny already said it right, now I'll try to explain it more thoroughly. Also this is a clear example of two burning questions about common names and locations. So the answer to Yury. 1. There is no Celastrina argiolus in Primorye, even somewhere nearby. See Sinev's Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia, already discussed here. 2. There are 4 Celastrina species in Primorye, Celastrina ...