Taxonomic analysis of the lepidopteran fauna of the Upper Volga area

Original data on the number of families, genera, and species in the lepidopterous fauna of the Upper Volga basin are presented. The families Noctuidae, Geometridae, and Tortricidae predominate in the regional fauna, the most diverse genera being Eupithecia, Epinotia, Phyllonorycter, Elachista, Acler...

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Published in:Entomological review 2008-12, Vol.88 (9), p.1097-1114
Main Author: Klepikov, M. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acronicta
Apamea
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Elachista
Lepidoptera
Life Sciences
Noctuidae
Phyllonorycter
Scopula
Tortricidae
Zoology
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Summary:Original data on the number of families, genera, and species in the lepidopterous fauna of the Upper Volga basin are presented. The families Noctuidae, Geometridae, and Tortricidae predominate in the regional fauna, the most diverse genera being Eupithecia, Epinotia, Phyllonorycter, Elachista, Acleris, Scopula, Acronicta, Apamea, Dichrorampha, Argyresthia, Agonopterix, and Idaea. Similarity between the lepidopterous faunas of the Upper Volga basin and other forest regions of European Russia (for Lepidoptera as a whole and for separate families) is estimated. Some trends in the latitudinal and longitudinal changes of the faunas are determined; closer similarity between the faunas of regions located at the same latitude is demonstrated.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873808090091