Cauchas Zeller, 1839

Scalercio, Stefano, 2022, New records of Adelidae from forested habitats of Calabria (South Italy) with an update of the Italian ckecklist (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea), Fragmenta entomologica 54 (2), pp. 301-310 : 308-309

Cauchas Zeller, 1839

Cauchas fibulella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (N, S)

exiguella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) is a junior synonym ( Bryner 2020). Cauchas leucocerella (Scopoli, 1763) (N) Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833) (N, S) Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763) (N, S) Cauchas albiantennella (Burmann, 1943) (N, S)

New to the Italian fauna ( Kranebitter & Hilpold 2006;

Pinzari et al. 2010).

Acknowledgments – I want to thank Silvia Greco, Marco Infusino, and Carlo Di Marco for helping me in the field collection of specimens. I am also deeply indebted with the Pollino National Park, the Sila National Park, and with the Serre Regional Natural Park for the release of collecting permits. The author acknowledge the support of NBFC to Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Rende, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, PNRR, Missione 4 Componente 2, “Dalla ricerca all’impresa”, Investimento 1.4, Project CN00000033.