Loxostege clathralis (Hübner, [1813])

Tsvetkov, Eugene, 2023, New data on the fauna of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Dagestan (Russia), Zootaxa 5254 (3), pp. 340-356 : 351

Loxostege clathralis (Hübner, [1813])

Material examined. Russia: 1 ♁, 1 ♀, Chirkei, 21.v.2022 ; 1 ♀, Talgi, 27.v.2022.

Remarks. L. clathralis is a quite common species in Dagestan. It was observed in a large number of localities: 5 km SW Chirkei (28.v.2022), Chirkata (30.v.2022), Tlokh (1.vi.2022), Muni (2.vi.2022), Khoredzh (12.vi.2022) and Yarkug (13.vi.2022). Poltavsky & Ilyina (2016c) reported Loxostege aeruginalis (Ḩbner, 1796) for Dagestan. It should be noted that this record probably refers to L. clathralis , as this species is illustrated by the authors with legend “ Loxostege aeruginalis (Ḩbner, 1796)”.

Distribution. the south of Europe, Northeast Caucasus (Dagestan), Turkey, Transcaucasia, Afghanistan, Central Asia ( Slamka 2013; Korb & Sinev 2019; Sinev & Korb 2022).