Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Makhov, Ilya, 2023, Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Baikal region: identification keys and annotated catalogue with notes to DNA barcoding. Part 2. Archiearinae, Geometrinae, Sterrhinae, Zootaxa 5294 (1), pp. 1-120 : 52

25. Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) *

(adults Fig. 25A ; male gen. Figs. 44E–44G ; female gen. Fig. 52F )

Acidalia nigropunctata: Erschov & Field, 1870: 164 .

Acidalia strigillaria (Hübner, [1799]) : Chugunov, 1914: 316.

Scopula nigropunctata: Vasilyeva, 1989: 105 ; Mironov et al., 2008: 209; Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 279.

Material examined. Krasnoyarsky Kray: “ Sayan mountains” [Kazyrsug River valley], 2.VII.1918, 1 ♁; same loc., 16.VII.1918, 1 ♁, W. Kozhantchikov [ ZIN]. Khabarovsky Kray: Nanaysky Distr. , Bolon Nature Reserve, Kirpu base (49°30.4’N 136°02’E), 6–7.VII.2016, 1 ♁, V. V . Dubatolov. Kaluzhskaya Oblast : Tarussky Distr., 5 km S of Tarusa, 13–14. VI .1995, 1 ♀, S. V . Vasilenko [ ISEA] .

Distribution. Transeurasiatic, subboreal. Kaliningradskaya Oblast, central European regions, West Caucasian region, Middle and S Urals, southern part of Western Siberia, Altai, Baikal region, Amurskaya Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, southern part of Khabarovsky Kray, Primorye, Sakhalin, Kuriles. Outside Russia: Europe, Crimea, Turkey, Transcaucasia, N Iran, Mongolia, N, NE, SW and central China, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, Isl.).

Hostplants: different dicotyledonous herbs ( Clematis , Taraxacum , Aster , Artemisia , Senecio , Stachys , Vicia , Viola , Origanum , Valeriana , Veronica , Plantago , Lythrum , Poa , Filipendula ), shrubs ( Ligustrum , Vaccinium myrtillus , Lonicera ) and trees ( Alnus , Crataegus ) ( Beljaev 2016).

Figures

FIGURE 25. Adults of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula nigropunctata; B—S. virgulata; C—S. ornata; D—S. decorata.

FIGURE 44. Male genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae.A–D—Scopula umbelaria; E–G—S. nigropunctata; H–K—S. virgulata. A, E, H, K—genital segment; B, G, J—phallos; C, D, F, I—sternite A8. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 52. Female genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula corrivalaria; B—S. virginalis; C—S. dignata; D—S. nemoraria; E—S. umbelaria; F—S. nigropunctata. Scale bar—1 mm.