Crocota niveata (Scopoli, 1763)

Makhov, I. A., Lukhtanov, V. A. & Matov, A. Yu., 2024, New and interesting records of Lepidoptera for several Russian regions, Far Eastern Entomologist 493, pp. 1-13 : 7

Crocota niveata (Scopoli, 1763)

Fig. 13

MATERIAL. Saratovskaya Oblast: Krasnopartizansky District, 165 km E of Saratov, Gorny vill. (51.7874077 N, 48.5423485 E), at light, 22.V 2022, 1 ♂, leg. I. Makhov.

NOTE. This taxon is listed as questionable for the Mid-Volga and Volga-Don regions ( Beljaev & Mironov, 2023). Bolshakov and Ismagilov (2020a) note that C. niveata was wrongly included in the Catalogue. They suppose this error is based on “an old indication for Kazanskaya Province, Orenburgskaya Province and Lower Volga region [Eversmann, 1844 ( Minoa Niveata )]”, and also associate subsequent indication for Volgogradskaya Oblast и Saratovskaya Oblast with citing this erroneous identification of Eversman. In any case, our data confirm that this species inhabits Volga-Don region in Russia.

Figures

Figs 6–13. Moths, dorsal view. 6 – Siglophora sanguinolenta (Moore, 1888), ♂, Primorsky Krai; 7 – ditto, ♀; 8 – Maliattha signifera (Walker, [1858]), ♀, Primorsky Krai; 9 – Chytonix albonotata (Staudinger, 1892), ♂, Amurskaya Oblast; 10 – Polia vespertilio (Draudt, 1934), ♂, Amurskaya Oblast; 11 – Xestia penthima (Erschoff, 1870), ♂, Yakutia; 12 – Abraxas latifasciata Warren, 1894, ♂, Primorsky Krai; 13 – Crocota niveata (Scopoli, 1763), ♂, Saratovskaya Oblast. Scale bar = 1 cm.