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).