Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763), 1976

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 : 53

27. Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763)

(adults Fig. 25C ; male gen. Figs. 45A–45C ; female gen. Fig. 53B )

Scopula ornata: Viidalepp, 1976: 848 ; 1996: 54; Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 125; Mironov et al., 2008: 209; Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 280.

Material examined. Irkutskaya Oblast: Yelantsy, 9. VI.2020, 1 ♁; same loc., 9. VI .2020 , 1 ♁; Gogon , 18. VI .2020 , 1 ♁; Lavrentyevo , 10.VIII.2011, 1 ♁; Ust-Ordynsky , 8. VI.2016, 1 ♀; Snezhnaya, 8–11.VIII.2015, 1 ♀; B. Koty, 3.VII.2010, 1 ♁; Zama , 8–9. VI .2018 , 1 ♁, I. Makhov; Kuyada , 1.VIII.1984, 1 ♁, S. Sinev [ ZIN]; Strelka Agulov , 16.VII.2012, 1 spm., O. Berlov [ EB]. Buryatia: Armak , 11.VIII.2020, 1 ♁ (GenBank ID: OK073247 ); Arshan , 26. VI.2020, 2 ♁; Bayan, 9.VIII.2020, 1 ♁; M. Tasarkhay , 8.VII.2016, 1 ♁; Gegetuy , 11.VII.2016, 1 spm.; Mondy, 1000 m.a.s.l., 20.VII.2019, 1 ♀; Malaya Kudara, 3.IX.2020, 1 ♀, I. Makhov; “Irkut”, no date, 1 ♀, (unknown collector) [ ZIN] .

Distribution. Transpalaearctic, subboreal. Throughout the Russian territory from Kaliningradskaya Oblast to southern part of Khabarovsky Kray, Kamchatka. Outside Russia in N Africa, Europe, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, N and NW China, N Mongolia, Korea, Japan (Honshu Isl.).

Hostplants: Origanum , Thymus , Achillea , Ptarmica , Veronica , Rumex , Antirrhinum ( Beljaev 2016) .

Genetic note. The barcode of Buryatian specimen differs from the nearest haplotype of S. ornata (Europe, Italy) at 2.1%.

Figures

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

FIGURE 45. Male genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A–C—Scopula ornata; D–F—S. decorata; G–I—S. permutata; J–L—S. rubiginata; M–O—S. impersonata. A, E, G, K, N—genital segment; B, D, I, J, O—sternite A8; C, F, H, L, M—phallos. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 53. Female genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula virgulata; B—S. ornata; C—S. decorata; D—S. permutata; E—S. rubiginata; F—S. impersonata; G—S. beckeraria; H—S. incanata. Scale bar—1 mm.