Thospia permixtella Ragonot, 1888

Tsvetkov, Eugene, 2023, New data on the fauna of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Dagestan (Russia), Zootaxa 5254 (3), pp. 340-356 : 346

Thospia permixtella Ragonot, 1888

Material examined. Russia: 2 ♀, Tarumovka , 16.vi.2022 ; 2 ♀, Astrakhan Province, vill. Dosang, 25.v.2016 ; 1 ♁, 1 ♀, Astrakhan Province, 23 km NE vill. Khosheutovo, 26.vi.2016 ; Kazakhstan: 1 ♁, Mangistau Province, 9 km SW vill. Sai Otes, canyon, 4.vi.2017 ; 2 ♀, Mangistau Province, 10 km NE vill. Taushchik, 11,12. v.2016 ; 1 ♀, Kyzylorda Province, 13 km NW of vill. Shieli, 20.vi.2019 .

Remarks. Near Tarumovka, the specimens were attracted to light on a plot of saline land with Alhagi pseudalhagi , Tamarix sp. and various Chenopodioideae ( Fig. 1 ).

Distribution. Russia (Lower Volga, Dagestan), Turkey, Iran, Central Asia ( Kuznetzov 1960; Roesler 1973; Falkovitsh 1999; Kemal & Koçak 2020).

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FIGURES 1–4. Natural habitats of pyraloid moths in Dagestan. 1. Tarumovka, June 15, 2022. 2. Talgi, May 12, 2022. 3. Muni, June 2, 2022. 4. Sirtych, June 11, 2022.