Myrioblephara cilicornaria (Püngeler, 1903)

Rybalkin, S. A. & Beljaev, E. A., 2023, First data on spring Geometridae (Lepidoptera) on Kuril Islands, Far Eastern Entomologist 482, pp. 22-32 : 25

** Myrioblephara cilicornaria (Püngeler, 1903)

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MATERIAL. Russia: Kunashir Island , 4.5 km NW Mendeleevo airport, Tretyakovo village, 27.V 2021, 1 ♂, leg. S. Rybalkin.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia (S Kurils – Kunashir), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu) ( Sato, 2011), S Korea (Kim et al., 2001), China (Taiwan) ( Sato, 1986; Fu et al., 2013). This species is new for the fauna of Russia.

REMARKS. Known host plants are different Fagaceae : in Japan hatched larvae were fed with Quercus crispula ( Sato, 2011) , and larva was found and successfully developed on Castanea crenata ( Anonym, 2022) . In Japan moth appearing from late April to late May, overwinters as pupae ( Sato, 2011). R. Sato (2011) considers Myrioblephara cilicornaria as endemic to Japan.

Figures

Figs 1–9. Moths from Kunashir Island, dorsal view. 1 – Cleora leucophaea (Butler, 1878), ♂; 2 – Myrioblephara cilicornaria (Püngeler, 1903), ♂; 3 – Trichopteryx fastuosa Inoue, 1958; 4 – Trichopteryx terranea (Butler, 1878); 5 – Trichopteryx ussurica (Wehrli, 1927), ♂; 6 – Esakiopteryx volitans (Butler, 1878), ♀; 7 – Eupithecia clavifera Inoue, 1955; 8 – Eupithecia daemionata Dietze, 1904.