Patania ruralis (Scopoli, 1763)

Phalaena ruralis Scopoli, 1763: 242 . TL: Carniolia.

Notarcha dubia Hampson, 1891: 38, 136, pl. 155, fig. 16. TL: Nilgiri.

Slepta [sic] luteolalis South in Leech et South, 1901: 467, pl. 14, fig. 18. TL: Chia-kou-ho, Wa-shan.

Scoparia dubitalis f. opacata Meder, 1934: 359–360 . TL: North Frisian Islands.

Host plants. Apiaceae ( Cnidium officinale Makino), Cannabaceae ( Humulus spp., such as H. japonicus Sieboid et Zucc.), Chenopodiaceae ( Atriplex spp., Chenopodium spp.), Fabaceae ( Glycine max (L.) Merr., Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, Vicia cracca L., V. faba L., V. hirsuta (L.) Gray, V. unijuga A.Braun, Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi et H.Ohashi, V. radiata (L.) R.Wilczek, V. umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi et H.Ohashi, V. unguiculata (L.) Walp.), Grossulariaceae ( Ribes spp.), Leguminosae ( Phaseolus radiatus L., P. vulgaris L., P. vulgaris var. humilis Alef.), Rosaceae ( Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim., Potentilla fragarioides var. major Maxim.), Rubiaceae ( Galium pogonanthum Franch. et Sav.), Saxifragaceae ( Astilbe rubra Hook.f. et Thomson), Urticaceae ( Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich., B. nivea var. nipononivea (Koidz.) W.T.Wang, B. sieboldiana Blume, B. spicata (Thunb.) Thunb., B. tricuspis (Hance) Makino, Urtica dioica L., U. thunbergiana Siebold et Zucc.), Pteridophytes (Bae & Paek, 2006; Bae et al., 2008; Heo, 2012; Slamka, 2013; Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2013).

Distribution. Korea, Southeast Russia, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Nepal, Europe, Turkey, Transcaucasia (Inoue, 1982; Park, 1983a, 1983b; Bae, 2001; Bae and Paek, 2006; Bae et al., 2008; Byun et al., 2009; Slamka, 2013; Yamanaka and Sasaki, 2013).

Remarks. This species was recorded in Korea before Paik & Park (1963).