Phragmataecia castaneae (Hübner, 1790)

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Material examined. Very long series of adults collected from Western Europe to Central Asia and southwestern Siberia.

Male genitalia and diagnosis. Uncus elongated with pointed apex; gnathos reduced; valva narrow, semilanceolate, broadly rounded distally; juxta somewhat hexagonal with short lateral tubercle like extensions; saccus relatively wide, broadly rounded distally; phallus longer than valva, slender, slightly c-shaped; vesica without cornuti. The species differs from Ph. albida by darker forewings with spotted pattern, longer uncus, broader distal margin of valva, wider and shorter saccus.

Distribution. Wide in Palearctic: from North Africa and Europe, trough Middle East and Central Asia to western China (Yakovlev 2011; Yakovlev et al. 2015a, b; Yakovlev & Witt 2016b).