Lomographa simplicior (Butler)

Beljaev, Еvgeniy A. & Titova, Olga L., 2023, New data on geometroid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Uraniidae and Geometridae) from Sakhalin and Moneron islands with notes on their taxonomy distribution and ecology, Zootaxa 5369 (1), pp. 1-41 : 8

Lomographa simplicior (Butler)

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Material examined. 25 ♂, 7 ♀, Yasnomorskoe and Sokhonda mount., 11–13, 14–15, 17, 18–19.VIII.2020; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Razdolnoe, 16, 17.VIII.2020.

Distribution. Russia (S RFE: SW * Sakhalin, S Kurils—Kunashir and Shikotan), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima),? South Korea,?SW China.

Remarks. The finding of L. simplicior in Sakhalin significantly expands its distribution range to the north. In Japan known hostplants of the species are various species of Quercus ( Fagaceae ), Malus sieboldii , Prunus incisa , P. grayana and Sorbus commixta ( Rosaceae ). Trees of the last species are numerous around the collection localities. In Sakhalin the moths fly in August.

The specimens in BOLD from N and NE China identified as “ Lomographa simplicior ” (BIN ID: ACJ3123, sequence ID: WOTL1001-13 from Beijing Shi and GWOTL811-13 from Jilin, also in the GBIF as “cf. Lomographa simplicior ”, occurences 1415542470 and1415543101), both are actually Eudjakonovia pulverata (A. Bang-Haas) . The presence of L. simplicior in South Korea needs to be verified as no actual specimens are known ( Kim et al. 2001; Kim et al. 2016). Subspecies B. simplicior acutangulata Sterneck , and B. simplicior lidjanga Wehrli from Sichuan and Yunnan, judging from their descriptions, can represent the separate species (or two species). So, possibly L. simplicior is endemic to Japan and neighbouring islands.

Figures

FIGURES 2–21. Epipleminae, Ennominae, Desmobathrinae and Geometrinae from Sakhalin. 2—Dysaethria illotata, ♀, S Kholmsk; 3—D. moza, ♀, Sokhonda mount.; 4—Eversmannia exornata, ♀, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; 5—Eilicrinia wehrlii, ♂, “Chertov most”, photo in nature by O.L. Titova; 6—Lomographa simplicior, ♂, Sokhonda mount.; 7—Platycerota incertaria, ♂, Pionery, photo in nature by O.L. Titova; 8—Aethalura ignobilis, ♀, S Kholmsk; 9—Gigantalcis flavolinearia, ♂, S Kholmsk; 10—Pachyerannis obliquaria ♂, central Kholmsk, photo in nature by O.L. Titova; 11—Cusiala stipitaria, ♂, S Kholmsk; 12—Larerannis orthogrammaria, ♂, S Kholmsk; 13—Lassaba nikkonis, ♀, S Kholmsk; 14— Zanclidia testacea, ♀, Sokhonda mount.; 15—Abraxas niphonibia, ♀, Moneron (a—upper side; b—underside); 16—Macaria continuaria, ♂, Nysh; 17–18—Alsophila japonensis, S Kholmsk: 17—♂, 18—♀, photo in nature by O.L. Titova; 18—Inurois asahinai, S Kholmsk; 20—Geometra dieckmanni, ♀, S Kholmsk; 21—Comibaena amoenaria, ♂, S Kholmsk. Scale—10 mm.