Arcte coerula (Guenée, 1852)

Dubatolov, V. V., Zinchenko, V. K & Ustjuzhanin, P. Ya., 2023, Autumn moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) new for the fauna of Kunashir Island, Far Eastern Entomologist 474, pp. 11-24 : 18

Arcte coerula (Guenée, 1852)

MATERIAL. Russia: Kunashir Island , Andreevskii kordon, 16-18.X, 21-22.X 2022, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ .

DISTRIBUTION. In Russia a vagrant species, known from Middle Amur, Primorskii krai, and Southern Sakhalin; usually worn overwintered migrant females appear in June and Early July; a new generation appears from local caterpillars in mid- late August, and continue flying to October ( Kononenko, 2010). Most probably, the same life cycle takes part in Sakhalin and Kuhashir. So, including the species in the Red Book List of Sakhalinskaya oblast was not correct .

REMARK. Three specimens were attached by gyle wine with sugar; one male was found in a wooden lavatory.