Acanthopsyche atra (Linnaeus, 1767)

Volkova, Julia S., Prozorov, Alexey M., Kryuchkov, Sergey N., Pavlov, Pavel O., Yakovlev, Roman V. & Anikin, Vasilii V., 2022, Fauna of Psychidae (Lepidoptera) of the Ulyanovsk Oblast (Middle Volga, Russia), Ecologica Montenegrina 58, pp. 109-121 : 117

14. Acanthopsyche atra (Linnaeus, 1767)

( Figs 24 , 41 )

Material: ♀, Surskoe District , environs of the village Lava, bilberry- ledum marsh, 54.479973N, 46.901823E, 16.V.2021, S.N. Kryuchkov, Ju.S. Volkova ( Fig. 48 , site 2) ; 2♂, Staraya Maina District , environs of the village Verkhnyaya Matrosovka, biologic station of UlSPU, 54.647334N, 49.053498E, 10.VI.2017, Ju.S. Volkova ( Fig. 48 , site 6) .

Biology. Inhabits dry meadows, rocky slopes, forest clearings, steppes, marshes and peat bogs. It is found at heights up to 2000 m above sea level. Adults occur from mid-April until late June, active midday, during sunny weather. Caterpillars are polyphagous, live on grass.

Distribution in Russia. Widespread species, recorded from the Kaliningrad Oblast to Baikal Region ( Sinev & Lovtsova 2008). In the Volga Region, it is known from the Ulyanovsk Oblast only (Zolotukhin & Volkova 2021).

Figures

Figure 48. Collecting sites of Psychidae in the Ulyanovsk Oblast, for details visit https://bit.ly/3DIsqbL. 1–3. Surskoe District. 1. Village Surskoe. 2. Environs of the village Lava. 3. Bolshoi Kuvai. 4–5. Ulyanovsk District. 4. Environs of the village Arskoe. 5. Ulyanovsk city. 6. Staraya Maina District, environs of the village Verkhnyaya Matrosovka, biologic station of UlSPU. 7. Inza District, Yulovo. 8. Veshkayma District, village Beketovka, steppe. 9. Mayna District, village Kryukovka. 10–12. Nikolaevka District. 10. Lake Svetloe. 11. Environs of the village Praskovyino. 12. Kuroedovo. 13. Novospasskoe District, environs of the village Surulovka. 14–18. Radishchevo District. 14. Village Solovchikha. 15. Village Srednikovo. 16. Station Ryabina. 17. Vyazovka. 18. River Dalnyaya Chernava. One asterisk (*) is for the species new for the fauna of the Ulyanovsk Oblast, two (**) for the Middle Volga Region, and three (***) for Russia.

Figures 4–29. Male adults of Psychidae. 4–11. Dahlica spp. 4–5. D. charlottae. 4. MfNB. 5. MWM/ZSM. 6– 7. D. clathrella (MWM/ZSM). 8–9. D. lichenella. 8. MfNB. 9. MWM/ZSM 10–11. D. triquetrella. 10. MfNB. 11. MWM/ZSM. 12. Diplodoma laichartingella (MfNB). 13. Narycia duplicella (MfNB). 14–17. Taleporia spp. 14–15. T. politella. 14. MfNB. 15. ZISP. 16. T. tubulosa (MWM/ZSM). 17–18. Psyche spp. 17. P. betulina (MWM/ZSM). 18. P. casta (MfNB). 19. Epichnopterix plumella. 20. Rebelia nocturnella (MfNB). 21. Reisseronia staudingeri (ZISP). 22. Apterona helicoidella (MfNB). 23. Ptilocephala plumifera (MfNB). 24. Acanthopsyche atra (MfNB). 25. Canephora hirsuta (MfNB). 26–27. Megalophanes spp. 26. M. graslinella (MWM/ZSM). 27. M. stetinensis (MWM/ZSM). 28. Pachythelia vilosella (ZISP). 29. Sterrhopterix fusca (MfNB). One asterisk (*) is for the species new for the fauna of the Ulyanovsk Oblast, two (**) for the Middle Volga Region, and three (***) for Russia.

Figures 30–47. Cases of Psychidae. 30–33. Dahlica. 30. D. charlottae (MWM/ZSM). 31. D. clathrella (MWM/ZSM). 32. D. lichenella (MWM/ZSM). 33. D. triquetrella (MWM/ZSM). 34. Diplodoma laichartingella (MfNB). 35. Narycia duplicella (MfNB). 36–37. Taleporia. 36. T. politella (ZISP). 37. T. tubulosa (UlSPU). 38–39. Psyche. 38. P. betulina (MWM/ZSM). 39. P. casta (MfNB). 40. Epichnopterix plumella (MfNB). 41. Acanthopsyche atra (MfNB). 42. Apterona helicoidella (UlSPU). 43. Canephora hirsuta (MfNB). 44. Megalophanes graslinella (UlSPU). 45. Megalophanes stetinensis (UlSPU). 46. Ptilocephala plumifera (MfNB). 47. Sterrhopterix fusca (MfNB). One asterisk (*) is for the species new for the fauna of the Ulyanovsk Oblast and two (**) for the Middle Volga Region.