Ascotis selenaria

Makhov, Ilya, 2021, Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Baikal region: keys to species and an annotated catalogue. Part 1. Ennominae, Zootaxa 4962 (1), pp. 1-125 : 50

55. Ascotis selenaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

(male gen. Figs 22A, 22B ; female gen. Fig. 39C )

Boarmia selenaria: Erschov & Field, 1870: 166 .

‡ Boarmia selenaria artemis zygankovi: Djakonov, 1926: 74.

Material examined. No specimens were found from the study area.

Distribution. Transeurasiatic, temperate. From central European part of Russia to Primorye. Outside Russia in Europe, Turkey, Transcaucasia,?NE and N China, Korea, Japan.

Hostplants: in Europe different deciduous trees and shrubs, also herbaceous plants ( Müller et al. 2019).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Male genitalia of Siberian Ennominae.A, B—Ascotis selenaria; C, D—Ectropis crepuscularia; E–G—Parectropis similaria; H, I—Aethalura punctulata; J, K—Arichanna melanaria; L, M—A. mandshuriaria. A, C, E, H, J, L—genital segment; B, D, F, G, I, K, M—phallos. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 39. Female genitalia of Siberian Ennominae. A—Siona lineata; B—Cleora cinctaria; C—Ascotis selenaria; D— Ectropis crepuscularia; E—Parectropis similaria; F—Aethalura punctulata. Scale bar—1 mm.