Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
A poorly-known Hepialidae species Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) is reported from the territory of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan for the first time. The new locations proved its wide distribution in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Type specimens, materials from museum and private collections, a...
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| description | A poorly-known Hepialidae species Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) is reported from the territory of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan for the first time. The new locations proved its wide distribution in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Type specimens, materials from museum and private collections, as well as photographic observations on iNaturalist were studied. A description of the external characteristics of the male and female is given, as well as a description and images of the genitals. The distinctive features are compared with the closely related species Triodia sylvina (Linnaeus, 1761). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7cdaedfea39490fb2aaf7b67423034c2025-08-20T02:16:05ZengAltai State UniversityActa Biologica Sibirica2412-19082025-03-011124925710.5281/zenodo.1499483316971Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and AzerbaijanSvyatoslav A. Knyazev0Altai State UniversityA poorly-known Hepialidae species Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) is reported from the territory of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan for the first time. The new locations proved its wide distribution in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Type specimens, materials from museum and private collections, as well as photographic observations on iNaturalist were studied. A description of the external characteristics of the male and female is given, as well as a description and images of the genitals. The distinctive features are compared with the closely related species Triodia sylvina (Linnaeus, 1761).https://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/16971triodia laetushepialidaerussiadagestanarmeniaazerbaijangeorgiafaunalepidopteracaucasustranscaucasiabiodiversity |
| spellingShingle | Svyatoslav A. Knyazev Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Acta Biologica Sibirica triodia laetus hepialidae russia dagestan armenia azerbaijan georgia fauna lepidoptera caucasus transcaucasia biodiversity |
| title | Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| title_full | Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| title_fullStr | Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| title_short | Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) – new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| title_sort | triodia laetus staudinger 1877 new species of ghost moths lepidoptera hepialidae for the fauna of russia armenia and azerbaijan |
| topic | triodia laetus hepialidae russia dagestan armenia azerbaijan georgia fauna lepidoptera caucasus transcaucasia biodiversity |
| url | https://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/16971 |
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