A new record of Catocala lesbia lesbia Christoph, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from the Republic of Azerbaijan

Snegovaya, Nataly Yu.; Petrov, Valeri A.; Kerimova, Ilhama G.

doi:10.52547/jibs.6.3.317

A new record of Catocala lesbia lesbia Christoph, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from the Republic of Azerbaijan

Document Type : Short Paper

Authors

Nataly Yu. Snegovaya ¹

Valeri A. Petrov ²

Ilhama G. Kerimova ¹

¹ Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, A. Abbaszade st.115, pr.1128, bl.504, Az 1004, Baku, Azerbaijan

² National Museum of Georgia, Rustaveli Ave. 3, Tbilisi, Georgia

10.52547/jibs.6.3.317

Abstract

The catocala moth, Catocala lesbia lesbia Christoph, 1887, caught in the Ordubad district of the Nakhchivan AR is recorded for the first time for Azerbaijan fauna. A single specimen was collected using UV light trap in 2018. Geographical distribution of the species is briefly discussed.

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Keywords

Catocala lesbia lesbia

Nakhchivan

Ordubad

Azerbaijan

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