Sciota fumella (Eversmann, 1844) *

MATERIAL EXAMINED. 1 Ƌ, W env. of Luga, 25.vii.2012; 3 Ƌ, 1 ♀, A. Petrovoj, 29.vii.2012; 1 Ƌ, Piskarevka, 22.vi.2013.

REMARKS. Single specimens were found in different parts of the region, usually on meadows, sitting near the ground. A male was caught in St. Petersburg on railway beds between Piskarevka and Ruch’i. S. fumella was also observed in meadows in Cheremykino (27.vi.2014), Khyul’gyuzi (24.vi.2015) and Dontso (24.vi.2015). Not rare .

DISTRIBUTION. Temperate zone of Eurasia (Sinev 1986; Karsholt & Razowski 1996; Leraut 2014; Aarvik et al. 2017; Koçak & Kemal 2018; Sinev et al. 2019; Slamka, 2019).