Trichosea ludifica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Titov, Sergey V. & Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, First record of Trichosea ludifica (Linnaeus) from Kazakhstan with notes on its bionomics (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Pantheinae: Pantheini), Ecologica Montenegrina 53, pp. 92-97 : 93-95

Trichosea ludifica (Linnaeus, 1758)

( Figs 1–3 )

Phalaena ludifica Linnaeus, 1758 , Systema Naturae (Edn. 10), 1: 514 (Type locality: Europe).

Synonymy: antrotropa Bryk, 1948; azugensis Bryk, 1948.

Material examined. 2 males, 05.VII.2015, E Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan region, Zyryanovsky district, western Altai: western slope of Lineysky ridge, West Altai Nature Reserve , "Belaya Uba" cordon, 50°24'0.99"N 84°1'5.48"E, h= 1200m., at light, S. V. Titov & K.S. Titov leg. (STP) .

Bionomics. The species inhabits deciduous, mixed and dark coniferous mountain forests. Moths are on wing from early May to late July. Larvae are feeding on various trees and shrubs of the genera Quercus L., Betula L., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Malus Mill. , Sorbus L., Rosa L., Tilia L., Ulmus L., Carpinus L., Rhamnus L., Salix L., etc. Overwinters as pupa ( Kononenko 2010). In East Kazakhstan, T. ludifica was found on the western slope of Lineysky Ridge in West Altai Mountains, at the lower boundary of the forest zone in the mixed forest with the dominance of such tree and shrub species as Pinus sylvestris L., Abies sibirica Ledeb. , Picea obovata Ledeb. , Betula pendula Roth , B. pubescens Ehrh. , Spiraea media Schmidt , Lonicera caerulea subsp. altaica (Pall.) Gladkova , Ribes rubrum L., R. nigrum L., Rubus idaeus L., Rosa acicularis Lindl. , R. spinosissima L., Sorbus sibirica (Hedl.) Krylov , and Padus avium L. ( Figs 3–4 ). The moths were attracted at light on a rainy night during the passage of a thunderstorm front between 11:00 P.M. and midnight.

The noctuoid moths occurring syntopically with T. ludifica and collected during the same night are as follows. Erebidae : Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) , Gynaephora fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758) , Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) , Cybosia mesomella (Linnaeus, 1758) , Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758) , Coscinia cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758) , Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) , A. flavia (Füssli, 1779) , Diacrisia purpurata (Linnaeus, 1758) , D. sannio (Linnaeus, 1758) , Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) , Spilarctia luteum (Hufnagel, 1766) , Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) , and Lygephila viciae (Hübner, 1822) . Noctuidae : Autographa buraetica (Staudinger, 1892) , A. bractea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Diachrysia stenochrysis (Warren, 1913) , Euchalcia mongolica (Staudinger, 1901) , Plusia putnami Grote, 1873 , Acronicta alni (Linnaeus, 1767) , Colocasia coryli , Caradrina wullschlegeli Püngeler, 1903 , Euplexia lucipara (Linnaeus, 1758) , Dypterygia scabriuscula (Linnaeus, 1758) , Apamea illyria Freyer, 1846 , A. crenata (Hufnagel, 1766) , Oligia latruncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Mniotype bathensis (Lutzau, 1905) , Polia bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766) , P. nebilosa (Hufnagel, 1766) , Lacanobia thalassina (Hufnagel, 1766) , Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761) , Ceramica pisi (Linnaeus, 1758) , Hadena compta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Mythimna impura (Hübner, 1808) , Eriopygodes imbecilla (Fabricius, 1794) , Diarsia brunnea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Paradiarsia punicea (Hübner, 1803) , Graphiphora augur (Fabricius, 1775) , Anaplectoides prasina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Xestia collina (Boisduval, 1840) , and Eugraphe sigma ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775).

Distribution. Eurasian, boreal (boreo-montane) mesophilous species. Europe (probably disappeared in central Europe, currently rare in northern Europe): Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Serbia, Romania, Italy, and Spain; Kazakhstan (West Altai) ( Fig. 5 ); Russia: European part, North Ural, mountains of South Siberia, southern Russian Far East (including Sakhalin and Kuril Islands); China, South Korea, and Japan ( Kozhantshikov 1950; Sugi 1982; Dubatolov et al. 1995; Kononenko et al. 1998; Zolotarenko & Dubatolov 2000; Ahola & Silvonen 2005; Kononenko 2005, 2010; Nupponen & Fibiger 2006; Matov et al. 2008; Fibiger et al. 2009; Volynkin 2012; Aarvik et al 2017).

Figures

Figure 5. The distribution map of Trichosea ludifica in Kazakhstan.

Figures 1–2. Trichosea ludifica: adult (1): dorsal (a) and ventral (b) view, and male genitalia (2). The specimen is deposited in CST.

Figures 3–4. The habitat of Trichosea ludifica: Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan region, Southwestern Altai: Lineysky Ridge, West Altai, Nature Reserve, "Chernaya Uba" cordon (photos by S. V. Titov).