Scopula decorata, : Vasilyeva & Epova, 1987

Makhov, Ilya, 2023, Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Baikal region: identification keys and annotated catalogue with notes to DNA barcoding. Part 2. Archiearinae, Geometrinae, Sterrhinae, Zootaxa 5294 (1), pp. 1-120 : 53

28. Scopula decorata ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775)

(adults Figs. 25D , 59B ; male gen. Figs. 45D–45F ; female gen. Fig. 53C )

‡ Acidalia decorata ab. aequata: Staudinger, 1892: 374.

‡ Acidalia violata ab. aequata: Staudinger & Rebel, 1901: 276.

Scopula decorata przewalskii Viidalepp, 1975 : Viidalepp, 1976: 848.

Scopula decorata: Vasilyeva & Epova, 1987: 65 ; Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 125; Mironov et al., 2008: 208.

Scopula decorata przhewalskii [sic!]: Viidalepp, 1996: 54; Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 279.

Material examined. Irkutskaya Oblast: Snezhnaya, 8–11.VIII.2015, 1 ♀; Ust-Ordynsky , 8. VI.2016, 1 spm.; same loc., 22.VIII.2020, 1 ♁; Yelantsy , 7. VI.2016, 2 ♁; Tazheranskaya steppe, 23.VII.2019, 1 ♁, I. Makhov [ ZIN]; Baysha , 7.VII.1960, 1 spm., I. Raygorodskaya; B. Koty , 10. VI .2015 , 1 spm., O. Berlov [ EB]. Buryatia: Novoselenginsk , 15. VI .2020 , 2 ♁, 1 ♀; Bayan, 9.VIII.2020, 8 ♁, 2 ♀; same loc., 9.VIII.2020, 1 ♀; same loc., 10.VIII.2020, 2 ♁; Tarbagatay , 29. VI .2016 , 1 ♁ (GenBank ID: MZ148349 ); M. Tasarkhay, 8.VII.2016, 1 ♀, I. Makhov; “Irkut”, no date, 2 ♁, (unknown collector) [ ZIN]; Deben , 14.VIII.1998, 1 spm., A. Pleshanov [ BF]; Petropavlovka , 27.VII.1974, 1 ♀, A. Tarmaeva [ ISEA] .

Distribution. Transpalaearctic, subboreal. European part of Russia, Middle and S Urals, southern part of West Siberia, southern part of Krasnoyarsky Kray, Khakassia, Altai, Tuva, Irkutskaya Oblast, Republic of Buryatia, Zabaikalsky Kray, S Yakutia, Primorye. Outside Russia: N Africa, Europe, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Afghanistan, Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, N Mongolia, N China (Shandong).

Hostplants: Thymus , Melissa ( Beljaev 2016) .

Figures

FIGURE 25. Adults of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula nigropunctata; B—S. virgulata; C—S. ornata; D—S. decorata.

FIGURE 45. Male genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A–C—Scopula ornata; D–F—S. decorata; G–I—S. permutata; J–L—S. rubiginata; M–O—S. impersonata. A, E, G, K, N—genital segment; B, D, I, J, O—sternite A8; C, F, H, L, M—phallos. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 53. Female genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula virgulata; B—S. ornata; C—S. decorata; D—S. permutata; E—S. rubiginata; F—S. impersonata; G—S. beckeraria; H—S. incanata. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 59. Adults of some Siberian Sterrhinae in live. A—Scopula dignata (male); B—S. decorata (male); C—S. virgulata (male); D—S. beckeraria (male); E—S. subpunctaria (female); F—S. albiceraria (male). Photos by Marya Dementyeva (Irkutsk).