Scopula cajanderi (Herz, 1904)

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 : 58

42. Scopula cajanderi (Herz, 1904)

(adults Fig. 29B ; male gen. Figs. 48A–48C ; female gen. Fig. 55B )

Scopula cajanderi sajanensis (Prout, 1935) : Viidalepp, 1976: 849; 1996: 55; Berlov & Berlov, 2006: 102.

Scopula cajanderi: Mironov et al., 2008: 206 (region 26, region 27: “?”); Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 278.

Material examined. Buryatia: Mondy , 1950–2300 m.a.s.l., 18.VII.2013, 2 ♁, 1 ♀; same loc., 19.VII.2013, 4 ♁ (GenBank ID: MZ148348 ), I. Makhov; “Irkut”, no date, 5 ♁; “Tunka”, no date, 1 ♁, 1 ♀, (unknown collector) [ ZIN] . Altai Republic: SE Altai, 50 km E of Kosh-Agach, 4 km NW of Saylyugem Mt. , h=2300–2400, alpine meadow, 14.VII.1996, 1 ♀, A. & R . Dudko [ ISEA] .

Distribution. Holarctic, arctic alpine. European north-eastern region, Polar Urals, Taimyr peninsula, Altai Republic, Republic of Buryatia, Zabaikalsky Kray, NW and NE Yakutia, Chukotka, Magadanskaya Oblast, Amurskaya Oblast. Outside Russia: N Mongolia, N America (NW).

Hostplants: unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 29. Adults of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula aequifasciata; B—S. cajanderi; C—S. albiceraria; D—Cyclophora albipunctata.

FIGURE 48. Male genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A–C—Scopula cajanderi; D–G—S. albiceraria; H, I—Cyclophora albipunctata; J, K—Timandra rectistrigaria; L–N—T. griseata. A, F—genital segment; H, J, L, N—genital segment; B, D, E—sternite A8; C, G, I, K, M—phallos. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 55. Female genitalia of Siberian Sterrhinae. A—Scopula flaccidaria; B—S. cajanderi; C—S. albiceraria; D— Cyclophora albipunctata; E—Timandra rectistrigaria; F—T. griseata. Scale bar—1 mm.