Eurhodope cinerea (Staudinger, 1879)

Tsvetkov, Eugene, 2023, New data on the fauna of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Dagestan (Russia), Zootaxa 5254 (3), pp. 340-356 : 344-345

Eurhodope cinerea (Staudinger, 1879)

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Material examined. Russia: 5 ♁, 1 ♀, Sirtych, 10,11. vi.2022 ; 1 ♁, Talgi , 14.vi.2022 ; Kazakhstan: 3 ♁, 6 ♀, Turkestan Province , bank of lake Kyzylkol, 27,28. vi.2019 ; 2 ♀, Turkestan Province , 18 km S vill. Kozhatogai, 1.vii.2019 ; 2 ♁, 1 ♀, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 3 km NE vill. Baizhansai, 30.vi.2019 ; 1 ♁, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 5 km SW vill Ashisai, 4.vii.2019 ; 1 ♁, Turkestan Province , canyon of riv. Aksu, 1380 m, 2.vii.2019 .

Remarks. E. cinerea was not included in the catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia (Sinev et al. 2022), but it is actually known from Dagestan since its original description. Staudinger (1879) described this species based on several specimens. The author referred to specimens (from collection of J. Lederer), originating from Lebanon (Beirut) and Cyprus, and also to one specimen from Derbent (Dagestan). The range of E. cinerea needs clarification with very desirable revision of this taxon; also, morphological differences between E. cinerea and Eurhodope incompta (Zeller, 1847) are to be studied. In Dagestan, the species inhabits dry stony steppe ( Figs 2, 4 ). In Turkestan Province of Kazakhstan, E. cinerea is a widely distributed and common species which occurs in mountain habitats and also in different types of semi-deserts.

Distribution. Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Iraq, Northeast Caucasus(Dagestan), Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan (Staudinger 1879; Wiltshire 1957; Kuznetzov 1960; Kemal & Koçak 2020).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Eurhodope cinerea, ♁, Sirtych, 10.vi.2022.

FIGURES 1–4. Natural habitats of pyraloid moths in Dagestan. 1. Tarumovka, June 15, 2022. 2. Talgi, May 12, 2022. 3. Muni, June 2, 2022. 4. Sirtych, June 11, 2022.