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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 5: 18 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.5
Page range: 469-474
Abstract views: 60
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of the genus Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Northeast Caucasus

Mechnikova 3–1–30; 195271; St. Petersburg; Russia
Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Scoparia new species Dagestan Caucasus

Abstract

Scoparia dagestanica sp. nov. is described from the republic of Dagestan, South Russia. Male and female genitalia of the species and habitus of imago are illustrated. The new species is well distinguished from its congeners by genitalia of both sexes. The description is based on material collected by the author in Dagestan in 2022–2024.

 

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How to Cite

Tsvetkov, E. (2025) A new species of the genus Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Northeast Caucasus. Zootaxa, 5647 (5), 469–474. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.5