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Issue: Vol. 5782 No. 2: 24 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.10
Page range: 383-391
Abstract views: 30
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Pyralis transcaspica Rebel, 1903 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a little-known species newly recorded from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan

Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges.m.b.H.; Natural History Collections; Krajnc-Str. 1; A-6060 Hall in Tirol; Austria
Russian Entomological Society; Nizhny Novgorod Branch; P.O. Box 97; Nizhny Novgorod 603009; Russia
Lepidoptera Snout Moths New records redescription adults Male genitalia range

Abstract

Pyralis transcaspica Rebel, 1903 is redescribed, key identification features are listed, and imago and male genitalia are figured. This species is firstly recorded from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Habitats of P. transcaspica Rebel, 1903 are described and figured. Pyralis transcaspica Rebel, 1903 and P. perversalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849) are compared by their morphology and COI sequence; both features confirmed species delimitation.

 

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How to Cite

Huemer, P. & Korb, S. (2026) Pyralis transcaspica Rebel, 1903 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a little-known species newly recorded from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Zootaxa, 5782 (2), 383–391. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.10