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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 1: 12 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.1.11
Page range: 131-140
Abstract views: 56
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New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan

Biological Institute; Tomsk State University; Lenina Prospekt 36; Tomsk 634050; Russia.
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology; Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 8th Marta Str 202/3; Ekaterinburg; 620144; Russia.
Lepidoptera Biodiversity fauna new data new species new synonym plume moths taxonomy

Abstract

The paper reports a list of 22 species of Lepidoptera of the family Pterophoridae collected in the Republic of Kazakhstan by P. Gorbunov in 2009–2025 and with S. F. Melyakh in 2018–2025. Two species from the list are new to the fauna of Kazakhstan: Agdistis gerasimovi Zagulajev & Blumental, 1994 and Capperia salanga Arenberger, 1995 (marked with * in the species list). Agdistis balchashensis Zagulajev, 1997 syn nov. is synonymized with the earlier described Agdistis rubasiensis Zagulajev, 1985. A new species of plume moth, Agdistis autumnalis Ustjuzhanin & P. Gorbunov sp. nov., is described.

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How to Cite

Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa, 5831 (1), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.1.11