Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 2013, Nr 11, pages 5-27 The Results of Studies of the Lepidopterous Fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in “Trohizbensky Steppe” Department of Lugansk Nature Reserve (Ukraine) Geryak, Yu.1, Dem’yanenko, S.2, Konovalov, S.3 Summary:
The results of the faunistic studies of Lepidoptera carried out in the area of «Trekhizbenskaya steppe» department of Lugansk Nature Reserve are presented. It was found that the present taxonomic list of Lepidoptera of Trekhizbenskaya steppe, consists of 700 species belonging to 77 subfamilies, 39 families and 18 superfamilies. In particular, one species — Eugnorisma miniago was discovered on the territory of Ukraine for the first time, and its location is the westernmost in its habitat; 42 species were registered for the first time in the Lugansk Region, and 29 — in the Lugansk Nature Reserve. Thus, the taxonomic list of the lepidopterous fauna of Lugansk Nature Reserve was supplemented with 72 species and currently has 1175 species. It is recognized, that in comparison with the other departments of Lugansk Nature Reserve, lepidopterous fauna of Trekhizbenskaya steppe is distinguished by the large number of psammophile meadow-steppe species, which find favorable conditions for their existence on the sandy terraces of the Seversky Donets river. In addition, a characteristic feature of the lepidopterous fauna of this department is its original heterogenity that displayed in combination of steppe, meadow and forest species. Trekhizbenskaya steppe remains the only known locality for Caradrina (Eremodrina) expansa & Eugnorisma miniago (Noctuidae), and the second one for Catocala lupina (Erebidae) & Luteohadena literata (Noctuidae) in Ukraine. Keywords:
lepidopterous fauna, Lepidoptera, Trekhizbenskaya steppe, Lugansk Nature Reserve. Address:
1 — National Nature Park “Hutsulshchyna”, 84 Druzhby Str., Kosiv, Ivano-Frankivsk Reg., 78600 Ukraine, e-mail: yu.ger@ukr.net;
2 — Luhansk branch of Ukrainian Entomological Society, Severodonetsk, Lugansk Reg., 93400 Ukraine, e-mail: dem.impuls@mail.ru;
3 — Lugansk Nature Reserve NAS of Ukraine, 95 Rubizhna Str., Stanytsia Luganska, Lugansk Reg., 93602 Ukraine, e-mail: konovalovsv@ukr.net summary ukr., summary ros., summary eng, pdf return
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