Current Volume - (130) 2018:

130(1):

IMAGES OF VERTEBRATE HEADS IN MOTH WING PATTERNS
CLIVE CRAIK
Grendon, Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll, Scotland PA37 1SG E-mail: clive.craik@sams.ac.uk
Abstract
False eyes on the wings of moths and butterflies often occur with other features which together convey a convincing illusion of a face or head. In some species this resembles a predatory bird (owl or raptor) or mammal (feline, canine, rodent or primate), while in others it may appear as a more generalised, often grotesque vertebrate. Examples of this pseudaposematism are presented, photographically, for 21 species. It is likely that the function of such images is to deter predators, but strictly this needs to be established experimentally for each such image

A SECOND CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEPIDOPTERAN FAUNA OF CYPRUS, PRESENTING RECORDS FOR 48 TAXA FROM 17 FAMILIES
IAN BARTON 7, Cage Lane, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3LB E-mail: kandi@waitrose.com
Abstract
Records are presented for48 taxa from 17 families (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae; Tineidae; Ethmiidae; Tischeriidae; Gracillariidae; Acrolepiidae; Depressariidae; Oecophoridae; Scythrididae; Lecithoceridae; Cosmopterigidae; Gelechiidae; Tortricidae; Choreutidae; Pyralidae; Pterophoridae; Noctuidae). 46 of the records are believed to be new for Cyprus, one of which also constitutes a new foodplant record; a further two records give details where the original record is no longer available or the original record needs some clarification; and two new foodplant records for one previously recorded leaf-mining species.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF ZYGAENAF ABRICIUS, 1775 (LEPIDOPTERA: ZYGAENIDAE) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
NIKOLA MICEVSKI 1, ANA NAHIRNIC 2 AND STOYAN BESHKOV 3 1Macedonian Entomological Society (ENTOMAK), Blvd. ASNOM 58, 2-4, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia. e-mail: nikom.entomak@gmail.com 2 ,3National Museum of Natural History, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria e-mail: 2 ananahirnic@nmnhs.com, 3 stoyan.beshkov@gmail.com
Abstract
S ixteen Zygaena species are known to occur in Macedonia. Here we present numerous additional locations for 13 species: Zygaena brizae, Z. purpuralis, Z. laeta, Z. punctum,Z . carniolica, Z. viciae, Z. loti, Z. nevadensis, Z. osterodensis, Z. ephialtes, Z. angelicae,Z . filipendulae and Z. lonicerae. The presence of Z.laeta and Z.nevadensisis confirmed for the first time since the 1960s/1970s.

THE IMMIGRATION OF LEPIDOPTERA TO THE BRITISH ISLES IN 2014
SEAN P. CLANCY
‘'Pluto’, Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Kent TN29 9NF E-mail: trapsite@vfast.co.uk
Abstract
Formally accepted records of immigrant Lepidoptera occurring in the British Isles during the year 2014 are listed and discussed. For less frequently encountered species, full information is given in Annex 1, presented in vice-county order, the individual localities then listed alphabetically for each VC. For the more regular/frequent immigrant species recorded during the season, annual summaries and a selection of the more important records are presented in Annex 2. The current report is the first in the series to follow the widely adopted taxonomy of Agassiz et al. (2013).

DEPRESSARIA VILLOSAE SP. NOV., A NEW SPECIES FROM PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND GREECE (DEPRESSARIIDAE)
1, 2 MARTIN CORLEY & 3 PETER BUCHNER
1 Pucketty Farm Cottage, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8JP, U.K. (martin.corley@btinternet.com)
2 CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão,
P-4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
3 Scheibenstraße 335, A-2625 Schwarzau am Steinfeld, Austria (buchner.324@tele2.at)
Abstract
Depressaria villosae sp. nov. is described from Portugal based on morphology, with
additional specimens from Spain and Greece. Although barcode-sharing with D.
pimpinellae, male genitalia are clearly distinct.
Keywords: Depressariidae, Depressaria villosae sp. nov., Portugal, Spain, Greece.

ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE IRISH MICROLEPIDOPTERA LIST SINCE 2012
KEN G. M. BOND
Dept. of Zoology, Ecology & Plant Science, School of BEES, University College Cork T23 TK30 Ireland E-mail: k.bond@ucc.ie
Abstract
This report summarises additions, amendments and corrections made since 2012 to the Irish Lepidoptera fauna. The species recorded include Phereoeca lodliVives (Tineidae) and Mesophleps ochraceella (Turati) (Gelechiidae), neither of which has been recorded
from Great Britain. As a result of these additions and changes the current list of Irish Microlepidoptera stands at 909 species, compared with 858 on the 2012 list.
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Irish fauna.

NETTED CARPET EUSTROMA RETICULATUM (D. & S., 1775), (LEP.: GEOMETRIDAE) AS A COMMODITY
E. G. HANCOCK
Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ E-mail: geoff.hancock@glasgow.ac.uk
Abstract
Using a small archive that contains details of late nineteenth century exchange transactions of some moths, the relative values of species has been investigated. In particular, the Netted Carpet, with a rarity value due to its highly restricted distribution, is of interest at a time immediately following its discovery. Attempts were made by local entomologists to rear specimens and so supplement wild-caught examples to supply demand. Some detail of the activities of these collector-naturalists, their exchange partners and the various moths are given.

Keywords: history, collecting, exchanging, value, cost, rarity, extinction, Netted Carpet, Eustroma reticulatum

THE CASE OF THE MISSING LUNAR THORNS – A TWENTY YEAR STUDY OF ALTITUDINAL CHANGE AMONGST YORKSHIRE’S MOTHS
CHARLES H. FLETCHER
The Forge, Hutton Conyers, Ripon, N. Yorkshire HG4 5EB (E-mail: chfletcher@btinternet.com)
Abstract
Lunar Thorn Selenia lunularia (Hübner, 1788) has undergone an upwards shift in altitude in the north-east English county of Yorkshire and is now rarely found on the lower ground. The rate of shift can be calculated over a twenty-year period and can be compared with similar species which appear to have become scarcer in lowland areas. Climatic change is probably the main driver for change though other factors such as land use may play a part.

Keywords: Selenia lunularia, Lunar Thorn, altitudinal shift, climatic change.

A CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE BALKAN LEPIDOPTERA: NEW AND RARE EREBIDAE AND NOCTUIDAE FOR ALBANIA, COLLECTED IN 2016
STOyAN BESHKOV
National Museum of Natural History, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail: stoyan.beshkov@gmail.com
Abstract
In 2016 the author undertook five collecting trips in Albania from June to October. Material was collected at light mostly from the southern part of the country. Part of the results are presented here, the remainder are to be published soon. Three genera (Pseudozarba, Heterophysa and Divaena) and 15 species are reported for the first time for Albania. Two other species are reported for the second time for the country. Reported species and collecting localities are illustrated in colour, when necessary with genitalia, including everted vesicas.

Keywords: Albania, faunistic, Erebidae, Noctuidae, Lepidoptera, Macrolepidoptera

EUCOSMA TRIPOLIANA (BARRETT, 1880) (LEP.: TORTRICIDAE): VARIATION IN A SUFFOLK POPULATION AND HOW THIS
RELATES TO THE SPECIES’ SEPARATION FROM EUCOSMA AEMULANA (SCHLÄGER, 1849)
RAYMOND A. WATSON
The House of Eden, Alderton Road, Hollesley, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3RH (E-mail: raweden@yahoo.co.uk)
Abstract
A population of the tortricid moth Eucosma tripoliana (Schläger) was investigated. This was prompted by a specimen being identified incorrectly as Eucosma aemulana. Variations in the imaginal wing patterning and in the genitalia are presented. Selected specimens are DNA bar-coded. The distribution of E. aemulana is investigated. The difference between aemulana-like E. tripoliana and E. aemulana imagines and genitalia is assessed. It is considered that the two species cannot be separated reliably on the morphology of the genitalia. The species can be separated easily on the larval appearance and foodplant.

QUANTITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN CATCHES MADE BY TWO KINDS OF MERCURY-VAPOUR BULBS USED IN ROBINSON
MOTH TRAPS
1 CLIVE CRAIK AND 2 ANDY MCLEOD
1 Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA (clive.craik@sams.ac.uk)
2 School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Crew Building, The King’s Buildings, Alexander Crum Brown Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FF
(andy.mcleod@ed.ac.uk)
Abstract
Two kinds of 125-watt high-pressure mercury vapour discharge bulbs, “MBU” and “ MBF” were compared when fitted to Robinson-pattern moth traps. Overall, the MBU bulb caught 16% more individuals and 9% more species of macro-moths per night than did the MBF bulb. Both these quantities differed significantly between bulbs (p<0.001). There was no evidence that the range of species differed between the two bulbs. Most differences between the quantitative UV-visible spectra of the two bulb types were small, except that in the UVB region the MBU bulb emitted six times more energy than the MBF bulb. Although the UV emitted by both bulbs was only a small fraction of their total radiant energy, this six-fold difference probably explains the greater catching power of the MBU bulb. It is important that such differences are considered if quantitative comparisons of trap data are made between the two periods of approximately 1950 to 1980 (most traps using MBU) and 1980 to the present (most traps using MBF).

Keywords: Robinson moth-trap, MBU bulb, MBF bulb, spectra, catch sizes, species, macro-Lepidoptera

A CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE BALKAN LEPIDOPTERA: NEW AND RARE MOTHS FOR ALBANIA, COLLECTED IN 2017
STOYAN BESHKOV & ANA NAHIRNIC
National Museum of Natural History, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria E-mails: stoyan.beshkov@gmail.com; ananahirnic@nmnhs.com
Abstract
In 2017 the authors undertook four collecting trips to Albania, between May and October. Material was collected at light on 22 nights, mostly from the southern part of the country. This is part two of a three part report. Eight genera and 22 species are reported for the
first time for Albania; 24 species are reported for the second time for the country. Collecting localities and the adults of some of the reported species are illustrated in colour; for some species the genitalia, including everted vesicas, are also illustrated.

Keywords: Albania, faunistic, moths, Lepidoptera, Macrolepidoptera

MONOPIS CROCICAPITELLA (CLEMENS, 1859) (LEP.: TINEIDAE):
CASE-BEARING LARVAE IN ENGLAND FOUND FEEDING ON
BAT DROPPINGS
R. J. HECKFORD ¹ AND S. D. BEAVAN ²
¹ Department of Life Sciences, Division of Insects, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
(Correspondence address: 67 Newnham Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 4AW)
² The Hayes, Zeal Monachorum, Devon EX17 6DF
Abstract
An account is given, including a larval description, of Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) being reared from case-bearing larvae found feeding on bat droppings in Devon, England. Although there have been three notes in the British literature recording the larva as a case-bearer, these appear to have been overlooked in subsequent publications. There has been no prior report of the larva feeding on bat droppings in the British Isles, nor any larval description based on British observations. We consider records made both within and outside the British Isles.

Key words: Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Monopis crocicapitella, larval case, larva, description, bat droppings.

NATURAL HISTORY OF LEPIDOPTERA ASSOCIATED WITH BIRD NESTS IN MID-WALES
D. H. BOYES
Bridge Cottage, Middletown, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8DG. (E-mail: info@douglasboyes.co.uk)
Abstract
Bird nests can support diverse communities of invertebrates, including moths (Lepidoptera). However, the understanding of the natural history of these species is incomplete. For this study, 224 nests, from 16 bird species, were collected and the adult moths that emerged were recorded. The majority of nests contained moths, with 4,657 individuals of ten species recorded. Observations are made on the natural history of each species and some novel findings are reported. The absence of certain species is discussed. To gain deeper insights into the life histories of these species, it would be useful to document the feeding habits of the larvae in isolation.

Keywords: Commensal, detritivore, fleas, moths, Tineidae

MICROLEPIDOPTERA REVIEW OF 2017
1 A.M. DAVIS AND 2 G.M. TORDOFF
1 Butterfly Conservation, Unit 2 Bull Pens, Manor Farm, Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, SO24 0QT. (tdavis@butterfly-conservation.org)
2 Butterfly Conservation Wales, 4D Cwm Road, Hafod, Swansea, SA1 2AY (gtordoff@butterfly-conservation.org)
Abstract
Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2017 are summarised, including three species new to the British Isles and a further four species that were new to the British Isles in previous years but were announced during 2017. Numerous new vice-county records are reported.

A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS HERRICHIA STAUDINGER (LEPIDOPTERA: OECOPHORIDAE) FROM THE ISLAND OF CRETE
OLE KARSHOLT1 & ALEXANDER LVOVSKY2
1 Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark E-mail: okarsholt@snm.ku.dk
2 A. Lvovsky, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia E-mail: alexander.lvovsky@zin.ru
Abstract
A new species of Oecophoridae, Herrichia vilhelmseniella sp. n., is described from the island of Crete.

Key words: Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae, Herrichia, new species, Crete.