Scopula orientalis (Alphéraky, 1876) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) in the Carpathian Basin

Abstract

The material of Scopula spp. specimens (n = 1181) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum is revised in the light of recent publications. The museum hosts vouchers of three species from the white-coloured taxa of the “ornata speciesgroup” from the Carpathian Basin and six species from the Palaearctic Region. A historical specimen of S. orientalis, undoubtedly collected in the Carpathian Basin, was found amongst Palaearctic material. This is the first record of this species from the area and its most inland occurrence in Europe. A key to the identification of the three species recorded from the Carpathian Basin is given. With eight figures.

Keywords

• collection
• distribution
• frivaldszky
• genitalia
• scopula decorata
• scopula ornata