New data on the fauna of the owlets (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae s. l.) of Kabardino-Balkaria

Abstract

Based on the unpublished data from the collection of Zoological Institute RAS and collections of A.A. Bolov in 2005, the preceding species list (Nolidae, Erebidae, Noctuidae) of Kabardino-Balkaria (Poltavsky, Nekrasov, 2002) is here complemented by 30 more species. Now 226 species are known for the fauna of the region, what is approximately 50-60% of the estimated fauna there. One species,Tarachidia candefacta, was found in Central Caucasus for the first time

Keywords

• Nolidae
• Erebidae
• Noctuidae
• Kabardino-Balkaria
• fauna