A New Genus, Luciargentis gen. nov. Revealed by Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence in the Family Lecithoceridae from Tibet, China.

Authors: Yu, Shuai^1,2 (AUTHOR), Li, Haotian^1,2 (AUTHOR), Wang, Shuxia^1,2 (AUTHOR) shxwang@nankai.edu.cn

Source: Insects (2075-4450). Mar2025, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p242. 9p.

Subject Terms: *GENITALIA, *LEPIDOPTERA, *ADULTS, *MITOCHONDRIA, *TAXONOMY

Predicting the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of South American tomato moth, Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using CLIMEX.

Authors: Nitta, Anusha^1,2, Vaddi, Sridhar² sridhar.v@icar.gov.in, Venkatasamy, Balasubramani¹, Marimuthu, Murugan¹, Thangaraj Edward, Y. S. Johnson¹, Satyamoorthy, N. K.¹, Kavitha, M.¹, Sreekanth, P. D.³

Source: Current Science (00113891). 2/10/2025, Vol. 128 Issue 3, p283-289. 7p.

Subject Terms: *GELECHIIDAE, *LEPIDOPTERA, *CLIMATE sensitivity, *MOTHS, *PRODUCE trade, *TOMATOES

Guium nebulum gen. et sp. nov., a New Cup Moth from Southern China Based on Morphological and Molecular Analysis (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae).

Authors: Wu, Jun^1,2 (AUTHOR) taxus@126.com, Zhao, Ting-Ting¹ (AUTHOR) zhaotingting11@foxmail.com, Geng, Hui³ (AUTHOR) genghui1988iove@163.com, Jin, Guang-Ze^2,4,5 (AUTHOR), Han, Hui-Lin^1,2,5 (AUTHOR) hanhuilin@aliyun.com

Source: Insects (2075-4450). Jan2025, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p41. 15p.

Subject Terms: *SPECIES diversity, *LEPIDOPTERA, *MOTHS, *MORPHOLOGY, *SPECIES

Life History Differences Between Lepidoptera Larvae and Blattodea Nymphs Lead to Different Energy Allocation Strategies and Cellular Qualities.

Authors: Taheri, Fahimeh¹ (AUTHOR) fahime.taheri@mst.edu, Hou, Chen¹ (AUTHOR) houch@mst.edu

Source: Insects (2075-4450). Dec2024, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p991. 12p.

Subject Terms: *LIFE history theory, *LEPIDOPTERA, *BIOMASS, *CATERPILLARS, *WEIGHT loss

Predictions of past and future climate distribution of the Orthosia songi Chen et Zhang (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on the MaxEnt model in China.

Alternate Title: Previsões da distribuição climática passada e futura de Orthosia songi Chen et Zhang (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) com base no modelo MaxEnt na China.

Authors: Sijun Wu^1,2, Tianmin Qiao^1,2, Shujiang Li^1,2, Binhong Hu^2,3, Tianhui Zhu^1,2, zhuth1227@126.com

Source: Ciência Rural; 2025, Vol. 55 Issue 5, p1-9, 9p

Thirty-six new species records of moths (Lepidoptera) for Colombia.

Authors: Martínez, Blanca bauroramartinez@gmail.com, Rodríguez-Mahecha, José Vicente jvrodriguez@conservation.org, Bernal, Rodrigo rgbernalg@gmail.com

Source: Check List. 2024, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p1303-1315. 13p.

Subject Terms: *LEPIDOPTERA, *SPHINGIDAE

Geographic Terms: COLOMBIA

A new species of Acossus Dyar (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) establishes diurnal flight in New World carpenter-moths.

Authors: Schmidt, B. Christian¹, christian.schmidt@agr.gc.ca, Jaeger, Christi M.¹

Source: Canadian Journal of Zoology; 2024, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p871-879, 9p

Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Lithostege Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) with confirming the bona species status of Lithostege amseli Wiltshire, 1967 and descriptions of two new species from Central Asia.

Alternate Title: Lithostege معرفی ،(Lepidoptera, Geometridae) Lithostege Hübne, مطالعه تاکسونومیک جنس 1825 به عنوان گونۀ معتبر، و توصیف دو گونهي جدید از آسیاي میانه amseli Wiltshire, 1967

Authors: Rajaei, Hossei¹ hossein.rajaei@smns-bw.de, Kostjuk, Igor² ikostjuk@univ.kiev.ua

Source: Journal of Insect Biodiversity & Systematics. 2024, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p781-795. 15p.

Subject Terms: *GEOMETRIDAE, *LEPIDOPTERA, *GENITALIA, *SPECIES

Geographic Terms: AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, IRAN

A new subspecies of / Une nouvelle sous-espèce de Peribatodes secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) from Corsica / de Corse P. secundariafabii n. ssp. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae).

Authors: Fiumi, Gabriele gabfium@tiscali.it, Govi, Guido guidogovi@gmail.com

Source: R.A.R.E - Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie. 2024, Vol. 33 Issue 113, p288-299. 12p.

A Comparison of Butterfly Diversity Results between iNaturalist and Expert Surveys in Eastern Oklahoma.

Authors: Harman, Alexander J.¹ (AUTHOR) aleharm@okstate.edu, Eori, Madeline M.² (AUTHOR) meori@okstate.edu, Hoback, W. Wyatt¹ (AUTHOR) whoback@okstate.edu

Source: Diversity (14242818). Sep2024, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p515. 11p.

Subject Terms: *SPECIES distribution, *LEPIDOPTERA, *DATA science, *BUTTERFLIES, *CLIMATE change

Description of the Female of Tibetanja tagoroides Naumann, Nässig & Rougerie (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae).

Authors: AHMAD, Jalil¹ jalilahmad23046@gmail.com, SINGH, Navneet¹ nsgill007@gmail.com, JOSHI, Rahul¹ joshiarctidae@gmail.com

Source: Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 2024, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p417-421. 5p.

Subject Terms: *FEMALE reproductive organs, *LEPIDOPTERA, *PHOTOGRAPHS, *FEMALES, *DIAGNOSIS

Geographic Terms: ARUNACHAL Pradesh (India)

DNA barcodes from over-a-century-old type specimens shed light on the taxonomy of a group of rare butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Calinaginae).

Authors: Todisco, Valentina¹ (AUTHOR) valentina.todisco@plus.ac.at, Basu, Dipendra Nath² (AUTHOR), Prosser, Sean W. J.³ (AUTHOR), Russell, Stephen⁴ (AUTHOR), Mutanen, Marko⁵ (AUTHOR), Zilli, Alberto⁴ (AUTHOR), Huertas, Blanca⁴ (AUTHOR), Kunte, Krushnamegh² (AUTHOR), Vane-Wright, Richard⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 7/17/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *NYMPHALIDAE, *LEPIDOPTERA, *BUTTERFLIES, *NATURAL history museums, HISTORY of London, England

Geographic Terms: LONDON (England)

Bidirectional biotic interchange between Taiwan Island and Mainland China via land bridges—A case study of Obeidia Walker (Geometridae, Lepidoptera).

Authors: Cheng, Rui¹ (AUTHOR), Jiang, Nan¹ (AUTHOR), Luo, A'rong¹ (AUTHOR), Orr, Michael² (AUTHOR), Zhou, Qingsong¹ (AUTHOR), Shi, Xiaoyu¹ (AUTHOR), Han, Hongxiang¹ (AUTHOR) hanhx@ioz.ac.cn, Zhu, Chaodong^1,3,4 (AUTHOR) zhucd@ioz.ac.cn

Source: Zoologica Scripta. Jul2024, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p438-450. 13p.

Subject Terms: *GEOMETRIDAE, *LEPIDOPTERA, *MOLECULAR phylogeny, *BIOTIC communities, *INSECTS, *MOTHS

Geographic Terms: TAIWAN, CHINA

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) asadii Charmeux, 2016 stat. nov., recognized as a distinct species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).

Alternate Title: (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) asadii Charmeux, 2016 stat. nov. شناس ایی به عنوان گون ا ه ي متم ا یز

Authors: Naderi, Alireza¹ a2naderi@yahoo.com, Charmeux, Jean-François² jfcharmeux@gmail.com, Nazari, Vazrick³ vazrick.nazari@unipd.it

Source: Journal of Insect Biodiversity & Systematics. 2024, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p431-442. 12p.

Subject Terms: *LEPIDOPTERA, *BIOLOGICAL classification, *LYCAENIDAE, *SPECIES diversity, *SPECIES distribution, *GENETIC barcoding, *LEGUMES

Geographic Terms: IRAN

A phylogenetic framework of Palaearctic and Indomalayan Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) based on sequence capture data.

Authors: Liang, Jiamin¹ (AUTHOR), Zhu, Yaowei² (AUTHOR), Solovyev, Alexey V.³ (AUTHOR), He, Mao² (AUTHOR), Lohman, David J.^4,5,6 (AUTHOR), Wahlberg, Niklas⁷ (AUTHOR), Li, Wentao¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Jing⁸ (AUTHOR), Wang, Min¹ (AUTHOR), Liang, Dan² (AUTHOR) liangd8@mail.sysu.edu.cn, Wang, Houshuai¹ (AUTHOR) houshuaiwang@scau.edu.cn

Source: Systematic Entomology. Jul2024, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p495-506. 12p.

Subject Terms: *PALEARCTIC, *LEPIDOPTERA, *GENETIC barcoding, *MOTHS, *DNA sequencing

Notes on the genus Thibetana (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) with description of a new species from China.

Authors: He, Xinxin¹ (AUTHOR), Jiang, Chao² (AUTHOR), Li, Weichun¹ (AUTHOR) weichunlee@126.com

Source: ZooKeys. 2024, Issue 1218, p343-349. 7p.

Subject Terms: *GENITALIA, *LEPIDOPTERA, *ADULTS, *SPECIES

ADULT LONGEVITY OF Idea blanchardii (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE) CAPTIVE BRED AT LIPI BUTTERFLY BREEDING FACILITY, CIBINONG, INDONESIA.

Authors: Peggie, Djunijanti¹ kupu2indonesia@gmail.com, Supadi²

Source: Treubia. Jun2024, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p51-72. 22p.

Subject Terms: *NYMPHALIDAE, *LEPIDOPTERA, *BUTTERFLIES, *POLLINATORS, *ENDEMIC species, *ADULTS, *FISH breeding

Geographic Terms: SULAWESI (Indonesia), INDONESIA

Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Gut Microbial Changes in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Counteract Cry1c Toxicity.

Authors: Abd El Aziz, Abeer¹ (AUTHOR) pg_21271@science.tanta.edu.eg, Moussa, Saad¹ (AUTHOR) saadmousa@insectbiotech.sci.eg, Yassin, Mohamed T.² (AUTHOR) mohamed.taha@science.tanta.edu.eg, El Husseiny, Iman² (AUTHOR) eman.elhousani@science.tanta.edu.eg, El Kholy, Samar² (AUTHOR) samar_elkholy@science.tanta.edu.eg

Source: Microbiology Research. Jun2024, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p943-961. 19p.

Subject Terms: *SPODOPTERA littoralis, *LEPIDOPTERA, *NOCTUIDAE, *GUT microbiome, *AGRICULTURAL pests, *BACILLUS thuringiensis, *BIOPESTICIDES

Lepidoptera species richness and community composition in urban street trees.

Authors: Ogushi, Risa¹, Sun, Edward¹, Campbell, Leah R. E.¹, Chandrakumar, Fritzi B.¹, Fort, Ray¹, Graham, Nicole¹, Grebert, Julien¹, Grewal, Orissa¹, Habib, Idris¹, Hamamoto, Sierra C.², Ho, Karen¹, Huang, Yanlin², Kim, Ari¹, Manocha, Naveen Kaur³, Pandher, Komal¹, Radakovich, Emiko¹, Raghuraman, Savitri¹, Read, Tahlia¹, Roh, Sara T.¹, Rutherford, Lauren¹

Source: Canadian Journal of Zoology; 2024, Vol. 102 Issue 6, p556-564, 9p

A taxonomic review of the genus Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) with descriptions of three new species and one new combination.

Authors: Wu, Jun¹ (AUTHOR), Han, Huilin¹ (AUTHOR) hanhuilin@aliyun.com

Source: ZooKeys. 2024, Issue 1213, p225-235. 11p.

Subject Terms: *LEPIDOPTERA, *MOTHS, *ADULTS, *SPECIES, *MORPHOLOGY