Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)

Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)

We report Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) for the first time in Continental Europe: Italy, Calabria. This is a species previously considered endemic to Sicily and Malta, and an addition to the shared fauna of the Calabria and Sicily regions. We provide data concerning the...

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Main Authors: Stefano Scalercio, Aldo Catania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-09-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
Subjects:
Lepidoptera
Malta
Italy
Online Access:https://nl.pensoft.net/article/53001/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-2a9de135742f4fd2849f29699a32749d2020-11-25T03:20:03ZengPensoft PublishersNota Lepidopterologica2367-53652020-09-014329129910.3897/nl.43.5300153001 Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)Stefano Scalercio0Aldo Catania1Research Centre for Forestry and WoodUnafiliated We report Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) for the first time in Continental Europe: Italy, Calabria. This is a species previously considered endemic to Sicily and Malta, and an addition to the shared fauna of the Calabria and Sicily regions. We provide data concerning the biology of this species in Malta, illustrating the caterpillar for the first time. https://nl.pensoft.net/article/53001/download/pdf/LepidopteraMaltaItaly
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Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
Nota Lepidopterologica
Lepidoptera
Malta
Italy
author_facet Stefano Scalercio
Aldo Catania
author_sort Stefano Scalercio
title Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
title_short Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
title_full Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
title_fullStr Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
title_full_unstemmed Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae)
title_sort horisme exoletata (herrich-schäffer, 1838) in southern italy and description of its larva (geometridae, larentiinae)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Nota Lepidopterologica
issn 2367-5365
publishDate 2020-09-01
description We report Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) for the first time in Continental Europe: Italy, Calabria. This is a species previously considered endemic to Sicily and Malta, and an addition to the shared fauna of the Calabria and Sicily regions. We provide data concerning the biology of this species in Malta, illustrating the caterpillar for the first time.
topic Lepidoptera
Malta
Italy
url https://nl.pensoft.net/article/53001/download/pdf/
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