Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/2. (2011)

Zoology

Data about noctuid lepidoptera species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) identified in an urban ecosystem

Biology: is a termohigrophyl species. Univoltine, the flight period: from mid July to October. The larvae are polyphagous.

Distribution: westasiatic-mediterranean. It is spread from North Africa to South Europe and Irak and Armenia. In Romania was previously mentioned from: Delta Dunárii, Macin Mountains (Rákosy 1996). Older mentions of the species are from Transilvania and Oltenia (Rákosy et al. 2003).

Agrotis syricola (Berio 1936): $16.09.2009, $21.09.2009, $23.09.2009, $22.08.2010,

$14.09.2010, $14.09.2010, $23.09.2010.

Biology: is a mesotermophyl species, that prefers steppe and sandy habitats (Székely 2006). Bivoltine, the flight period: March to April and September to November (Skinner 2009). Distribution: in the mediterranean basin, especially in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Israel.

Species with few mentions in the Romanian lepidopterofauna:

Drasteria caucasica (Kolenati 1846): 11$: 05.06.2008, 12.06.2008, 18.05.2009, 26.05.2009, 02.06.2009, 22.06.2009, 06.07.2009, 28.07.2009, 28.07.2009, 03.08.2009, 03.08.2009; $03.08.2009, $04.08.2009, $17.08.2009, $17.08.2009, $18.08.2009, б'19.08.2009, $26.04.2010, $03.05.2010, $25.05.2010, $26.05.2010, $13.07.2010 .

Biology: is a termophyl species; inhabits semidesert and sandy areas. Is bivoltine, the flight period: May to September. The larvae feed on Eleagnus sp., Hippophae sp. and Paliurus sp. (Rákosy 1996).

Distribution: westasiatic-mediterranean: South and East Europe, Minor Asia, Armenia, South Russia, Iran, South Siberia and North China. In Romania was mentioned from Delta Dunarii (Székely 2006), South Moldova and Dobrogea.

Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775): $03.08.2010.

Biology: in oak forests. Univoltine, the flight period: May to September. The larvae feed on Quercus sp. (Rákosy 1996).

Distribution: westasiatic-mediterranean: in South and Central Europe, North Africa and West Asia (Rákosy 1996). In Romania is mentioned from the South part. It was collected also from Galati county by V. Olaru in 1965, 1968, 1970 (Marcu & Rákosy 2002).

Eutelia adulatrix (Hübner 1813): c5^ 18.05.2008, $10.06.2009, $ 16.06.2009.

Biology: xerotermophyl species. Prefers steppe habitats. Bivoltine, the flight period: May to July and August to September. The larvae feed on Ligustrum sp., Cotinus coggygria, Pistacia sp. (Rákosy 1996).

Distribution: South Germany, South France, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Bulgaria. In Romania was mentioned from Cheile Nerei, Valea Cernei, Bade Herculane, Orsóvá, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Corabia, Bucuresti and also in Dobrogea (Rákosy 1996).

In Galati county was collected by V. Olaru in Pädurea Gärboavele in 1969, 1970, 1973 (Marcu & Rákosy 2002).

Mycteropluspuniceago (Boisduval 1840): $ $ 24.08.2005, 2 $ 25.08.2005.

Biology: xerotermophyl species, inhabits steppe habitats. Univoltine, the flight period: July to October. The larvae feed on Atriplex sp. si Chenopodium sp.

Distribution: Bulgaria, Armenia, Caucaz, Iran. In Romania was mentioned from Dobrogea

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