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Herczig, B., Ronkay, L. , Bathiev, A. M. , Gizatulin, I. I. , Korolj, T.S. , Tochiev, T. Y. ; Uzahov, D. I.: Contributions to the knowledge of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) fauna of the NE Caucasus II
Mycteroplus puniceago (BoiSDUVAL, 1840) B. - A typical steppe-species, distributed from the Balkan area to Turkmenia and the Ferghana basin; a single female specimen came to the light. Enargia paleacea (ESPER, 1788) P. Cosmia affinis (LINNAEUS, 1767) B. Auchmis detersa (ESPER, 1791) A. Apamea monogtypha (HUFNAGEL, 1766) F. Apamea furva ([DENIS et SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775) A, F, T. Apamea faragó (EVERSMANN, 1837) A. Apamea sordens (HUFNAGEL 1766) A. Apamea crenata (HUFNAGEL, 1766) P. Mesoligia literosa (HAWORTH, 1809) F. Luperina zollikoferi (FREYER, 1836) B. - One male specimen. Amphipoea aslanbeki RONKAY et HERCZIG sp. n. A. - Described in the following chapter. Gortyna flavago ([DENIS et SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775) F. Calamia tridens (HUFNAGEL, 1766) A, T. Nonagria typhae (THUNBERG, 1784) B. Rhizedra lutosa (HÜBNER, [1800-1803]) B. Sedina buettneri (HERING, 1858) B. - A hygrophilous species, distributed sporadically in the northern steppeforest steppe zone. It was found in relatively high numbers. Paradrina clavipalpis (SCOPOLI, 1763) B, F. Eremodrina pertinax (STAUDINGER, 1879) B. - The only species of the rich, xerophilous genus was surprisingly found not in the rocky slopes of the mountains but in the sandy steppe region northwards from the Caucasus. Spodoptera exigua (HÜBNER, [1803-1808) T, B. Oxytrypia orbiculosa (ESPER, [1799]) B. - Three males, one female. The taxonomic relegation of O. noctivolans PINKER, 1980 is given by HACKER (1990) and RONKAY et al. (1990). Their distribution pattern is interesting, displaying some parallelism with the ranges of Diachrysia chrysitis (LINNAEUS, 1758) and D. chrysitis generosa (STAUDINGER, 1900). The true orbiculosa is a steppe species, inhabiting a wide but scattered zone in the northern steppe and forest steppe belt. It shows a tendency of expansion into the montane steppes (in the Balkans, the Middle East and the Far East), the peripherial populations may have some special morphological and life history characteristics (as the large size and very dark colouration of the Dalmatian and Albanian specimens, the well-known daytime-flying activity in the Carpathian Basin, etc.). The steppe-populations (Carpathian Basin, Crimea, the steppe zone from the NE Caucasus to Ural Mts, W Siberia, Minussinsk, N Mongolia) have darker colouration, earlier flying period (mainly the first half of September); the specimens come to the artificial light usually in late night. (The female specimen had been attracted by a small UV light trap and was found sitting on the edge of the funnel of the trap at dawn). The xeromontane (or semidesert) populations (ssp. noctivolans, C Anatolia, Armenia, N Iran, possibly also in other parts of C Asia, C and S Mongolia) have lighter ground colour, especially on the underside, the flying period is more variable but often in late autumn; the imagines usually fly continuously in the night. Eublemma purpurina ([DENIS et SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775) B. Eublemma respersa (HÜBNER, 1790) B. Panchrysia deaurata (ESPER, [1787]) A. Plusia festucae (LlNNAEUS, 1758) B. Autographa bractea ([DENIS et SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775) A, T. Autographa jota (LlNNAEUS, 1758) F, T. Comutiplusia circumflexa (LINNAEUS, 1758) F. Trichoplusia ni (HÜBNER, [1800-1803]) A, F, T. Catocala frœdni (LlNNAEUS, 1758) F, T Catocala elocata (ESPER,1786) F. Catocala nupta (LINNAEUS, 1758) T. Grammodes bifasciata (PETAGNA, 1788) B. Autophila asiatica (STAUDINGER, 1888) F. Autophila ligaminosa (EVERSMANN, 1851) A. Apopestes noe RONKAY, 1990 A. - Further 4 males. The species was described partly from the material of the first two expeditions. Lygephila craccae ([DENIS et SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775) T, F.
