Abstract
A plume moth Nippoptilia regula (Meyrick, 1906) is found in the southern part of Primorsky krai. The specimens examined are characterized by typical for this species wing pattern, male and female genitalia. The genus Nippoptilia Matsumura 1931 is recorded from Russia for the first time.
Highlights
The plume moths (Pterophoridae) are fairly good studied in Primorsky krai of Russia; totally 46 species in 18 genera are known from this region (Ustjuzhanin 1999; Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich 2005, 2016, 2019)
Two specimens of the plume moths, which have never been reported from Russia, were collected at a light trap on Gamov Peninsula in 2020
The genus Nippoptilia consists of nine species distributed mainly in the East Palaearctic, Oriental and Australasian regions; of them four species are known from Korean Peninsula (Kim et al, 2010)
Summary
The plume moths (Pterophoridae) are fairly good studied in Primorsky krai of Russia; totally 46 species in 18 genera are known from this region (Ustjuzhanin 1999; Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich 2005, 2016, 2019). Первое указание рода Nippoptilia Matsumura (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) из России // Дальневосточный энтомолог. Впервые на юге Приморского края найдена пальцекрылка Nippoptilia regulae (Meyrick, 1906). Изученные экземпляры характеризуются типичными для этого вида окраской крыльев и формой гениталий самца и самки.
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