43. Scopula albiceraria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844)

(adults Figs. 29C, 59F; male gen. Figs. 48D–48G; female gen. Fig. 55C)

Acidalia vitellinaria Eversmann, 1851: 641; Erschov & Field, 1870: 163; Staudinger & Wocke, 1871: 150.

Scopula albiceraria vitellinaria: Viidalepp, 1976: 849; 1996: 56; Vasilyeva & Epova, 1987: 66; Berlov & Berlov, 2006: 102; Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 278.

Acidalia albiceraria v. vitellinaria: Staudinger & Rebel, 1901: 273 .

Scopula albicilaria [sic!]: Vasilyeva, 1989: 105.

Scopula albiceraria: Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 127; 2020: 71; Mironov et al., 2008: 208.

Material examined. Irkutskaya Oblast: Irkutsk, no date, 1 ♁ (syntype of Acidalia vitellinaria), unknown collector; Tazheranskaya steppe , 23.VII.2019, 5 ♁, 1 ♀; same loc., 28.VII.2020, 2 ♀; Sarma, 22.VII.2019, 1 ♁, 1 ♀, I. Makhov [ZIN] . Buryatia: Tatarsky Klyuch, 13.VII.2020, 1 ♁; Novoselenginsk, 15. VI .2020, 1 ♁; Gusinoye, 1.VII.2016, 3 ♁; M. Tasarkhay, 7.VII.2016, 1 ♁; Bayan, 5.VII.2016, 2 ♁; same loc., 9.VIII.2020, 1 ♁; Tarbagatay, 29. VI .2016, 5 ♁ (GenBank ID: MZ148347); Kurba, 23.VII.1974, 1 ♁, A. Tarmaeva; “ Khamar-Daban, Samkhat river ” , 21.VII.1973, 1 ♁, Antropova [ISEA] .

Distribution. Siberian–Turanic, subboreal. Volga–Don region, Lower Volga region, S Urals, south of West Siberia, southern part of Krasnoyarsky Kray, Khakassia, Altai, Tuva, Irkutskaya Oblast, Republic of Buryatia, Zabaikalsky Kray, S Yakutia, Amurskaya Oblast. Outside Russia in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia.

Hostplants: unknown.