Proserpinus proserpina (Pallas, 1772)

Khalaim, Ye. V., 2022, Catalogue Of The Heteroceran Moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Metaheterocera) Of Odesa Region Of Ukraine. Part 1. Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Brahmaeidae, Lasiocampidae, Thyrididae & Drepanidae, Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 9

Proserpinus proserpina (Pallas, 1772)

Shugurov, 1905; Shugurov, 1907; Ermolenko, 1999; Klyuchko,

Severov, 2006; Duz’, 2007; Kavurka et al., 2018.

Material. Oleksandrivka, ??.06.2011, 1 spec. (Koval’chuk О., Stankova I.); Savran’ forest , 18.07.2020, 1 spec. (Khalaim, Novitskiy); Kozats’ke, 03.06.2013, 1 spec. (Zhakov, Mushinskiy); Frasino, 08– 09.07.2016, 1 larva (Leshchenko, Kravchenko); Severynivka, 12.05.2019, 4 spec. (Mushinskiy, Sergienko); Rus’ka Slobidka, 12.06.2020, 1 spec. (Bidychak); Lisky, 01.07.2005, 1 spec. (Skupyi); Zatoka, 02.05.1986, 1 spec. (Orlov); Karolino-Buhaz, without date, 7 spec. (Kolomeychuk); Vylkove, 02.05.2013, 1 spec. (Khalaim) .

The species occurs locally throughout the Region, preferring moist or wet tall-herb fringes and meadow ( Fig. 42). It is usually univoltine. Adults fly from late April to early or mid-July.