Erannis golda Djakonov, 1929

Beljaev, Evgeniy A., Vasilenko, Sergey V., Dubatolov, Vladimir V. & Zinchenko, Vadim K., 2024, First report on late autumn geometer moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Kunashir Island, Russia (Southern Kurils), Amurian Zoological Journal XVI (4), pp. 979-995 : 984

* Erannis golda Djakonov, 1929 ( Figs 3 A , 4 A )

Material. Andreevskii Cordon: 26– 27.10. 2023 – 1♂, 1– 23.11.2023 (every night) – 103♂; ibid., plateau: 5–6.11., 8–11.11., 13– 15.11., 16– 21.11. 2023, in various localities of mixed forest – 96 ♂♂ . Manual collection with a net: right bank of the river Andreyevka, road in alder forest, 21.11.2023 – 1♂ ; ibid., plateau, birch forest, 21.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 1♂ ; ibid., climb to plateau and plateau, evening catch, 22.11.2023 (Dubatolov, Zinchenko) – 3♂ ; Andreevskii Cordon, ibid., ridge and Sasa meadow on plateau, 16.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 3♂ ; ibid., plateau, mixed forest, at night, 18.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 2♂ ; ibid., plateau, birch forest, 19.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 1♂ ; near Andreevskii Cordon , by net, 16.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 3♂ ; ibid., plateau, mixed forest, at night, 13.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 4♂ .

Distribution. Russia (S Buryatia,? S Irkutskaya Obl., S Amur Obl., Jewish A.O., S Khabarovsk Kr., Primorsky Kr., Sakhalin, S Kurils – Kunashir); Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa Island), South Korea, China (Central, Taiwan Island).

Remarks. This species, new for the Kuril Islands, was observed on Kunashir from late October to mid-November. In Japan, moths appear from early November to late December ( Sato 2011). In the continental part of the RFE, fly of the species is observed from late September to late October ( Beljaev 1996). The larvae feed on various leaved woody plants.

Figures

Fig. 3. Geometrid moths (Geomtridae) from Kunashir Island: A — Erannis golda, male; B — Erannis jacobsoni, male; C — Alsophila inouei, male; D — Alsophila japonensis, male; E — Inurois asahinai, male; F — Inurois fumosa, male; G — Inurois punctigera, male; H — Operophtera brunnea, male; I — Operophtera relegata, male; J — Eupithecia scribai, female; K — Eupithecia daemionata, female. Scale bar: 10 mm

Fig. 4. Geometrid moths (Geomtridae) from Kunashir Island in nature: A — Erannis golda, male; B — Larerannis orthogrammaria, male; C — Alsophila japonensis, male; D, E — Inurois asahinai: D — male, E — female; F — Inurois fumosa, male; G, H — Operophtera brunnea, males; I — Operophtera relegata, male. A–C, E, G–I — photos by V. V. Dubatolov; D, F — photos by S. Yu. Stefanov Рис. 4. ПяΑеницы (Geomtridae) с острова Кунашир в прироΑе: A — Erannis golda, самец; B — Larerannis orthogrammaria, самец; C — Alsophila japonensis, самец; D, E — Inurois asahinai: D — самец, E — самка; F — Inurois fumosa, самец; G, H — Operophtera brunnea, самец; I — Operophtera relegata, самец. A–C, E, G–I — ‰отогра‰ии В. В. ΔубатоΛова; D, F — ‰отогра‰ии С. Ю. Сте‰анова