Larerannis orthogrammaria (Wehrli, 1927)

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 : 985

* Larerannis orthogrammaria (Wehrli, 1927) ( Fig. 4 B )

Material. Kaldernyi Cordon, at light: 30– 31.10.2023 – 1♂, 31.10– 1.11.2023 – 1♂; Andreevskii Cordon: 3– 4.11.2023 – 1♂, 7– 8.11.2023 – 1♂, 13– 14.11.2023 – 3♂, 14– 15.11.2023 – 4♂, 16–17.011.2023 – 6♂, 18– 19.11.2023 – 2♂; 2♂ , 19– 20.11.2023 – 2♂; ibid., plateau, different localities, in light trap: 8 – 9.11.2023 – 6♂, 13– 14.11.2023 – 4♂, 16– 17.11.2023 – 2♂, 17– 18.11.2023 – 1♂, 20– 21.11.2023 – 1♂; ibid., ridge, at night , 13.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 1♂; ibid., plateau, in the nearby forest at night, by the mowing on the grass layer , 18.11.2023 (Zinchenko) – 1♀.

Distribution. Russia (European Part (Moskovskaya Obl., introduced), S RFE: S Amur Obl., Jewish A.O., S Khabarovsk Kr., Primorsky Kr., SW Sakhalin, S Kurils – Kunashir), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu), South Korea,?North China.

Remarks. This species is reported for the first time from the Kuril Islands. On Kunashir, the moths were observed from late October to mid-November, while on Sakhalin, there was only one moth recorded in mid-October ( Beljaev, Titova 2023). In Hokkaido, L. orthogrammaria flies during October ( Sato 2011). In the continental part of the RFE, the moths are observed also throughout October ( Beljaev 1996). The larvae feed on various leaved woody plants.

Figures

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