First records of two genera Phragmacossia Schawerda, 1924 and Stygia Latreille, [1802] in the South Caucasus (Lepidoptera, Cossidae)
The study provides an update on the Lepidoptera diversity of Armenia, with the first record of two genera Phragmacossia Schawerda, 1924 and Stygia Latreille, [1802] based on 10 male specimens of Phragmacossia territa (Staudinger, 1879) and a single female specimen of Stygia mosulensis Daniel, 1965 collected in Alvank, Syuik Province, Armenia. These are also the first record of this genera in the South Caucasus.
Authors
- Aleksander Pototski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1843-3627)
- Lasha-Giorgi Japaridze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-5589)
- Jari Junnilainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5000-4170)
- Mark Kalashian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-9547)
- Risto Haverinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8072-847X)
Institutions
- Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology (AM)
- Agricultural University of Georgia (GE)
- Eesti Reumatoloogia Selts (EE)
- National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (AM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Caucasiana
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e158970
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Environment