Scotocampa indigesta Staudinger 1888

Scotocampa indigesta Staudinger, 1888 (Figs 5, 6, 10) Scotocampa indigesta Staudinger, 1888, Stettiner entomologische Zeitung, 49 (1–3): 36 (Type locality: [China, Xinjiang] “Kuldja- District ”). Material examined. KAZAKHSTAN: series of both sexes, 24.VII.2022, Zhetysu Region, Panfilov Distr., Ili River valley, 507m, 43°58'00.2''N 79°37'26.7''E, Populus / Haloxylon / Tamarix thickets, Volynkin A. V. & Titov S. V. leg. (CAV). Distribution. The species is currently found only in the Ili River Valley and the foothills of the surrounding mountains (Southeast Kazakhstan and north-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China) (Fig. 12). Bionomics. The species inhabits sandy and clay deserts with dominance of Haloxylon, Tamarix L. and Nitraria, and patches of trees of Populus sect. Turanga Bunge (Fig. 15). The moths are on wing in late May–June and late July (Gyulai & Ronkay 2002), and the species possibly has two generations a year. The preimaginal stages and food plants are unknown.