Entomologist's Gazette - Vol. 71, No. 4, 2020
Published: 10/30/2020
Article Details for this issue
Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae): a review of the species in England and consideration of L. padifoliella (Hübner, [1813])
By: R. J. HECKFORD & S. D. BEAVAN
Page: 221-247
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
This paper reviews British records of Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) up to the end of
2017: all are from England. The account of the species in The Moths and Butterflies of Great
Britain and Ireland 2 is considered and certain changes are suggested. Detailed descriptions of
the larva, larval mine and pupa are provided, with illustrations. Larval foodplants are reviewed
both of this species and L. padifoliella (Hübner, [1813]) as well as whether the latter has
occurred in England.
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae): a further note on the continued use of Iberis sempervirens L. (Brassicaceae) as a hostplant in Wales
By: EDDIE JOHN
Page: 248
Type: Short Notes
Observations on co-existing late-instar caterpillars of the Orange-tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
By: MARK R. SHAW & HELENE OTTO
Page: 249-256
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Co-existence between late instar larvae of Anthocharis cardamines on multiple occupied
Lunaria annua plants was monitored in a suburban Edinburgh garden and a stand-off between
final instar larvae on Sisymbrium officinale in countryside near Leipzig was recorded
photographically. Occupation of mauve-flowered Lunaria plants was significantly higher than
white-flowered ones. The notion that the resting behaviour of final instar larva along the top of
seed pods camouflages them is challenged. Although not part of that argument, a major
predation event by Vespula vulgaris was seen on Lunaria.
Westward Palaearctic range expansion of Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and its arrival at Mediterranean coastal regions of Turkey and Syria
By: ONAT BAŞBAY, MUDAR SALIMEH & EDDIE JOHN
Page: 257-272
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
We review the continuing and extensive spread of Papilio demoleus in south-eastern Turkey
and in regions of Turkey and Syria adjacent to the north-eastern Mediterranean. Since the
authors documented the arrival of this attractive but potentially destructive papilionid species
at coastal areas of Syria in 2019, regular monitoring has confirmed successful overwintering
there, as well as in Turkey. As previously indicated, P. demoleus is widely recognized as an
invasive pest species in Citrus-growing areas of the world and hence its arrival is of potential
economic importance to a region in which citrus is widely grown.
A new interpretation of the 'skull' of the Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
By: CLIVE CRAIK
Page: 273-277
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
If viewed upside-down, the entire Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus,
1758) conveys an illusion of an eyed head. The famous skull-like mark on the thorax becomes
a 'nose' and its eye-sockets become 'nostrils'. Discal spots on the forewings become small 'eyes'
and other features appear as 'ears', 'muzzle' and 'lips'. A very similar illusion is conveyed by
Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758). Photographs are shown of those
two species and of similar images in five species of moths. Possibilities are discussed of eyedhead
illusions in other hawk-moths and in noctuid moths. The function of such images is
almost certainly to deter, distract or otherwise deceive predators.
New interesting records of Histeridae (Coleoptera) for the Italian mainland and Sardinia
By: FABIO PENATI, MARCO BASTIANINI, LORIS COLACURCIO, AUGUSTO FRANZINI, GIACOMO GIOVAGNOLI, ALESSIO MORELLI, GIUSEPPE PACE, MARCO PAGLIALUNGA & PIERPAOLO VIENNA
Page: 278-282
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Twelve species are reported from various Italian regions for the first time and in detail:
Acritus komai, Aeletes atomarius, Stenopleurum rothi, Bacanius consobrinus, Cyclobacanius soliman,
Dendrophilus punctatus, Paromalus filum, Paromalus parallelepipedus, Platylomalus complanatus,
Margarinotus purpurascens, Saprinus planiusculus, and Saprinus virescens. The new findings have
been documented with photographs and information on the website 'Forum Entomologi
Italiani', except those of Acritus komai, Aeletes atomarius and Paromalus filum. On the other
hand, Hister unicolor must be excluded from the Sardinian histerid fauna because the only
literature record for the island has been proved to be false.
Issus muscaeformis (Schrank, 1781) (Hemiptera: Issidae) new to Devon
By: PAUL F. WHITEHEAD
Page: 283-286
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The geographic range of Issus muscaeformis (Schrank, 1781) in Britain is extended and
evidence is provided for the occupation of open coastal habitats in southern England.
Notes on Zygaenidae from the Greek island of Samos (Lepidoptera)
By: BERNHARD MAY & GERHARD M. TARMANN
Page: 287–291
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Eight species of Zyganidae collected from the Greek island of Samos between 2012 and
2016 are reported, together with brief notes, particularly in the context of the zygaenid fauna
of neighbouring regions.
Extraspecific copulation in Coleoptera
By: PAUL F. WHITEHEAD
Page: 292-294
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Interspecific, intergeneric and interfamilial copulation in Coleoptera are rarely observed and
even more rarely photographed in the wild. Records are summarised and two new observations
from Cyprus and England are documented and illustrated.
Anarsia lineatella Zeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): a note on the larva
By: R. J. HECKFORD
Page: 295-297
Type: Short Notes
BOOK REVIEW A Revised History of the Butterflies and Moths of Sussex Volume 4, by Colin Pratt
By: ADRIAN SPALDING
Page: 298