A new species of the genus Polychrysia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae) from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan

S.K. Korb & A.Yu. Matov

Abstract. Polychrysia iuno sp. nov. is described from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Sary-Kayky Massif, right bank of Karakol River, 42°11.300′N 74°03.193′E, 2093 m asl). The new species differs from the closely related P. esmeralda (Oberthür, 1880) in the wing pattern and ground colour tone, and by the structure of male genitalia.
Key words: Kyrgyzstan, Polychrysia, new species, description

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(1): 70–74  ▪  Published online 10 May 2020


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.70  ▪  Open full article  

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    Figs 11, 12. Habitat of Polychrysia esmeralda (Oberthür, 1880) and P. iuno sp. nov. in Sary-Kayky Massif (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Kyrgyzstan). 11, hillside overgrown with steppe vegetation; 12, general view of the habitat.

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