Abstract
This article reports and comments on interesting Danish Microlepidoptera
collected in 2013 and include remarkable findings from previous
years. The classification and nomenclature follow the Danish
checklist (Karsholt & Stadel Nielsen, 2013). Eight species are reported
as new to the Danish fauna: 1) Phyllonorycter issikii (Kumata, 1963)
(Gracillariidae): numerous larvae in leaf mines of Tilia and one adult
were found in the island of Bornholm; 2) Semioscopis strigulana (Denis
& Schiffermüller, 1775) (Depressariidae): two specimens were caught
in light traps during April in Bornholm; 3) Pancalia nodosella (Bruand,
1851) (Cosmopterigidae): five specimens collected between 1973 and
1981 were found misidentified as P. schwarzella (Fabricius), all from the
North-western Jutland; 4) Coleophora ornatipennella (Hübner, 1796)
(Coleophoridae): one specimen was collected in a light trap in Lolland;
5) C. jaernaensis Björklund & Palmqvist, 2002 (Coleophoridae)
and 6) C. expressella Klemensiewicz, 1902 (Coleophoridae): one specimen
of each were collected in light traps in Bornholm; 7) Stenoptilia
inopinata Bigot & Picard, 2002 (Pterophoridae): three specimens were
collected in light traps in two localities in Bornholm. The identification
of this species is considered tentative, and 8) Cydalima perspectalis
(Walker, 1859) (Crambidae): one specimen was photographed at light
near Copenhagen, and numerous larvae were subsequently found in
plant nurseries in North-eastern Zealand. Two species are moved from
the observation list (Buhl et al., 2010) into the Danish check list:
Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) (Gelechiidae) which was found
in one specimen in Lolland in 1998, and Pammene herrichiana
(Heinemann, 1854) (Tortricidae) which is now considered distinct
from P. fasciana (Linnaeus, 1758). There are constant differences in
the form of the valva in the male genitalia of the two species, whereas
we only found subtle differences in the female genitalia.
The total number of Danish Gracillariidae is now 89, Depressariidae
50, Cosmopterigidae 11, Gelechiidae 179, Coleophoridae 123, Tortricidae
390, Pterophoridae 47 and Crambidae 124. This results in a total
of 1596 species of Microlepidoptera found in Denmark. The total
amount of Macrolepidoptera recorded from Denmark is 965, bringing
| Original language | Danish |
|---|---|
| Journal | Entomologiske Meddelelser |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 71-92 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISSN | 0013-8851 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |