Ivonin V.V., Kosterin O.E., Nikolaev S.L., Yudina M.A. 2018. [Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) of Novosibirskaya Oblast’, Russia. 4. Updates and general discussion] // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.17. No.1: 26–52 [in Russian, with English summary].

Vystavochnaya Str., 32/1, app. 81. Novosibirsk 630078 Russia.

Institute of Cytology, Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyeva Ave. 10, Novosibirsk 630090 Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090 Russia.

Institute of Slavic Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences, Slavic Linguistic department, Leninskii Prosp. 32A, corpus V, Moscow 117334 Russia.

E-mail: ivonin63@mail.ru, kosterin@bionet.nsc.ru, sergenicko@mail.ru

doi: 10.15298/euroasentj.17.1.04

ABSTRACT. In the fifth communication on the butterflies of Novosibirsk Province, new data on rare, local and problematic species considered in previous communications are provided. Spialia orbifer (Hesperiidae) is reported for the first time from Novosibirsk Province. Melitaea plotina has disappeared from its habitat in the Shadrikha river valley due to natural succession of damp sedge meadow towards tall sedge-herbaceous meadow. In total, 151 butterfly species have been reliably recorded for the Province, namely 15 (9.9%) Hesperiidae (6 Hesperiinae & 9 Pyrginae); 3 (2.0%) (Papilionidae) (1 Papilioninae & 2 Parnassiinae), 17 (11.2%) Pieridae (4 Dismorphinae, 8 Pierinae & 5 Coliadinae), 45 (29.8%) Lycaenidae (6 Theclinae, 8 Lycaeninae & 31 Polyommatinae), 71 (47.0%) Nymphalidae s.l. (1 Apaturinae, 4 Limenitinae, 9 Nymphalinae, 8 Melitaeinae, 19 Heliconiinae & 30 Satyrinae). 10.6% of the fauna (16 species) is represented by Holarctic species, namely Hesperia comma, Carterocephalus palaemon, Papilio machaon, Pieris napi s. l., Pontia callidice, Colias palaeno, Lycaena phlaeas, Plebejus idas, Nymphalis vaualbum, N. antiopa, Vanessa atalanta (absent from East Palaearctic), Clossiana eunomia, C. selene, C. freija, Coenonympha tullia and Oeneis jutta. 43.0% of the fauna (65 species) are transpalaearctic, namely Erynnis tages, Syrichthus cribrellum, Pyrgus malvae, Thymelicus lineola, Ochlodes sylvanus, Carterocephalus silvicola, Heteropterus morpheus, Aporia crataegi, Pieris rapae, Pontia daplidice s.l., Antocharis cardamines, Colias hyale, C. erate, Thecla betulae, Fixsenia pruni, Callophrys rubi, Thersamolycaena dispar, Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe, Heodes virgaureae, Lycaena helle, Scolitantides orion, Cupido minimus, Everes argiades, Maculinea alcon, M. teleius, M. arion s.l., P. argyrognomon, Agriades optilete, Eumedonia eumedon, Aricia artaxerxes, Cyaniris semiargus, Polyommatus amandus, P. icarus, P. eros s.l., Limenitis populi, Neptis sappho, N. rivularis, Polygonia c-album, Aglais urticae, Inachis io, Araschnia levana, Euphydryas maturna, Melitaea athalia, M. britomartis, M. aurelia s. l., M. cinxia, M. phoebe, Boloria aquilonaris, Clossiana euphrosyne, C. titania, C. thore, C. dia, Brenthis ino, Fabriciana adippe, Speyeria aglaja, Argynnis paphia, Lopinga achine, L. petropolitana, Hyponephele lycaon, C. hero, Coenonympha glycerion, C. oedippus, Aphantopus hyperantus, Minois dryas and Erebia ligea. Two nemoral species (1.3%), Nordmannia w-album and Apatura iris, are amphipalaearctic, occurring in Europe and West Siberia and in Transbaikalia and the Far East. There are 18 (11.9%) western subtranspalaearctic species with ranges extending eastwards to East Siberia, namely Syrichtus tessellum, Pyrgus serratulae, P. alveus s. str., Parnassius apollo, L. sinapis, L. juvernica, Pieris brassicae (natural range), Pontia chloridice, C. chrysotheme (ranging from E Europe to Transbaikalia), Thersamolycaena alciphron, Celastrina argiolus, Cupido osiris, Everes alcetas, Aricia nicias, Agrodiaetus damon, Fabriciana niobe s. str., Pseudochazara hippolyte and Erebia aethiops, and 9 (6.0%) eastern subtranspalaearctic species’ extending to the west to the Volga Basin or Central Europe, namely Spialia orbifer, Leptidea morsei, Tongeia fischeri, Plebejidea cyane (ranges from the Volga Basin to Transbaikalia), Nymphalis xanthomelas (ranging west to the Alps), Clossiana selenis, C. oscarus, Hipparchia autonoe and Oeneis tarpeia. The fauna includes 23 west palaearctic species (15.2%), namely Carcharodus alceae, C. flocciferus, Gonepteryx rhamni, Thersamonia thersamon, Heodes tityrus, Scolitantides vicrama, Maculinea nausithous, Glaucopsyche alexis, Polyommatus thersites, Agrodiaetus ripartii, Melitaea didyma, Issoria lathonia, Brenthis hecate, Lasiommata maera, Melanargia russiae, Maniola jurtina, Hyponephele lupina, Triphysa phryne, Coenonympha pamphilus, Arethusana arethusa, Chazara briseis, C. anthe and Proterebia afra, and 15 (9.9%) east-palaearcic species: Parnassius stubbendorfii, Leptidea amurensis, Colias heos, Nordmannia prunoides, Callophrys frivaldszkyi, Glaucopsyche lycormas, Aricia chinensis s.l., Limenitis helmanni, Melitaea plotina, Clossiana angarensis, Argynnis sagana, Crebeta deidamia, Coenonympha amaryllis, Erebia jeniseiensis and E. cyclopius (this group contains mostly forest species). Vanessa cardui, is a cosmopolitan species and Lampides boeticus (a rare migrant to the region studied) can be called a paleo(sub)tropical species (c. 0.7% of the fauna each). The only species (0.7%) with a small range (from the Salairskiy Kryazh to Sayans) is Erebia theano. In summary, the butterfly fauna of Novosibirsk Province includes 42 (27.8%) western species, 24 (15.9%) eastern species, and 85 species (56.3%) with a range limited by either the Atlantic or the Pacific parts of Eurasia showing a “western” character of distribution.

KEY WORDS: Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia, butterflies, rare and local species, Lepidoptera, Diurna, Rhopalocera.

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