Dubatolov V.V. 2023. Lepidopteran invasions in the Amur River basin in Khabarovskii Krai of Russia during 2005–2023 // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.23. No.4: 193–200 [in English].
Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091 Russia; Federal State Institution “Zapovednoe Priamurye”, Yubileinaya Str. 8, Khabarovskii Krai, Bychikha 680502 Russia. E-mail: vvdubat@mail.ru
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.22.04.02
ABSTRACT. For 19 years (2005–2023), 26 lepidopteran species have invaded the southern regions of Khabarovskii Krai of Russia, of which 10 species established sustainable populations; 8 species, Teliphasa amica (Butler, 1879) (Crambidae), Micromelalopha vicina Kiriakoff, 1963 (Notodontidae), Zanclognatha lui Han et Park, 2005, Lophomilia polybapta (Butler, 1879), Catocala nivea Butler, 1877 (Erebidae), Negritothripa hampsoni (Wileman, 1911), Siglophora sanguinolenta (Moore, 1888) (Nolidae) and Diarsia ruficauda (Warren, 1909) (Noctuidae) have achieved this by natural means, and 2 species, Gelastocera eminentissima Bryk, 1948 (Nolidae) and Dysmilichia gemella (Leech, 1889) (Noctuidae) can be considered as successfully introduced, but their local populations have not been studied. Invasions by the 16 unestablished species were either singular (7 species) or accidental (9 species).
KEY WORDS: invasion, Lepidoptera, Amur Region, Khabarovskii Krai, new records.