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Alsophila Hübner, [1825]

Alsophila Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (21): 321, TS: Geometra aescularia Denis & Schiffermüller
Alsophiloides Inoue, 1961; Insecta Japonica (1) 4: 10 (key), 11, 85 (english summary), TS: Alsophila acroama Inoue
Alsophilodes ; Inoue, 1961, Insecta Japonica (1) 4: 12 (missp.)
Alsophiloides (Alsophilinae) ;
Alsophila (Oenochrominae) ; [NACL, 88]
Alsophila (Alsophilinae) ; [GME1, 1013]; [FE]

Alsophila japonensis Warren, 1894

SE.Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Alsophila japonensis ; [GME1, 105 (note)]

Alsophila acroama Inoue, [1944]

Japan. See [About maps] Alsophila acroama Inoue, [1944]; Trans. Kansai. ent. Soc. 13 (2): 51, pl. 3, f. 4, TL: Tokyo, Takao-san
Alsophila acroama ; [GME1, 105 (note)]

Alsophila aescularia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

CEU, SEU, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Kopet-Dagh. See [About maps] Geometra aescularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 102, TL: Vienna district
Phalaena hirtaria Fabricius, 1776; Genera Insectorum ...: 286 (preocc. Phalaena hirtaria Clerck, 1759)

= ; [GME1, 104]

Phalaena hirsutaria Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins., 2 : 508 (1782) (repl. Phalaena hirtaria Fabricius, 1776)

= ; [GME1, 104]

Geometra apteraria Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 306, TL: [England]

= ; [GME1, 104]

Alsophila aescularia [Kimmo Silvonen]
Alsophila aescularia [NORLEP]
Alsophila aescularia [Ian Kimber]
Alsophila aescularia ; [GME1: 104, pl. 2, f. 9a-e]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Phalaena (Geometra) murinaria; Borkhausen, 1794, Naturges. Eur. Schmett. 5: 210
Phalaena (Geometra) liustriaria; Borkhausen, 1794, Naturges. Eur. Schmett. 5: 212

Larva on Prunus spinosa, P. padus, P. domestica, Rosa, Malus domestica, Carpinus, Corylus, Tilia, Ulmus, Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Crataegus, Rhamnus cathartica, Betula pendula [GME1, 105]

Alsophila aceraria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

SWEU, France - Germany, Austria, Italy, W.Ukraine, Balkans, S.Crimea, Caucasus, Transcaucasus. See [About maps] Geometra aceraria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 102, TL: Vienna district
Phalaena (Geometra) quadripunctaria Esper, 1801; Die Schmett., Th. V (8): 205, pl. 36, f. 10-11 (preocc. Phalaena quadripunctaria Poda, 1761)
Phalaena (Geometra) mellearia Scharfenberg, 1805; Vollst. Naturgesch. d. schädl. Forstinsekten: 676
Alsophila aceraria ; [GME1: 107, pl. 2, f. 10a-e]

480x544 (~53Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Schönenberg, Siedlungsbereich (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 230m) 05.12.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß

Larva on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus, Prunus [GME1, 108]

5.8.2009 (8)

References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[FE]

Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea

[GME1]

Hausmann, 2001; Geometrid Moths Eur. 1: 1-282; Geometrid Moths of Europe, Volume 1: Archiearinae, Orthostixinae, Desmobathrinae, Alsophilinae, Geometrinae

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Karl Hofsäß]

Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

Some related literature:

Esper, 1801

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil V. Die Spannerphalenen Die Schmett., Th. V (1): 1-40, pl. 1-4 (1795) (2): 41-64, pl. 5-10 ([1795-1801]) (3): 65-88, pl. 11-16 ([1795-1801]) (4): 89-104, pl. 17-20 ([1795-1801]) (5): 105-128, pl. 21-25 ([1795-1801]) (non-existent 129-148) (6): 149-172, pl. 26-30 ([1795-1801]) (7): 173-196, pl. 31-35 ([1795-1801]) (8): 197-220, pl. 36-40 (1801) (9): 221-244, pl. 41-46 (1803) (10): 245-276, pl. 47-52 ([1806]) (11?): ? ([1806])

Fabricius, 1781

Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionubs. Volume 2 Spec. Ins., 2: 517pp : 1-494 (1781) 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])

Haworth, 1809

Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803) (2): 137-376 ([1809]) (3): 377-512 ([1811]) (4): 513-609 (1828)

Hübner, [1825]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

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