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Selenia Hübner, 1823

Selenia (Anagogini) ; [NACL, 95]
Selenia (Ennomini) ; [FE]

Selenia dentaria (Fabricius, 1775)

NEU, N.Siberia, Far East, Amur, Mongolia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia. See [About maps] Kakskuumittari Early Thorn
Phalaena dentaria Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 623
Phalaena (Geometra) bilunaria Esper, 1795; Die Schmett., Th. V (2): 43 (1795-1801), (3): pl. 13, f. 1
Selenia dentaria alpestris Wehrli, 1940
Selenia bilunaria minima Strand, 1901
Selenia dentaria [Kimmo Silvonen]
Selenia dentaria [Ian Kimber]
Selenia dentaria ; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 200

820x560 (~62Kb) underside female Finland, EH: Kuhmoinen 683:39, ex.l. 9.1987, Photo 16.2.1988 © Kimmo Silvonen

778x700 (~94Kb) underside male Russia, Moscow area, 15.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

444x464 (~37Kb)

Larva on Betula spp., B. pubescens, Alnus incana, Salix starkeana, Ribes rubrum, Rubus idaeus, Filipendula ulmaria, Sorbus aucuparia, Prunus padus, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Rhamnus frangula, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Ledum palustre [SPRK]

Selenia lunularia (Hübner, 1788)

Ykskuumittari Lunar Thorn
lunaria (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775)
Selenia lunularia [Kimmo Silvonen]
Selenia lunularia [Ian Kimber]

670x900 (~75Kb) female Finland, EK: Kotka 668:51, ex.l. 1988, Photo 27.1.1989 © Kimmo Silvonen

404x240 (~17Kb)

Larva on Alnus incana, Quercus robur, Rosa spp., Prunus spp., Fraxinus excelsior [SPRK]

S. l. lunularia

S. l. kuldjana Wehrli, 1940

Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

Nelikuumittari Purple Thorn Mondfleckspanner
Selenia tetralunaria [Kimmo Silvonen]
Selenia tetralunaria [Ian Kimber]

1000x713 (~79Kb) underside male Finland, Ks: Kuusamo Oulanka 736:61, ex.l. 7.1994, Photo 6.4.1995 © Kimmo Silvonen	400x599 (~49Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	400x599 (~46Kb) underside male Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
705x725 (~94Kb) male Russia, Kaluga area, 1.5.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	538x639 (~103Kb) male Russia, Kaluga area, 1.5.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	902x532 (~114Kb) upperside female Russia, Moscow area, 26.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
698x714 (~91Kb) underside female Russia, Moscow area, 26.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	440x272 (~20Kb)

Larva on Betula verrucosa, B. pubescens, Alnus incana, Rosa spp., Malus domestica, Prunus padus, Fraxinus excelsior [SPRK]

Selenia kentaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867)

Selenia glaucata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; (summer form)

= ; [NACL, #6818]

Selenia kentaria [ALBERTA]
Selenia kentaria [BAMONA]
S. kentaria [GALEPS]
Selenia kentaria ; [NACL, #6818]

900x769 (~116Kb) female USA: Glacier Basin Path (46°55'53N 121°40'45W), Mt. Rainier, Pierce Co., WA, 21.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela Selenia kentaria det. Gary Anweiler

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References:

[ALBERTA]

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

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[BAMONA]

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

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[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

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[Gary Anweiler]

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

[Ian Kimber]

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

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NACL]

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

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

Some related literature:

Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002

An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235

Esper, 1795

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, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

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