A Vértes-hegység lepkefaunája (1971-1985 ) (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera)

Between 1971 and1985 faunistic investigation in the Vértes Mountains (Central Hungary) was completed. Altogether 751 mainly Macrolepidoptera species were recorded. A faunistic list and the evaluation of the species composition of calcareous and dolomite rocky grasslands and karsts scrubs mosaics are given

Magyarország faunájára új díszmolyok (Oecophoridae) - New concealer moths (Oecophoridae) for the fauna of Hungary

In recent years, two new concealer moth, Aplota palpella (Haworth, 1828) and Denisia albimaculea (Haworth, 1828) species (Oecophoridae) have been recorded in the fauna of Hungary in the Vértes and Bakony Mountains

Athetis hospes (Freyer, 1831) Nyugat-Magyarországon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

One specimen of the Western Palaearctic, mediterranean distributed species Athetis hospes (Freyer, 1831) was captured by a light trap in Oszkó, Western Hungary, on 6th of October, 2018. It is a new record for the Hungarian fauna. The species is spreading most likely from the Croatian and Slovenian seashore. Because of climate change and temperature rise, its presence is possible in other parts of Hungary, but stable population is highly questionable

Az Eupithecia ochridata Schütze & Pinker, 1968 új tápnövénye az Artemisia annua L. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

According to the literature, the caterpillars of E. ochridata live on the following plants: Artemisia alba Turra, A. campestris L., A. scoparia Waldst. et Kit. and A. schmidtiana Maximowicz. This paper presents new hostplant record from Hungary. In 1968, the caterpillars of the species were observed on Artemisia annua L. They were placed in a breeding cage, where they pupated in sand. In the spring of 1969, the moths hatched. The authors re-examined these ex larva specimens. Based on the genitalia examinations it can be proved that the bred species is E. ochridata. Artemisia annua is an adventive plant species in Hungary introduced from East Asia. Nowadays it is widespread in rudelaria, roadsides, gardens, lowlands and stubble meadows. Artemisia annua is an important source for artemisinin, a potent drug for treating malaria. Artemisia annua is now cultivated in China, Vietnam, India, Romania, Kenya and Tanzania. The results are shown in seven figures

Infurcitinea ignicomella (Heydenreich, 1851) faunára új ruhamolyféle a Kőszegi-hegységben (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) = Infurcitinea ignicomella (Heydenreich, 1851) a New Tineid Moth in the Hungarian Fauna from Kőszeg Mountains (Lepidoptera, Tineidae)

Infurcitinea ignicomella (Heydenreich, 1851) was collected in the Kőszegi Mountains on June 25, 2001, using lighting (160 W, HmLi). The tineid moth was found for the first time in Hungary

A Pelecystola frauduluntella (Zeller, 1852) előfordulása Magyarországon (Lepidoptera, Tineidae)

The occurrence of Pelecystola frauduluntella (Zeller, 1852) has been revealed in the Zemplén Mountains, Senyő valley, NE Hungary after Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden. The habitat approx. 500 meters above sea level is situated in a birch (Betula pendula) and a mixed hardwood forest stand with blueberries (Vaccinium sp.). In the middle of the 19th century the holotype was collected in Slovenia, while the newer occurrences are only from the past 10 years

Zebeeba falsalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839) (Erebidae, Rivulinae) magyarországi előfordulása

Zebeeba falsalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839) has a Mediterranean distribution. In Hungary it was not recorded until 2020. One male specimen was attracted to light on Zöld-hegy near Csákvár in the Vértes Mountains. This species feeds on Asparagus plants, mainly on Asparagus acutifolius in the Mediterranean region. Presumably, its host plant in Hungary is Asparagus officinalis. Its occurrence is due to the climatic in recent years