A new record of the genus Calymma Hübner, 1823 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Uzbekistan
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Zoology and General Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Fergana State University, Fergana, 150100, Uzbekistan
- 2. Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 232b Bogishamol st., Tashkent, 100053, Uzbekistan
- 3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Namangan State University, Namangan, 160107, Uzbekistan
Description
This study was conducted in the Fergana Valley, located in eastern Uzbekistan, during the 2023–2024 period. The genus Calymma Hübner, 1823 and the species Calymma communimacula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) are reported for the first time from Uzbekistan. Several adult specimens were collected using light traps from Chimgan, the Kuvasay foothills, and the city of Fergana in the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan. The species was identified based on external morphology. We provide a detailed description of the collected specimens and document diagnostic characters with photographs of the male and female genitalia. The discovery of C. communimacula in Uzbekistan represents the second known location of the species in Central Asia and confirms its presence in the region. This finding contributes new data to the Lepidoptera fauna of Central Asia and highlights the importance of continued entomological surveys in the region.