Catalogue of the heteroceran moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Metaheterocera) of Odesa Region of Ukraine. Part 1. Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Brahmaeidae, Lasiocampidae, Thyrididae & Drepanidae

On the basis of the long-term research and analysis of literary sources, an annotated catalogue of Heteroceran moths of Odesa Region of Ukraine is given. The catalogue contains data on 50 species from 6 families: Thyrididae (1), Drepanidae (11), Lasiocampidae (13), Brahmaeidae (1), Saturniidae (3), and Sphingidae (21). There are 15 species recorded for the first time in Odesa Region: Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766), Tethea ocularis (Linnaeus, 1767), Ochropacha duplaris (Linnaeus, 1761), Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787), Asphalia ruficollis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Watsonalla binaria (Hufnagel, 1767), Sabra harpagula (Esper, 1786), Cilix glaucata (Scopoli, 1763), Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758), Malacosoma castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758), Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758), Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758), Phyllodesma tremulifolia (Hübner, 1810), Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761). Maps of collecting sites are provided for each species.