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Luperina Boisduval, 1829

Luperina Boisduval, 1829; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 77, TS: Noctua testacea Denis & Schiffermüller
Lyperina Spuler, 1908; Die Schmetterlinge Europas, Band I: 187 (unjust. emendation)
Palluperina Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2) : 256 (unjust. emendation)
Lupernia ; Doubleday, 1850, (missp.)
Luperina (Amphipyrinae) ; [POOLE]
Luperina (Apameini) ; [NACL, 137]; [FE]
Luperina (Apameina) ; [NE8, 17, 28]

Luperina imbellis (Staudinger, 1888)

Central Asia. See [About maps] Mythimna? imbellis Staudinger, 1888; Stettin ent. Ztg 49 (1-3) : 28, TL: Uzbekistan, Samarkand
Luperina imbellis ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 66, pl. 6, f. 1, (gen.) f. 30, 156]

Luperina grzimeki Hacker, 1989

Egypt. See [About maps] Luperina grzimeki ; [NE8: 64, 66, pl. 6, f. 4, (gen.) f. 31]

Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1826)

CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Noctua dumerilii Duponchel, 1826; Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. 6 : 277, pl. 90, f. 4, TL: Paris region
Luperina desyllesi Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 113, TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]

Hadena amenata Germar, [1842]; Fauna Ins. Europae 22: pl. 16, TL: Sicily

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 67]

Apamea dumerilii var. sancta Staudinger, [1892]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 284, TL: Jerusalem

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 67]

Apamea dumerilii ab. armoricana Culot, 1909; , TL: France, Brittany

= ; [NE8, 67]

Apamea dumerilii ab. aequalis Schawerda, 1911; , TL: Bosnia-Herzegovina

= ; [NE8, 67]

Luperina dumerilii var. adriatica Stauder, 1913; Boll. Soc. adriat. Sci. nat. 27 (1): 159, TL: Italy, Trieste

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 67]

Apamea dumerilii hirsuta Wagner, 1931; Int. ent. Z. 24: 367, TL: Turkey, Akschehir

= ; [POOLE]

Episema indistincta Rebel, 1933; 24, TL: "Kapakli"

= ; [NE8, 67]

Luperina dumerilii hartigi Ronkay & Varga, 1985

= ; [NE8, 67]

Luperina dumerilii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Episema indistincta ; [POOLE]
Luperina dumerilii ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 67, pl. 5, f. 1-30, 45 (gen.) 32a-e, 157a-c]

Larva on (Grasses) [POOLE]

Luperina diversa (Staudinger, [1892])

Iraq, Iran, Turkey. See [About maps] Apamea dumerilii var. diversa Staudinger, [1892]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 284, TL: Turkey, Amasia

= Luperina dumerilii ; [POOLE]

Luperina diversa ; [NE8: 64, 68, pl. 5, f. 43-44, (gen.) f. 33, 158]

L. d. terteriani Ronkay & Varga, 1985

Armenia diversa terteriani Ronkay & Varga, 1985; , TL: Armenia, Aragats Mts, Antarut
Luperina diversa terteriani ; [NE8, 64]

Luperina farsiensis Fibiger & Zahiri, 2005

Iran. See [About maps] Luperina farsiensis Fibiger & Zahiri, 2005; [NE8: 64, 68, pl. 6, f. 2-3, (gen.) f. 34, 159], TL: Iran, Fars, Kazerun, Govkoshak

Luperina testacea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, Algeria. See [About maps] Lounaanpeittoyökkönen Flounced Rustic
Noctua testacea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 81, TL: Vienna region
Noctua lunatostrigata Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 194, TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 69]

Noctua unca Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 194 (preocc.), TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 69]

Noctua x-notata Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 194, TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 69]

Sidemia aflouensis Rothschild, 1920; Novit. Zool. 27 (1): 45, pl. 17, f. 25, TL: Algeria, Aflou

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 69]

Apamea amaliae Wagner, 1926; Z. Öst. Ent.-Ver. Wien 11: 112, TL: Spain

= ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 69]

curoi Berio, 1993

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. scotiae Strand, 1916; (dark brown)

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. obsoleta Tutt; (light grey)

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. cinerea Tutt; (brownish-grey)

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. nigrescens Tutt; (blackish)

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. nigrescens Draudt, 1933

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. ochreopallida Culot, 1909

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. bicolor Culot, 1909

= ; [NE8, 69]

f. obscura Culot, 1909

= ; [NE8, 69]

Luperina testacea, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Luperina testacea, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Luperina testacea, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Luperina testacea ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 69, pl. 4, f. 1-20, (gen.) 35a-e, 160a-c]

500x285 (~18Kb) FINLAND: V: Örö, 27.7-8.8.1969, K. Helomaa leg.

Larva on Gramineae?, Alopecurus? [SPRK]

Luperina siegeli Berio, 1986

Sardinia. See [About maps] Luperina siegeli ; [NE8: 64, 70, pl. 4, f. 21-25 (gen.) 37, 161]

Luperina kruegeri Turati, 1912

Sardinia. See [About maps] Luperina (Apamea) kruegeri Turati, 1912; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 24 : 305, TL: Sardinia, Gennargentu
f. minor Turati; (small form)
f. fusca Turati; (black from)
Luperina kruegeri ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 71, pl. 4, f. 26-30, (gen) f. 38, 162]

Luperina dayensis Oberthür, 1891

SEU, N.Africa. See [About maps] Luperina rubella var. dayensis Oberthür, 1891; 86, pl. 11, f. 9, TL: Algeria, Daya
Apamea testacea var. irritaria Bang-Haas, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (3): 146, TL: Algeria, Batna

= ; [NE8, 71]

Dasythorax rotroui Rothschild, 1920; 45, pl. 17, f. 23, TL: Algeria, Messer

= ; [POOLE]

Luperina irritaria ; [POOLE]
Luperina dayensis ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 71, pl. 4, f. 31-33, (gen.) f. 39, 163]

Luperina tiberina (Sohn-Rethel, 1929)

Italy. See [About maps] Palluperina tiberina Sohn-Rethel, 1929; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 43: 11, pl. 1, f. 9-16, TL: Italy, Capri
Palluperina sohnretheli Draudt, 1931; Ent. Rdsch. 48: 128, pl. 1, f. 11-13, pl. 2, pl. 3, f. 2, TL: Italy, Abruzzen, Pescocostanzo

= Luperina irritaria ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 72]

Palluperina irritaria f. dannehli Draudt, 1933; Ent. Rdsch. 50: 95, f. 2-3, TL: Sicily

= Luperina irritaria ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 72]

Luperina tiberina ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 72, pl. 4, f. 34-45, (gen.) f. 40, 164]

Luperina nickerlii (Freyer, 1845)

CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Apamea nickerlii Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 140, pl. 466, f. 4, TL: Prague
Luperina nickerlii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Luperina nickerlii, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Luperina nickerli ; [NE8, 73]

Larva on (Grasses) [POOLE, Forster & Wohlfart, 1971]

L. n. nickerlii

Luperina graslini Oberthür, 1908; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1908 : 322, TL: East Pyrenees

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 73]

Luperina niccerli Hampson, 1908; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 469 (unjust. emend. Apamea nickerlii Freyer 1845)

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 73]

Palluperina tardenota Joannis, 1925; Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94: 33, f. 11, TL: France, near St. Spice de Faviere, Sergrez

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 73]

radians Joannis, 1925

= ; [NE8, 73]

nigronotata Joannis, 1925

= ; [NE8, 73]

pierrei Oberthür

= ; [NE8, 73]

Apamea (Palluperina) nickerlii albarracina Schwingenschuss, 1962; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 47: 6, TL: Aragon, Albarracin

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 73]

f. unimaculata Silbernagel

= ; [NE8, 73]

f. pseudotestacea Siblernagel; (light brownish-gray)

= ; [NE8, 73]

Luperina nickerlii nickerlii ; [NE8: 73, pl. 4, f. 46-58, (gen.) f. 41a-b, 165]

L. n. gueneeii (Doubleday, 1864)

Luperina gueneeii Doubleday, 1864; Ent. Annual 1864: 123, TL: Great Britain, North Wales
Luperina gueneei var. baxteri South, 1909; 290, pl. 7, f. 3-4, TL: England

= Luperina gueneei ; [POOLE]

Luperina gueneei ; [POOLE]
Luperina nickerlii gueneeii ; [NE8: 74, pl. 4, f. 59-60]

L. n. knilli Boursin, 1964

Luperina nickerlii knilli Boursin, 1964; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 33: 184, TL: Ireland, County Kerry, Inch

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]

Luperina nickerlii knille ; [NE8: 74, pl. 4, f. 64-65]

L. n. leechi Goater, 1976

SandHill Rustic
Luperina nickerlii leechi Goater, 1976; Ent. Gaz. 27: 141, pl. 8, f. 3, TL: Cornwall

= Luperina nickerlii ; [POOLE]

Luperina nickerlii leechi ; [NE8: 74, pl. 4, f. 61]

735x459 (~68Kb) Loe Bar sands, W Cornwall, Sept 13th 1998 (pupae found under rock), Photo © Andrew Torry leg.

L. n. demuthi Goater & Skinner, 1995

Luperina nickerlii demuthi Goater & Skinner, 1995; Ent. Rec. 107: 127
Luperina nickerlii demuthi ; [NE8: 74, pl. 4, f. 62-63]

Luperina powelli Culot, 1912

NW.Africa. See [About maps] Luperina nickerlii var. powelli Culot, 1912; Noct. et Géom. Europe 1 : 140, pl. 25, f. 10, TL: Algeria, Géryville
Luperina powelli ; [NE8: 64, 75, pl. 6, f. 6 (gen.) f. 42]

Luperina rjabovi (Klyuchko, 1967)

Daghestan. See [About maps] Palluperina rjabovi Klyuchko, 1967; Ent. Obozr. 46: 871, f. 4-5, TL: Daghestan, Makhachkala
Luperina rjabovi ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 75, pl. 5, f. 36-40, (gen.) f. 43, 166]

Luperina rubella (Duponchel, [1838])

SEU. See [About maps] Orthosia rubella Duponchel, [1838]; in Godart, Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. (Suppl.) 3 : 249, pl. 23, f. 1
Palluperina rubella sericea Caradja, 1932; Acad. Roumanine. Bull. Sci. 15 : 38, TL: Romania, Southern Dobrogea

= ; [POOLE]

Palluperina rubella var. thurneri Schawerda, 1938; : 554, TL: Macedonia, Ochrida

= ; [POOLE]

Luperina rubella, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Luperina rubella ; [POOLE]; [NE8, 64, 77]

Larva on (Grasses) [POOLE]

L. r. rubella

Aporophila mediosignata Turati, 1930; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 69: 58, pl. fig., TL: Cirenaica, Ain Mara

= Luperina rubella ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE8, 77]

f. rhododendron Schawerda

= ; [NE8, 77]

Luperina rubella rubella ; [NE8: 77, pl. 5, f. 46-55, (gen.) f. 45a]

L. r. rhusia (Püngeler, 1899)

Apamea rubella var. rhusia Püngeler, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2) : 293, pl. 9, f. 11, TL: Askhabad

= Luperina rubella ; [POOLE]

Luperina rubella rhusia ; [NE8: 77, pl. 5, f. 56-65, (gen.) f. 45b, 168]

Luperina samnii (Sohn-Rethel, 1929)

Italy. See [About maps] Palluperina samnii Sohn-Rethel, 1929; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 43: 12, pl. 1, f. 5-8, TL: Italy, Abruzzen
Luperina samnii ; [POOLE]; [NE8: 64, 78, pl. 5, f. 66-70, (gen.) f. 47, 169]

Luperina kaszabi Boursin, 1967

Mongolia. See [About maps] Luperina kaszabi Boursin, 1967; 96, f. 79, f. 81, TL: Mongolia, Uburchangaj Aimak, Arc Bogd ul, 20km S of Somon Choud
Luperina kaszabi ; [POOLE]

Luperina lacunosa Kozhantschikov, 1925

Sayan. See [About maps] Luperina lacunosa Kozhantschikov, 1925; 80, TL: Sajan Mtns
Luperina lacunosa ; [POOLE]

Luperina pseudoderthisa Rothschild, 1914

Algeria. See [About maps] Luperina pseudoderthisa Rothschild, 1914; 232, TL: Algeria, Guelt-es-Stel
Luperina pseudoderthisa ; [POOLE]

These should go into some other genus.

Luperina trigona Smith, 1902

Tennessee, .... See [About maps] Luperina trigona Smith, 1902; 39, TL: Tennessee, Smith Co.
Luperina trigona ; [NACL, #9386]; [POOLE]

Luperina innota Smith, 1908

Wyoming, .... See [About maps] Luperina innota Smith, 1908; 113, TL: Wyoming, Yellowstone Park
Luperina innota ; [NACL, #9387]; [POOLE]

Luperina venosa (Smith, 1903)

Oregon, .... See [About maps] Cosmia venosa Smith, 1903; 21, TL: Oregon, Corvallis
Luperina venosa, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Luperina venosa ; [NACL, #9388]; [POOLE]

Luperina enargia Barnes & Benjamin, 1926

California, .... See [About maps] Luperina enargia Barnes & Benjamin, 1926; California, Tulare Co., Monachee Meadows
Luperina enargia, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Luperina enargia ; [NACL, #9389]; [POOLE]

Luperina virguncula (Smith, 1899)

Colorado, .... See [About maps] Hadena (Luperina) virguncula Smith, 1899; , TL: 259;Colorado, Garfield Co.
Luperina virguncula ; [NACL, #9390]; [POOLE]

Luperina passer (Guenée, 1852)

New York, Massachusetts, .... See [About maps] Mamestra passer Guenée, 1852; 195, TL: New York
Agrotis incallida Walker, 1857; 330, TL: New York

= ; [NACL, #9391]; [POOLE]

Luceria loculata Morrison, 1874; 110, TL: Massachusetts; New York

= ; [NACL, #9391]

Luceria loculata var. conspicua Morrison, 1874; 111

= ; [NACL, #9391]; [POOLE]

Luperina passer, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Luperina passer, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Luperina passer, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Luperina passer ; [NACL, #9391]; [POOLE]

L. p. birnata (Smith, 1908)

Newfoundland, ... Hadena (Luperina) birnata Smith, 1908; 113, TL: Newfoundland

= Luperina passer ; [POOLE]

Luperina passer birnata ; [NACL, #9391a]

Luperina morna (Strecker, 1878)

Colorado, .... See [About maps] Hadena morna Strecker, 1878; 1861, TL: Colorado, Rio Blanco
Hadena hulstii Grote, 1880; 93

= ; [NACL, #9392]; [POOLE]

Luperina morna ; [NACL, #9392]; [POOLE]

Luperina stipata (Morrison, 1875)

Illinois, .... See [About maps] Hadena stipata Morrison, 1875; 64, TL: Illinois
Luperina stipata ; [NACL, #9393]; [POOLE]

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References:

[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.

[Andrew Torry]

e-mail: Andrew Torry

[BAMONA]

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

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[FE]

Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea

[Ian Kimber]

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

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[NACL]

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

[NE8]

Zilli, A., Ronkay, L. & Fibiger, M., 2005; Apameini - Noctuidae Europaeae; Volume 8, 323pp

[NOCTS]

Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

[SPRK]

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

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Bang-Haas, 1912

Neue oder wenig bekannte palaearktische Makrolepidopteren. (IV-VI) Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (2): 103-110 (1912), (3): 139-162 (1912), (4): 229-230, pl. 6 (1913)

Boisduval, 1829

Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Index Methodicus Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 103pp

Boisduval, 1840

Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 238pp : 1-238

Caradja, 1932

Beiträge zur Lepidoperen-fauna Grossrumänien für das Jahr 1931 Acad. Roumanine. Bull. Sci. 15 : 35-46

Culot, 1912

Noctuelles et Géomètres d'Europe. I. 1909-1913 Noct. et Géom. Europe 1 : 1-212

Draudt, 1933

Zuträge und berichteigungen zur gattung Palluperina Hmps. Ent. Rdsch. 50: 95-97

Duponchel, 1826

Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France. Nocturnes 3 Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. 6 : 1-475, pl. 72-100

Duponchel, [1838]

Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptèrs ou Papillons de France - Supplement. Nocturnes in Godart, Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. (Suppl.) 3 : 1-96 (1836), : 97-224 (1837), : 225-320 ([1838]), : 321-384 ([1839], : 385-448 ([1840]), : 449-480 ([1841]), : 481-648 ([1842]), : 649 (Errata+Addenda)

Freyer, 1845

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (65-80) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 1-40 (1842), : 41-92 (1844), : 93-164 (1845)

Hampson, 1908

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: i-xv [?], 1-709, pl. 108-122, 8: pl. 123 (f. 1-17)

Hampson, 1920

On new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae, with the characters of two new families Novit. zool. 26 (2) : 253-282

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)

Oberthür, 1908

Observation sur une nouvelle espèce francaise: Luperina Graslini Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1908 : 322-323

Püngeler, 1899

Neue macrolepidopteren aus Central-Asien Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1) : 95-106 (1899), (2) : 288-299, pl. 8-9 (1900)

Rothschild, 1920

Supplemental notes to Mr. Charles Oberthür's Faune de Lépidoptéres de la Barbarie, with lists of speciemens in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 27 (1): 1-127

Sohn-Rethel, 1929

Beiträge zuer Heteroceren-fauna Italiens Dt. ent. Z. Iris 43: 1-23, 2pls

Stauder, 1913

Makrolepidopteren-fauna de Adriatischen Küstengebiete Boll. Soc. adriat. Sci. nat. 27 (1): 105-166, 3pls

Staudinger, 1888

Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stettin ent. Ztg 49 (1-3) : 1-65

Staudinger, [1892]

Neue Arten und Varietäten von Lepidopteren des paäarktischen Faunengebiets Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 224-339, pl. 3-4 (1892)

Turati, 1912

New Species and new Forms of Lepidoptera Ent. Rec. J. Var. 24 : 303-306

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