A new species of the genus Polychrysia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae) from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan
S.K. Korb & A.Yu. Matov
Abstract. Polychrysia iuno sp. nov. is described from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Sary-Kayky Massif, right bank of Karakol River, 42°11.300′N 74°03.193′E, 2093 m asl). The new species differs from the closely related P. esmeralda (Oberthür, 1880) in the wing pattern and ground colour tone, and by the structure of male genitalia.
Key words: Kyrgyzstan, Polychrysia, new species, description
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(1): 70–74 ▪ Published online 10 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.70 ▪ Open full article 
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Figs 11, 12.
Habitat of Polychrysia esmeralda (Oberthür, 1880) and P. iuno sp. nov. in Sary-Kayky Massif (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Kyrgyzstan). 11, hillside overgrown with steppe vegetation; 12, general view of the habitat.
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