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Apeira Gistl, 1848
Apeira Gistl, 1848; Naturg. Thiereichs: xi [11] (repl. Pericallia Stephens, 1828), TS: Phalaena syringaria Linnaeus
Pericallia Stephens, 1828; (preocc. Pericallia Hübner, [1820])
Cyphosea Grote, 1896; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 : xiv [14] (repl. Pericallia Stephens, 1828), TS: Phalaena syringaria Linnaeus
Apeira (Ennomini) ; [FE]

fiApeira syringaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kuusamamittari Lilac Beauty Fliederspanner
Phalaena syringaria Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 520
pallidaria (Cockayne, 1948) (Hygrochroa); Ent. mon. Mag. 84: 266, TL: England
mariscolora Lempke, 1951; Tijdschr. Ent. 94 : 299, TL: Holland
obsoleta Lempke, 1951; Tijdschr. Ent. 94 : 299, TL: Holland
Apeira syringaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Apeira syringaria, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Apeira syringaria, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Apeira syringaria, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
[syringaria-1.jpg] 652x421 (~34Kb) Poland, Mstow near Czestochowa, 06.1997, Photo © Marek Michalski leg. [syringaria-2.jpg] 576x434 (~31Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Schönenberg, Siedlungsbereich (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 230m), 01.09.1999, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [syringaria-3.jpg] 583x410 (~45Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Erlenbach (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 230m), 27.08.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß
[syringaria-4.jpg] 597x400 (~70Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [syringaria-4l.jpg] 597x400 (~36Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [syringaria-5a.jpg] 983x509 (~106Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 9.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov
[syringaria-5b.jpg] 787x612 (~65Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 9.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov [syringaria.jpg] 500x415 (~45Kb)

Larva on Syringa vulgaris, Lonicera xylosteum, L. caerulea [SPRK]



Apeira crenularia (Leech, 1897)
W.China. See [About maps] Pericallia crenularia Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 209, TL: Omei-Shan
meridionalis (Wehrli, 1940); in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 4 (Suppl.) : 329

Apeira ectocausta (Wehrli, 1935)
ectocausta (Wehrli, 1935); Ent. Z. Frankfr. a.M. 49: 108

Apeira latimarginaria (Leech, 1897)
C.China, W.China. See [About maps] Pericallia latimarginaria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 209, TL: China, Chang-yang; Moupin

Apeira marmorataria (Leech, 1897)
C.China. See [About maps] Pericallia marmorataria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 207, : pl. 6, f. 15, TL: Central China, Chang-yang
synnephes (Wehrli, 1940); in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 4 (Suppl.) : 329, : pl. 25 row c

Apeira productaria (Leech, 1897)
W.China. See [About maps] Pericallia productaria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 208, TL: China, Wa-shan

Apeira olivaria (Leech, 1897)
W.China. See [About maps] Pericallia olivaria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 208, TL: W.China, Moupin

Apeira variaria (Leech, 1897)
W.China. See [About maps] Pericallia variaria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 209, TL: Chia-ting-fu

Apeira testacea (Butler, 1881)
Japan. See [About maps] Pericallia testacea Butler, 1881; Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1881 (3): 405
Pericallia testacea ; Leech, 1897, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 210

Apeira viridescens (Warren, 1894)
Khasia Hills. See [About maps] Mimochroa viridescens Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 443, TL: Khasia Hills

Apeira versicolor (Warren, 1894)
Malaysia Hygrochroa versicolor Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 444, TL: Padang


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Hygrochroa punctifera Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 444
?Malgassapeira punctifera ;


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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.
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[FE]
Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Karl Hofsäß]
Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[Marek Michalski]
Lodz, Poland; e-mail: Marek Michalski
[Michael Borsch]
Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Butler, 1881
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Japan Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1881 (1): 1-23, (2): 171-200, (3): 401-426, (4): 579-600
Gistl, 1848
Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere Schulen Naturg. Thiereichs: -
Grote, 1896
On the Nomenclature of the Geometridae Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 : x-xv,[10-15]
Leech, 1897
On Lepidoptera Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 180-235, : 297-349, : 414-462, pl. 6-7, : 543-573, : 640-679
Lempke, 1951
Catalogus der Nederlandse Macrolepidoptera. X Tijdschr. Ent. 94 : 227-320
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Warren, 1894
New genera and species of Geometridae Novit. zool. 1 (2): 366-466


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