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Ourapteryx Leach, 1814

Ourapteryx Leach, 1814; Zool. Miscell. 1: 79, TS: Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus
Lars Hübner, [1806]; Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: [2] (rej.)
Uraptera Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 88 (emend.), TS: Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus
Acaena Treitschke, 1825; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 5 (2): 429, TS: Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus
Uropteryx Agassiz, [1847]; Nom. zool. (Index univ.) : 267, 384, 385 (emend., preocc. Agassiz, 1835 (Pisces)), TS: Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus
Euctenurapteryx Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 399, TS: Acaena maculicaudaria Motschulsky
Energopteryx Thierry-Mieg, 1903
Phrudura Swinhoe, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (102) : 554, TS: Bapta pura Swinhoe

= ; [MOB11, 56]

Ourapterix ; Guérin-Méneville, 1827, (missp.)
Urapteryx ; Kirby & Spence, 1828, Introd. Ent. (Edn 5) 2: 248 (missp.)
Ourapteryx (Ourapterygini) ; [MOB11, 56]; [FE]

Ourapteryx sambucaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ritarimittari Swallow-tailed Moth Nachtschwalbenschwanz Holunderspanner
Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 519, TL: [Europe]
Ourapteryx sambucaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Ourapteryx sambucaria, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Ourapteryx sambucaria, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Ourapteryx sambucaria, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

900x633 (~50Kb) male Finland, ES: Ruokolahti 679:59, ex.o. 7.1993 Kari Nissinen, Photo 23.10.1993 © Kimmo Silvonen	900x587 (~41Kb) W.Germany, Oberbalbach, ex.o. 7.1988 J. Stumpf, Photo 2.10.1988 © Kimmo Silvonen	800x558 (~70Kb) Littleborough, England, 21.6.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber
671x465 (~49Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Lomersheim, Lomersheimer Heide (8°52'E, 48°56'N, 290m), 01.07.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß	988x554 (~116Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 15.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	448x296 (~19Kb)

Larva on Sambucus racemosa, (Sweden) Hedera, Lonicera, Sambucus [SPRK]

Ourapteryx maculicaudaria (Motschulsky, 1866)

SE.Siberia, Japan. See [About maps] Acaena maculicaudaria Motschulsky, 1866; Bull. Soc. imp. nat. Moscou 39 (1): 196, TL: Japan

Ourapteryx obtusicauda (Warren, 1894)

Japan. See [About maps] Tristrophis obtusicauda Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 399, TL: Japan

Ourapteryx pura (Swinhoe, 1902)

Sumatra. See [About maps] Bapta pura Swinhoe, 1902; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902 (3) : 602, TL: Sumatra
Ourapteryx pura ; [MOB11, 56 (note)]

Ourapteryx podaliriata (Guenée, 1857)

Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java. See [About maps] Urapteryx podaliriata Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9 : 32
Ourapteryx podaliriata ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 79; [MOB11: 57, f. 79, pl. 3]

Ourapteryx picticaudata (Walker, 1860)

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Urapteryx picticaudata Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 12
Ourapteryx picticaudata ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 79; [MOB11: 57, f. 81-82, pl. 3]

Ourapteryx claretta Holloway, 1982

Sundaland. See [About maps] Ourapteryx claretta Holloway, 1982; in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: 250

Misidentified/misapplied:

Ourapteryx clara; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 79

Ourapteryx clara (Butler, 1880)

Sikkim, Assam, Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Urapteryx[?] clara Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (32): 120

Ourapteryx incaudata Warren, 1897

Borneo. See [About maps] Ourapteryx incaudata Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4 : 75
Ourapteryx incaudata ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 79; [MOB11: 58, f. 218, pl. 3]

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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

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[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/

[MOB11]

Holloway, J. D., 1993; The Moths of Borneo, Part 11; Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae

[SPRK]

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

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Agassiz, [1847]

Nomenclatoris zoologici. Index Universalis Nom. zool. (Index univ.) : 1-1135

Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Volume 9. Uranides et Phalénites Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9 : 1-514, Atlas (Uranides & Phalenides): pl. 1-10, (Uranides) pl. 1 (1858), Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides, Siculides): pl. 12-22, (1858) pl.

Butler, 1880

Descriptions of new Species of Asiatic Lepidoptera Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (31): 61-69, (32): 119-129, (33): 214-230

Hübner, [1806]

Tentamen determinationis digestionis alque denominationis singlarum stripium Lepidopterorum, peritisad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum, a Jacob Hübner Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: -

Leach, 1814

The Zoological Miscellany; being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals Zool. Miscell. 1: 144pp, 60pls

Leech, 1891

New Species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 24 (Suppl.) : 1-6

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

Motschulsky, 1866

Catalogue des Insectes recus du Japon Bull. Soc. imp. nat. Moscou 39 (1): 163-200 [?]

Swinhoe, 1902

New and little known species of Drepanulidae, Epiplemidae, Microniidae and Geometridae in the National collection Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902 (3) : 585-677

Swinhoe, 1906

Eastern and African Heterocera Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (102) : 540-556

Walker, 1860

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1478-1796 ([1863])

Warren, 1894

New genera and species of Geometridae Novit. zool. 1 (2): 366-466

Warren, 1897

New genera and species of moths from the Old World regions, in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 4 : 12-130, : 378-402

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