New and interesting Portuguese Lepidoptera records from 2020 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

Abstract

13 species are added to the Portuguese Lepidoptera fauna, of which three are new for the Iberian Peninsula,and three species deleted, mainly as a result of fieldwork undertaken by the authors and others in 2020. In addition,second and third records for the country, new province records and new host-plant data for a number of species areincluded. A summary of recent papers affecting the Portuguese fauna is included

Potential host range of Cotesia vanessae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid new to North America and a possible biological control agent of noctuid pest species

“…Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) [cotton bollworm d ] Host Tobias (1971Tobias ( , 1976Tobias ( , 1986 Helicoverpa (1966), Tobias (1971Tobias ( , 1976, Papp (1988), Schwarz and Shaw (2000), Shaw et al (2009) Nymphalis polychloros (L.) [large tortoiseshell] Host Telenga (1955) Vanessa atalanta (L.) [red admiral] Host Nixon (1974), Ford (1976), Haeselbarth (1983), Tobias (1986), Shaw et al (2009), Obregón et al (2015) Vanessa cardui (L.) [painted lady d ] Host Johnson (1913), Tobias (1971), Nixon (1974), Ford (1976), Tobias (1976), Doğanlar (1982), Tobias (1986), Owen (1987Owen ( , 1989 Thaumetopoea processionea (L.) [oak processionary d ] Host Tobias (1971) Host suitability categories reflect the percentage of successful parasitism (parameter 1) in the current study: excellent ([parameter 1] ≥80%), intermediate (20% ≤ [parameter 1] < 80%), poor (0% < [parameter 1] < 20%), or non-host (egg-to-adult development not supported). A host suitability of 'Host' is based on published reports that otherwise provide no indication of suitability.…”

New and interesting Portuguese Lepidoptera records from 2019 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

“…Delete Retinia resinella (Linnaeus, 1758) from Portuguese list. The record and photo from BAL: Praia do Malhão in CORLEY et al (2018) clearly belong to Pseudococcyx friedmariana (above). R. resinella has only two other Portuguese records: BL: Mata de Leiria, A. F. de Seabra (SEABRA, 1939) and ALG: São Romão, V-1982, J. Passos de Carvalho (MONTEIRO & CARVALHO, 1984).…”

New species of Lepidoptera for mainland Portugal (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

“…This paper is the first of a possible series in which the authors summarise their recent records of new species to mainland Portugal, complementing the annual series "New and interesting Portuguese Lepidoptera records", developed by Martin Corley et al (CORLEY et al, 2016, 2018a, 2018b, 2019 and the Portuguese checklist (CORLEY, 2015).…”