El gènere Apamea O., 1816 a Catalunya (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Amphipyrinae) (1ª Part)

Abstract

The genus Apamea O., 1816 in Catalonia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Amphipyrinae) (1st part)
A faunistic study of the genus Apamea O. within the Catalan fauna is presented. Up to now 20 species have been recorded for the Iberian fauna, 17 of which in Catalonia. This paper deals which seven species: A. monoglypha, A. lithoxylaea, A. sublustris, A. crenata, A. epomidion, A. aquila and A. lateritia. The Apamea species are more frequent in the Pyrenees and in the mountain of Northeastern Catalonia (Puigsacalm, Guilleries-Montseny). Central and Southern Catalonia are inhabited by few species (mainly A. monoglypha Hfn. and A. anceps D. & S.).