[Compiled by Erki Õunap]  From a light trap checked on June 21, the geometrid Scopula nemoraria
was found at Saburi near Alatskivi (leg. J. Viidalepp). Some strong populations of this nemoral species exist in
Latvia but it has never been found in Fennoscandia. The noctuid Xylomoia strix was trapped at Mustjõe on June 25, leg. A. Lindt,
T. Ruben. This extremely rare species has been found only in countries on the eastern coast of Baltic Sea from Poland
to Finland. Altogether, only some dozens of specimens are known. Another noctuid Noctua interposita was first caught on July 26 in Tartu
on wine bait (E. Õunap). Additional specimens were trapped in Tallinn (U. Jürivete) and on Ruhnu island (T. Ruben,
A. Lindt). This southern species had strong migration to Northern Europe in 2000, more than 200 specimens were
recorded in Finland.As usual, in addition to the new ones, several noteworthy species were collected: Six specimens of Thyris fenestrella were found near Aegviidu
(A. Lindt, T. Ruben, K. Sarv). Only one specimen has been caught from Estonia earlier, at Palivere in 1991. Apatura ilia was caught near Häädemeeste (A. Lindt) and on Sõrve
peninsula (R. Lindt). Several specimens of Scopula decorata were found at Kaugatuma
(E. Õunap, K. Sarv). A specimen of Rhodometra sacraria was trapped in the Nigula Nature
Reserve (M. Kruus) at the end of August. That was the second record of this migratory species in Estonia, one
specimen was found in Kuressaare in 1936. At Mustjõe (A. Lindt, T. Ruben), Parmu (SE border of Estonia, A. Lindt, T. Ruben), Ruhnu
(T. Ruben, A. Lindt) and Puhtu (E. Õunap) more than ten specimens of Epirrhoe rivata were collected.
This species was first recorded in Estonia in 1999. At Taheva, again, six Stegania cararia specimens were recorded
(U. Jürivete). Parectropis similaria was found again at Mustjõe (see notes on
1999, A. Lindt, T. Ruben) and Kloogaranna (M. Kruus). At Võhu, Macroglossum stellatarum was caught (V. Soon). At Parmu, Arctornis l-nigrum and several specimens of Alcis
bastelbergeri were recorded (A. Lindt, T. Ruben, T. Marnot). The former species was first found in Estonia
in 1999, the latter in 1998. Several specimens of Eilema pygmaeola and Epilecta linogrisea
were again trapped on Ruhnu island (T. Ruben, A. Lindt). The second Estonian specimen of Diachrysia zosimi was trapped at Ahunapalu
(T. Armulik), this species was also first recorded in Estonia in 1999. In Tallinn, the fifth Estonian specimen of Cryphia raptricula was
captured (U. Jürivete). Apamea epomidion was trapped at Sõrve (U. Jürivete). This is the second
locality for the species in Estonia. At Kohala, eight specimens of Hadena luteago were captured
(U. Jürivete, K. Nupponen, J. Kaitila). Lacanobia w-latinum, Lacanobia splendens,
Odonestis pruni and several specimens of Scopula corrivalaria and Scopula
caricaria were collected at Verhulitsa (E. Õunap, K. Sarv, U. Jürivete, R. Lindt). Lacanobia w-latinum was additionally found on Rabivere bog (A. Lindt,
T. Ruben), Lacanobia splendens at Saburi (J. Viidalepp). On Ruhnu island, the fourth Estonian specimen of Spaelotis clandestina
was trapped (T. Ruben, A. Lindt). The second Estonian specimens of Noctua janthe and Noctua
janthina were trapped at Sõrve (U. Jürivete), both species were for the first time recorded in 1993, on
Saaremaa.[The species of Macrolepidoptera that are published in the annual reports of the bulletin LEPINFO] |