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[Compiled by Erki Õunap] 
Juha Pöyry collected a specimen of Leptidea reali near Tabivere (E Estonia) at July 25th, det. genit.
J. Kullberg. L. reali has a more western distribution than the widespread L. sinapis, the Estonian
record is the first one from the eastern coast of Baltic Sea. Of rare species, the following records may be considered noteworthy:
The clearwing moth Sesia melanocephala was caught from Viidumäe Nature Reserve on Saaremaa,
E. Õunap leg. Only one specimen has been collected from Estonia earlier, W. Petersen caught it in 1899! In fact,
there is no doubt that this species is resident in Estonia, but since the moths are active in canopies of Populus
tremula, they are hard to find.
The Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia) was even more abundant than the year before (see notes on
Lepidoptera-year 2001). Surprisingly, at the end of August and beginning of September,
also the second generation of A. ilia was on wing, at least quite abundant at Hõbemäe, S Estonia
(E. Õunap and I. Taal leg.).
Alcis bastelbergeri is resident in the southeastern corner of Estonia: two specimens were collected at
Kiviora, I. Taal leg.
The geometrid Parietaria vittaria was found at its only earlier locality, Palmse in the Lahemaa National
Park (3 exx., E. Õunap and I. Taal leg.). Two new localities are the Island Naissaar, N Estonia (T. Ruben leg.) and
Malvaste on Hiiumaa island, W Estonia, T. Ruben and A. Lindt leg.
Horisme aemulata was trapped again at Põõsaspea, I. Taal leg. This is the second locality in
Estonia where H. aemulata is resident.
A rare geometrid Eupithecia expallidata was trapped surprisingly at Mäetaguse Metsküla, NE Estonia,
I. Taal and E. Õunap leg. The previous records of this species are known from Western and in one case from
Southern Estonia.
A notodontid moth Ptilodontella cucullina is still resident at Saburi near Alatskivi, E Estonia. This year
three specimens were collected from this locality, I. Taal, E. Õunap and T. Ruben leg. This species was also caught
at Rimmaküla near Antsla, S Estonia, R. Haverinen and J. Loponen leg, this is the second locality for
P. cucullina in Estonia.
Diachrysia zosimi was found again at Verhulitsa, SE Estonia (E. Õunap leg), a new locality is Veski
(2 exx., I. Taal & E. Õunap leg.).
Cucullia praecana was trapped at Tilga near Tartu, I. Taal leg. This is the northernmost locality for
C. praecana.
The noctuid Cucullia lactucae, earlier known by less than 10 specimens from Estonia, was surprisingly
numerous on Hiiumaa island: T. Ruben and A. Lindt trapped altogether 6-7 specimens from Malvaste and Kõpu.
An additional specimen was collected on the Island Naissaar, N Estonia, T. Ruben leg.
Apamea epomidion was found again on Puhtu peninsula, W Estonia (2 exx., I. Taal leg); surprisingly, this
species was abundant also at a new locality, Mustjõe, S border of Estonia (I. Taal leg).
The noctuid Mesoligia literosa was found at Kõpu, Hiiumaa Island (2 exx., T. Ruben and A. Lindt leg),
Põõsaspea (2 exx., I. Taal leg) and Pajuveski (3 exx., E. Õunap and I. Taal leg).
The seventh Estonian locality of Hydraecia petasitis is Tartu, one fresh specimen was collected in August,
I. Renge leg.
Hadena luteago is resident in Estonia, two specimens were collected near Tartu, I. Taal and
I. Renge leg.
The noctuid Noctua interposita, recorded from Estonia for the first time in 2000, seems to be resident now.
Altogether nine specimens from five localities were recorded in 2002: 4 exx. at Puhtu (U. Jürivete, I. Taal,
E. Õunap), 2 at Põõsaspea, NW Estonia (T. Ruben, I. Taal), one at Palivere, NW Estonia
(U. Jürivete), Emumägi, E Estonia (A. Lindt), and Tatra valley near Tartu (E. Õunap).
Xestia speciosa was found (I. Taal leg.) surprisingly at Põõsaspea in 2002. Since this species
was collected from the same locality for the first time one year earlier, it was reasonable to expect next records of
this semivoltine species in 2003, not 2002.
The second Estonian specimen of the lymantriid Euproctis chrysorrhoea after the World War II was found at
Mustjõe, I. Taal leg.
An extremely rare bog species Nola karelica was trapped at Tallinn, Vana-Mustamäe, U. Jürivete leg.
The fourth contemporary locality of Eilema pygmaeola is Pajuveski at the eastern border of Lahemaa National
Park (E. Õunap and I. Taal leg).
The tiger moth Pericallia matronula was found from Estonia for the first time since 1987. Two specimens were
trapped at Veski (R. Haverinen & J. Loponen leg), one at Vorobi (A. Selin leg.). Both localities are situated near the
SE border of Estonia.
Since the last summer was extraordinarily warm, second generations of some rare Cucullia species occurred: I. Taal
collected two fresh C. lucifuga specimens at Verhulitsa at the end of July, and, more surprisingly, one
fresh C. chamomillae specimen was found in Tartu in the middle of September, T. Tammaru leg. [The species of Macrolepidoptera that are published in the annual reports of the bulletin LEPINFO] |