First record of the nemoral Eastern Palaearctic species Catocala helena Eversmann, 1856 is reported from Samara Region as new to Europe. New localities in the South Urals and West Siberia are reported for the first time. The present records expand the species distribution for more than 2500 km to the west. The general species’ distribution and bionomics is provided. Species’ habitats in the South Urals are illustrated.
A new species, Hyperlais orodruinella sp. n., is described. Its type locality is “Kyrgyzstan, Fergansky Mts., Razan Say Valley, Sary-Bel stream, 41°25’16.74”N, 72°18’59.19”E, 892 m”. This new species differs from all other species of the genus by its patternless wings, by its very dark ground colour and by its male genitalia features, especially aedoeagus cornuti (it has three groups of cornuti instead of two groups in other species).
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