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Here we present additional data and the information about new records of Lepidoptera (Geometridae, Sphingidae, Lymantriidae, Erebidae s.str., Noctuidae, Arctiidae) from the Khakassia Republic and the South of Krasnoyarsk region. 45 species are reported for the fauna of both regions for the first time and the 4 species reliably confirmed. In our work, we use research records, collection of personal materials during 1986−2021 (collecting) seasons. As in works before, we acknowledge availability for several species, which were recorded here earlier doubtly. In addition, comparisons of moths flight activity 100 years agо and contemporary are given., Authors thank their wives for many years of help and understanding during all the stages of our work; E. Akulov, V. Golovizin, (Krasnoyarsk) for the collecting materials provided for our study. We are also thank to dr. V.V. Shurkina (Abakan), deputy director of research State Natural Reserve "Khakassky", director and deputy director of research Ergaki Nature Park I.V. Gryazin (Ermakovskoye) for their support in our work on the territory of the above reserves. The first author acknowledged dr. T.A. Maksimova (Abakan) for kind field assistance in our trips. The work of A.Yu. Matov and I.A. Makhov was supported by theme of the state assignment No 122031100272-3 "Systematics, morphology, ecophysiology and evolution of insects".

Nola aerugula (H��bner, [1793]) (Figures 31���42, 47���48, 54, 57) Phalaena Bombyx aerugula H��bner,[1793], SammlungAuserlesener V��gel und Schmetterlinge,mit ihrem Namen Herausgegeben auf Hundert nach der Natur Ausgemalten Kupfern: 11, pl. 61. LT: [Europe] = Pyralis centonalis H��bner, 1796, Sammlung Europ��ischer Schmetterlinge 6: pl. 3, fig. 15. LT: [Europe] = Hercyna scabralis Eversmann, 1842, Bulletin de la Soci��t�� Imp��riale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 15: 562. LT: Russia = Nola littoralis Paux, 1901, Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique 35: 479. LT: Dunkerque, France, Published as part of ��unap, Erki, Choi, Sei-Woong, Matov, Alexey & Tammaru, Toomas, 2021, Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), pp. 401-424 in Zootaxa 5082 (5) on page 412, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5794916, {"references":["Eversmann, E. (1842) Quaedam lepidopterorum species novae, in Rossia orientali observatae, nunc describae et depictae. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 15, 543 - 565."]}

Nola atomosa (Bremer, 1861) stat. rev. (Figures 19���30, 45���46, 52���53, 56) Glaphyra atomosa Bremer, 1861, Bulletin de l���Acad��mie Imp��riale des sciences de St-Petersbourg 3: 491. LT: Amur, Russian Federation = Nola candidalis Staudinger, 1892, M��moires sur les L��pidopt��res 6: 258. TL: Amur, Russian Federation syn. nov. = Nola shin Inoue, 1982, Moths of Japan: 661. TL: Shibecha, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan syn. nov., Published as part of ��unap, Erki, Choi, Sei-Woong, Matov, Alexey & Tammaru, Toomas, 2021, Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), pp. 401-424 in Zootaxa 5082 (5) on page 411, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5794916

Nola estonica ��unap sp. nov. (Figures 1���18, 43���44, 49���51, 55) Type material Holotype: ♀, ESTONIA, Piusa Railway Station, at light, 57��50���20.9������N 27��28���15.0������E, 03.08.2020, leg. E. ��unap, TUZ300299. Paratypes, 82♂♂, 53♀♀. ESTONIA 1♂, P��lvamaa, V��rska, 57��58���N 27��37���E, 19.09.2001, leg. T. Ruben/A. Lindt, IZBE1137190. 1♂, P��lvamaa, Korela, 57��53���N 27��44���E, 01.- 15.07.2010, leg. T. Ruben, IZBE1137191. 1♂, V��rska, ��rsava, 57��56���46���N 27��37���54���E, 19.07.2011, leg. T. Tammaru, DNA voucher E��1488, RCTT. 1♀, Piusa Railway Station, 57��50���30������N 27��27���26������E, 20.07.2011, leg. T. Tammaru, DNA voucher E��1489, RCTT. 1♂, Harjumaa, Mustj��e, 59��19���N 25��28���E, 01.- 19.07.2012, leg. T. Ruben, IZBE1137192. 1♀, M��e-Palo, 57��37���06������N 27��07���26.5������E, 04.07.2012, leg. E. ��unap, DNA voucher E��1490, RCE��. 1♂, Piusa, 57��50���30������N 27��27���18������E, 03.08.2017, leg. I. Taal & T. Tasane, RCIT. 1♂, Karilatsi 1 km W, 58��07���25������N 26��54���05������E, 07.09.2018, leg. T. Tammaru, DNA voucher E��1484, RCTT. 1♂, Parmu, at light, 57��33���53.3���N 27��19���15.4���E, 20.07.2020, leg. E. ��unap, RCE��. 6♂♂, 2♀♀, Piusa Railway Station, 57��50���21������N 27��28���14������E, 27.07.2020, leg. I. Taal & A. Truuverk (incl. 2♂♂, DNA vouchers E��1550, E��1552, used for genetic study), RCIT. 5♂♂, 5♀♀, Piusa Railway Station, 57��50���21������N 27��28���14������E, 27.07.2020, leg. I. Taal & A. Truuverk, RCAT. 48♂♂, 30♀♀, Piusa Railway Station, 57��50���21������N 27��28���14������E, 27.07.2020, leg. I. Taal & A. Truuverk, 2♂♂, 2♀♀ dissected, TUZ300207���TUZ300284. 3♂♂, 3♀♀, Piusa Railway Station, at light, 57��50���20.9������N 27��28���15.0������E, 03.08.2020, leg. E. ��unap (incl. 1♂, DNA voucher E��1529, used for genetic study) RCE��. 13♂♂, 11♀♀, Piusa Railway Station, at light, 57��50���20.9������N 27��28���15.0������E, 03.08.2020, leg. E. ��unap, 2♂♂, 5♀♀ dissected, TUZ300285���TUZ300298, TUZ300300���TUZ300309. Other material examined RUSSIA 1♀, Primorsky region, Kedrovaja Pad, V, L[ight], 43��06���N 131��29���E, 2- 17.08.1997, leg. Laanetu & Viidalepp, dissected, IZBE0106558. 1♂, Amurskaja region, Svobodnenski district, Iverskii zakaznik, 18.06.- 01.07.2010, leg. A. Barbarich, A. Streltsov, P. Osipov, dissected, slide Matov 0589, ZISP. SOUTH KOREA 6♀♀, Mt. Samaksan, Deokduwon-ri, Seo-myon, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do Province, at light, 37��50���11������N 127��37���30������E, 25.06.2016, leg. S. S. Kim, 2 ♀♀ dissected, MNU genital slides no. 1172 and 1173, MNU 5- MNU 10. 1♂ Haesan, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do Province, at light, 38��11'15������N 127��47'18������E, 24.06.2017, leg. S. S. Kim, dissected, MNU genital slide no. 1170, MNU NE1. Description External morphology. Wingspan 15.2-18.1 (average 16.4 �� 1.0 SD, n = 18) mm in males 15.4-19.0 (average 17.2 �� 1.0 SD, n = 16) mm in females. Head white, antennae covered with white scales. Male antennae bipectinate, bearing numerous sensilla on the ventral side. The length of sensilla exceed the diameter of the flagellum. Female antennae filiform. Labial palpi porrect, elongated, more than two times longer than the diameter of the eye, intermixed with light and dark scales on the lateral side, but only white scales present on the medial side. Proboscis present. Thorax white. Forewing elongated, apex rounded. Upperside white. Three tufts of raised scales present along the anterior edge of the cell, the medial and distal tuft always containing at least some dark scales, the proximal tuft sometimes completely white. Subbasal line present as a brown costal blotch, sometimes completely absent. Antemedial line, if present, usually brown, rarely black, jagged, forming an irregular curve towards the termen. A large brown blotch sometimes present on costa proximal to the antemedial line. Medial line absent. Postmedial line brown, rarely black, parallel to costa in the subcostal region, but turns towards inner margin at an acute angle on R 5. Postmedial line almost straight between R 5 and inner margin, with clear darker spots on veins, sometimes proximally accompanied by a light brown band. Subterminal line undulating, light brown to light grey, sometimes completely absent. Terminal line light brown to light grey, sometimes hardly visible, sometimes interrupted by a row of white or yellowish dots on veins. Fringes usually unicolourous, white, light beige or light grey, rarely slightly lighter on veins. Pattern reduced in many specimens, sometimes represented only by a few dark scales on subcostal hair tufts, and as a row of small dark dots referring to postmedial line. Underside unicolourous dark grey in males, white with most veins dark grey and some grey scales diffused between the veins in females. Hindwing with evenly curved termen, apex rounded. Upperside white, subcostal region light grey. In darker specimens wings gradually darkening from white to light grey in subterminal area. Discal spot very weak, formed by a small number of dark scales. Terminal line light grey, interrupted by a row of white or yellowish dots on veins, sometimes hardly visible. Fringes white, light beige or light grey. Underside white, with diffused grey scales mostly present on the anterior half of the wing and on the subterminal area. Discal spot grey. Legs white or grey, darker in males than in females, one pair of tibial spurs present in midlegs, and two pairs in hindlegs of both sexes. Abdomen dorsally light yellowish grey, posterior edges of segments visible as a row of lighter scales. Ventral side of the abdomen light yellowish grey suffused with small number of black scales. Male genitalia. Uncus absent. Tegumen narrow, 1.5 times longer than vinculum. Saccus short and very wide, with rounded tip. Scaphium with two extremely long, parallel, stick-like, sclerotized structures. Valva long, bilobed, costa and ventral margin heavily sclerotized, rounded at both tips. Tip of the ventral lobe of valva extended to a tiny hook. Harpe strong, triangular, spine-like, with a pointed tip. Editum present as a rounded protuberance bearing a number of tiny papilles carrying thin setae, positioned close to base of costa. Transtilla narrow, heavily sclerotized. Juxta plate-like, laterally extended as two arms to dorsal side. Aedeagus almost straight, three times longer than wide, apex ventrally elongated as a thin triangular slat, coecum absent. Vesica straight, slightly wider and longer than aedeagus, with one cornutus. Cornutus short and wide, with a prominent central ridge extending beyond its posterior edge. Eighth tergite with two narrow anterior projections located wide apart from each other, posterior edge of the heavily sclerotized area rounded. Female genitalia. Ovipositor short, very wide; posterior apophyses approximately as long as ovipositor. Anterior apophyses short, their length approximately 2/3 of the length of posterior apophyses. Ostium bursae heavily sclerotized, genital orifice oval, wider than long. Antrum region very short, membranous. Posterior part of ductus bursae moderately sclerotized, the sclerotized region wider than long, its length about 1/5 of the total length of ductus bursae. Middle part of ductus bursae membranous, two times longer than wide, the membrane slightly wrinkled, sometimes with irregular patches of sclerotization. Anterior part of ductus bursae heavily sclerotized, dilated, sclerotization present as irregular longitudinal folds. Corpus bursae ovoid, elongate, 2.5 times longer than wide, with one signum. The posterior part of signum bursae bearing a heavily sclerotized thorn pointing towards the lumen of corpus bursae. Diagnosis. N. estonica (Figures 1���18) differs from N. atomosa by its rather straight postmedial line which is darker on veins and often divided into a row of dark spots. The postmedial line of N. atomosa (Figures 19���30) is strongly undulating and almost unicolourous. Even in very light specimens of N. atomosa the postmedial line is not interrupted into separate spots located on veins. In N. atomosa, fringes are chequered, being white on tips of the veins, and light grey between the veins. Male genitalia of N. estonica (Figures 43 ab, 44ab) and N. atomosa (Figures 45 ab, 46ab) are very similar and cannot be used for reliable identification. However, the 8th tergite of N. estonica has narrow anterior projections that are situated apart from each other (Figures 43c, 44c), while that of N. atomosa usually has wide anterior projections that are located much closer to each other (Figures 45c, 46c). Females of N. estonica can easily be separated from N. atomosa by genitalia dissection, as this species has only one signum in bursa copulatrix, which is located ventrolaterally (Figures 49���51). N. atomosa has an additional smaller signum on the opposite side of bursa copulatrix (Figures 52���53), though the latter may be small, almost transparent and therefore hard to notice. A fine detail characteristic of N. estonica is an inward-pointing thorn on the posterior edge of signum (Figure 55). Though the posterior edge of the larger signum of N. atomosa is also bent inwards (Figure 56), it does not form a distinct narrow thorn. The sclerotized posterior part of ductus bursae is wider than long in N. estonica, but almost rectangular in N. atomosa. N. aerugula (Figures 31���42) can usually be separated from N. estonica by its much darker colouration. Even in very light specimens of N. aerugula the ground colour of forewings is often yellowish, not white, as opposed to the pure white ground colour of N. estonica. Though the postmedial line of N. aerugula is sometimes almost as straight as that of N. estonica, it is not distinctly darker on veins nor divided into a row of spots. The hindwings of N. aerugula are almost unicolourous and darker than those of N. estonica: dark grey in the darkest specimens, light grey in the lightest ones. Male genitalia of N. aerugula (Figures 47a, 48a) differ from those of N. estonica (Figures 43a, 44a) by shorter vinculum, which has length/width ratio of about 0.5 (as opposed to at least 0.6 in N. estonica), and by very short and narrow saccus. There are, however, no differences in the shape of the aedeagus of N. estonica (Figures 43b, 44b) and N. aerugula (Figures 47b, 48b). The 8th tergite of N. estonica has narrow anterior projections that are situated apart from each other (Figures 43c, 44c), while that of N. aerugula usually has wide anterior projections that are located much closer to each other (Figures 47c, 48c). Females of N. estonica can easily be separated from N. aerugula by genitalia dissection, as this species has only one ventrolateral signum on bursa copulatrix (Figures 49���51), but N. aerugula has an additional smaller signum on the opposite side of bursa copulatrix (Figure 54). However, the latter may be small, almost transparent and therefore hard to notice. The larger signum of N. aerugula is often just a flat patch of sclerotization on the wall of bursa copulatrix which is thicker on its posterior edge (Figure 57), but sometimes its posterior edge is bent inwards. Even in the latter case it does not form a distinct narrow inward-pointing thorn which is characteristic to N. estonica. The sclerotized posterior part of ductus bursae is wider than long in N. estonica, but almost rectangular in N. aerugula. Note. Though the hitherto known European and Far Eastern populations of N. estonica are separated by at least 6000 kilometers, we have not found any consistent differences in their morphology. The South Korean and Russian specimens fit well within the intraspecific variation of the Estonian material. Biology. N. estonica appears to be locally common in southeastern Estonia. The majority of the type series were collected from a dry, narrow meadow stripe in the railway corridor that penetrates a landscape dominated by dry pine forest on sandy soil. Whether the species prefers woodland or open habitat is yet unknown, as though the moths were captured on a meadow, they may have flown to light from the nearby forest only 15-20 meters away. In South Korea, the moths were collected in mountainous woodland with mixed coniferous and deciduous trees, and the single contemporary specimen from Russian Far East was taken from mixed forest adjacent to large xerophytic meadows. Most of the hitherto known specimens have been collected in July and early August, but two records from September suggest that partial second brood may exist. Other details of the life cycle and larval foodplants are not known. Etymology. The name estonica refers to Estonia, as the species was first discovered in this country, which is also the area of origin of the type series., Published as part of ��unap, Erki, Choi, Sei-Woong, Matov, Alexey & Tammaru, Toomas, 2021, Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), pp. 401-424 in Zootaxa 5082 (5) on pages 408-411, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5794916

Nola atomosa (Bremer, 1861) stat. rev. (Figures 19–30, 45–46, 52–53, 56) Glaphyra atomosa Bremer, 1861, Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des sciences de St-Petersbourg 3: 491. LT: Amur, Russian Federation = Nola candidalis Staudinger, 1892, Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères 6: 258. TL: Amur, Russian Federation syn. nov. = Nola shin Inoue, 1982, Moths of Japan: 661. TL: Shibecha, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan syn. nov.

Polychrysia iunosp. nov.is described from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Sary-Kayky Massif, right bank of Karakol River, 42°11.300′N 74°03.193′E, 2093 m asl). The new species differs from the closely relatedP. esmeralda(Oberthür, 1880) in the wing pattern and ground colour tone, and by the structure of male genitalia.

Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker, 2004 (Figs 1���5, 9���14, 17, 18) Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker, 2004, Esperiana 11: 214, pl. 12: fig. 4, text fig. 298b (Type locality: "Turkmenistan, Karakum, Repetek"). = Caradrina (Eremodrina) vargai Hacker, 2004, Esperiana 11: 214, pl. 12: fig. 5, text fig. 298a (Type locality: "Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, Ulkan-Kalkan Mt., 25 km SSW Baosi, 750 m "), syn. n. Type material examined: Photographs of the holotype (Figs 1, 9), male, Turkmenistan, Karakum, Repetek, 12��� 16.x.1969, leg.: Tshetkin / Gen. Pr��p. Hacker N 13454 / Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker sp. n. Holotypus, Caradrina Revision 2004, H. Hacker, Esperiana 11 (Coll. PGM); photographs of the paratypes of C. vargai (Figs 2, 12): 2 males, Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, 22 km N of Masak, 600 m, 78��27' E, 43��46' N, 27.ix.1994, leg. Gy. F��bi��n & Gy. M. L��szl��, slides 13521, 13633 Hacker (males) (coll. GRB); 1 male, Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, Ulkan-Kalkan Mt., 25 km SSW Baosi, 750 m, 78��35' E, 43��55' N, 5.ix.1997, leg. Z. Varga & A. Orosz (Coll. GRB). Other material examined: 1 male, West Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau, Shagyrlukum Sands, 10 km S of Saorly, 39 m, 45o59��� N 56o05��� E, 17.ix.2010, leg. P. Gorbunov, slide Matov 0413 (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, SW Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau, 19 km N of Beineu, 120 m, 45o30��� N 55o15��� E, 18.ix.2010, leg. P. Gorbunov (Coll. ZISP); 1 female, [Kazakhstan], 150 km SE of Alma-Ata, left bank of Ili river, natural boundary Mynbulak, 15.ix.1987, leg. M. Falkovich [in Russian] (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, [Kazakhstan], 140 km SE of Alma-Ata, left bank of Ili river, central cordon, 19.ix.1987, leg. M. Falkovich [in Russian], slide Matov 0421 (Coll. ZISP); 1 female, [East Kazakhstan] Tarbagatai district, Zaisan Lake, near Karasuat bay, 25.viii. [19]35 [in Russian], a glycerol preparation Volynkin (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, 1 female, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakia, Takhtakupyr, 15.ix.1984, 16.ix.1984, leg. E. Mimonov [in Russian], slides Matov 0414, Matov 0431 (Coll. ZISP). Diagnosis. Externally, the species has no significant differences from C. (E.) fergana Staudinger, 1892 (Figs 6, 16, 20) belonging to another species group, and differs clearly only by the genitalia structure: in the male genitalia C. gyulaii has asymmetrical bird head-like cuculli, much weaker costal extensions, shorter aedeagus and broader and non twisted vesica; in the female genitalia C. gyulaii has somewhat shorter ovipositor, somewhat shorter apophyses anteriores, platelike antevaginal plate (in C. fergana antevaginal plate horseshoe-like), much shorter ductus bursae, stronger sclerotised and posteriorly narrower corpus bursae, and much larger and stronger sclerotised appendix bursae. Distribution and bionomics. The species is known from Turkmenistan (SE Karakum desert), Uzbekistan (Turan valley) and Kazakhstan: Ustyurt Plateau, Kyzylkum and Mojynkum deserts (Gorbunov 2011), Ili region, Balkhash and Zaisan valleys), and prefers sandy and argillaceous desert habitats, moths fly in September and October., Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., Matov, Alexey Yu. & Chen, Liusheng, 2016, Some taxonomic notes on the Caradrina (Eremodrina) filipjevi (Boursin, 1936) species group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), pp. 340-344 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on pages 340-344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/182289, {"references":["Hacker, H. H. (2004) Revision of the genus Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816, with notes on other genera of the tribus Caradrini. Esperiana, 10, 7 - 690.","Staudinger, O. (1892) Einige neue Arten und Varietaten von Lepidopteren des Palaarktischen Faunengebiets. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. Gesellschaft Iris zu Dresden, 4, 224 - 339.","Gorbunov, P. Yu. (2011) Macrolepidoptera of deserts and southern steppes of West Kazakhstan. The fauna review. Lisitsyna, Ekaterinburg, 192 pp. [In Russian]"]}

Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii ssp. (Figs 7, 8, 15, 19) Material examined: 1 male, 1 female, 20.ix.2009, China, Xinjiang, Manasi county, near Dongfucheng town, edge of Gurbant��ngg��t desert, 44��59' N, 86��17' E, Chen Liusheng leg. (Coll. AVB). Slides AV 1322 Volynkin (male), AV1323 Volynkin (female). Remarks. The specimens from Dzhungarian Basin in Xinjiang, China, have noticeably larger size and somewhat paler colouration (Figs 7, 8) than the western populations of C. gyulaii (Figs 1���5). In the male genitalia (Fig. 15), the apical part of left cucullus is almost rectangular, the vesica is much broader than that of C. gyulaii; in the female genitalia (Fig. 19), the antevaginal plate is broader. Considering the differences listed, the Chinese populations can represent a different subspecies of C. gyulaii, but it cannot be described here because of insufficient material and a high genital variability in the species group., Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., Matov, Alexey Yu. & Chen, Liusheng, 2016, Some taxonomic notes on the Caradrina (Eremodrina) filipjevi (Boursin, 1936) species group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), pp. 340-344 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on page 344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/182289