Scientists discover new moth species in ArmeniaNovember 30, 2020 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of biologists from Germany's Institute for Ecosystem Research have discovered a previously unknown specimen of moth in Armenia's Urtsadzor settlement and called it Depressaria urtsadzorensis, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) reports. The main focus of interest for the scientists was the diverse fauna of invertebrates, moths and other insects, that are found in abundance in the Caucasus WildLife Refuge. During their field trips, the scientists implemented their research through scientific methods and found a moth species, which was not known to inhabit Armenia before. The scientific article on the finding was published recently. Initially the state of preservation of this specimen showed that it generally corresponded with external appearance of D. kondarella and D. gaalhaszlerae, however further differential diagnosis of organs, as well as DNA barcoding showed this was a specimen unknown to science before. "One female was collected in year 2020 in Armenia. The moth has been collected in late May, from Armenia, Ararat Province, Vedi river valley, Urtsadzor, light trapped near CWR Eco Lodge, 1250m a s.l. by scientists H. Roweck & N.Savenkov. It is located in an area recognized as Prime Butterfly Area, so the choice of this name intends to underline its importance for biodiversity research and protection," FPWC said in a statement. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |