''Eversmannia exornata'' is a species of
moth, belonging to the family
Uraniidae. The species was described in 1837 by
Eduard Friedrich Eversmann as ''Idaea exornata''. It is native to
Eastern Europe.
The species has also been found within
Western Siberia
Western Siberia or West Siberia (russian: Западная Сибирь, Zapadnaya Sibir'; kk, Батыс Сібір) is a part of the larger region of Siberia that is mostly located in the Russian Federation. It lies between the Ural region an ...
, as far east as the
Altai Krai
Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...
. This is the only moth within the
Uraniidae family known to inhabit the West of
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
.
The amount of observed sites and specimen has steadily increased in late 20th century after a nearly century-long absence. This increase in numbers has been suggested by E. M. Antonova of
Zoological Museum of Moscow University to be linked to increasing disturbance of local ecosystems.
References
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Uraniidae