Masalia philbyi (Brandt, 1941)

Matov, Alexej, Zahiri, Reza & Holloway, Jeremy D., 2008, The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Zootaxa 1763, pp. 1-37 : 27

Masalia philbyi (Brandt, 1941)

Pl. 3, fig. 18; female genitalia Pl. 9, fig. 48.

Timora philbyi Brandt, 1941 , Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 31: 853, fig. 44 (TL.: Iran: Tahte Malek). Synonymy: Timora philbyi nuristana Boursin, 1960 , Timora philbyi arabica Boursin, 1960 . References: Ebert & Hacker 2002 ( Masalia philbyi ).

Bionomics: Univoltine. Moths flying from March to April. The species inhabits deserts and semideserts on low elevations (30-850 m). Larval host-plants are unknown.

Distribution: Iranian-Arabian. Saudi Arabia. – In Iran (Pl. 12, fig. 66) occurs in province Hormozgan.

Material examined: Unknown place: Keine Angaben zum Fundort, Quli Kush, leg. Brandt (paratype, SMNK). Hormozgan: Straße nach Sirjan, km 107, Bandar-e-Abbas, 850 m, 07.III.1983, leg. Ebert ( SMNK); Kuh-e-Geno, 550-650 m, 01-05.III.1973, leg. Ebert; Minab, 10 km N, 30 m, 03.III.1973, leg. Ebert ( SMNK); Bander-Abbas, 75 km nördl. 03.IV.1974, leg. Vartian ( NHMW); Bander-Abbas, 40 km nördl, 04.IV.1974, leg. Vartian ( NHMW); Rudan Sarzeh, 21 km W, 200 m, 3-4.III.1978, leg. Pazuki ( HMIM).