The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Matov, Alexej
Zahiri, Reza
Holloway, Jeremy D.
Zootaxa
2008
1763
1
37
942W9
Walker, 1865
Walker
1865
[151,664,1887,1913]
Insecta
Noctuidae
Heliocheilus
GBIF
Animalia
Lepidoptera
21
22
Arthropoda
species
confertissima
Leucania confertissimaWalker, 1865, List. Spec. Lep. Ins. Coll. Br. Mus. 32: 625 (TL.: [ India]: South Indostan). Synonymy: Heliocheilus hyalostictaHampson, 1894, Raghuva perdentataHampson, 1903, Heliocheilus mekranaBrandt, 1941, Heliocheilus designataBrandt, 1941, Raghuva ennedicaHerbulot & Viette, 1952. References: Brandt 1941 ( Heliocheilus mekrana, Heliocheilus designata); Ebert & Hacker 2002 ( Heliocheilus confertissima). Bionomics:Univoltine. Moths flying from February to April. The species inhabits deserts and semi-deserts on lowlands and medium elevations ( 200 – 1100 m). Larval host-plants are unknown.
Distribution: Afrotropical-Asiatic. East Africa, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Myanmar. – In Iran(Pl. 11, fig. 64) occurs in provinces Qom, Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan.
Material examined: Qom:Qom, 20 kmS dl., 1100 m, 28.IV.1975, leg. Thomas ( SMNK). Hormozgan: Sarkhoun, 08.III.1972, leg. Mirzayans & Borumand; Sirik, 30 m, 19.III.1991, leg. Mirzayans & Badii; Kuh-e- Geno, 550-650 m, 01-05.III.1973, leg. Ebert; Shirin Rud, 45 kmNE, Bandar-e-Abbas, 20 m, 02.III.1973, leg. Ebert ( SMNK); Straße nach Sirjan, km 107, Bandar-e-Abbas, 850 m, 07.III.1973, leg. Ebert ( SMNK); Bandar-Abbas(Düden), 17 kmöstl., 15.IV.1972, leg. Exped. Mus. Vind. ( NHMW); Bandar-Abbas(Düden), 17 kmöstl., 05.IV.1974, leg. Vartian ( NHMW). Sistan va Balouchestan:Bandar-e-Chabahar, 1938, leg. Brandt; Bandar-e-Chabahar, 21.II.1938, leg. Brandt ( paratype, SMNK). Sharistan:Kuche Makran, 6[19].03.1901, leg. Zarudnyj ( ZISP).