Pyrausta purpuralis ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Alipanah, Helen, Asselbergs, Jan, Malm, Tobias & Slamka, František, 2023, Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5289 (1), pp. 1-82 : 31-33

Pyrausta purpuralis ( Linnaeus, 1758)

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Phalaena (Pyralis) purpuralis Linnaeus, 1758: 534 .

TL: Europe.

Syn.: Phalaena inflammata Scopoli, 1763: 226 .

Pyralis punicealis Denis & Schifferm ̧ller, 1775: 317.

Pyrausta confundalis Zetterstedt, 1839: 974 .

Pyrausta purpuralis chermesinalis Guenée, 1854: 167 .

Botys niepoldalis Lederer, 1863: 368 , 460–461, pl. 8 fig. 6.

Pyrausta kentealis Staudinger, 1892: 385 .

Material examined. 17 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀: East Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♂, Kaleybar, Ghaleh Bâbak, 1500 m, 5.vii.1997, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri leg. , 1 ♂, Kaleybar , Âinâloo, N 38˚53΄17.9˝, E 46˚48΄03.2˝, 1463 m, 17.viii.2014, Afsariân leg. , 1 ♂, Kaleybar, Arasbârân protected area, near Vinâgh, N 38˚59΄56.6˝, E 46˚51΄45.4˝, 1194 m, 23.vi.2015, Hâjiesmailiân, Nâserzadeh, Montreuil leg. ; Gilân Prov.: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Bandar Anzali, 15 km Asâlem- Pisâson Rd. , 220 m, 30.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 ♂, Rasht ,?. viii.1971, Shenâsi leg. , 1 ♀, Siâhkal, Deylamân (7 km to forest Rd. ), 300 m, 15.vii.1996, Rajaei leg. , 1 ♂, Mâsuleh , Mâsuleh- Khalkhâl Rd., N 37˚09΄45.7˝, E 48˚59΄54.8˝, 1150 m, 13.ix.2008, Âlipanâh, Buszko, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♂, Siâhkal- Deylamân Rd., Tootki vill., N 37˚3.0΄37.74˝, E 49˚50.56΄41˝, 464 m, 22.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg. , 1 ♂, Amârloo, Rudkhân , 18.ix.1970, Ebert, Abâi leg. ; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, N 37˚22΄14.7˝, E 55˚56΄00.0˝, 718 m, 30.viii.2009, Âlipanâh leg. ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Tonekâbon , 6, 7.viii.1971, Ghâzioff leg. , 1 ♂, Tonekâbon , 250 m, 22.vii.1980, Hâshemi, Zairi leg. , 2 ♂♂, Behshahr, Duk forest , 840 m, 23.vi.1977, Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ leg. , 1 ♂, Hasankeyf, Mâzichâl , 1800 m, 2, 3.vii.2000, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Deuve leg. , 2 ♀♀, Nowshahr , 7.vii.1977, Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, Nowshahr, Neyrang , 10.x.1995, Rezvâni, Badii, Ebrâhimi leg. , 1 ♂, Âmol, Sangechâl , 18.vi.1995, Mirzâyâns, Sarafrâzi, Badii leg. ; Zanjân Prov.: 1 ♂, Tehem , Tâzehkand, N 36˚55΄25.6˝, E 48˚42΄51.4˝, 1433 m, 26.vi.2013, Afsariân leg.

Distribution. Europe excluding Iceland and some Mediterranean Islands; North Africa; Transcaucasia; Central Asia; Turkey, Palestine, Iran: Gorgan (Golestan Province) and Hamedan (Hamedan Province) ( Lederer 1871; Amsel 1961; Slamka 2013).

Remarks. There were no considerable differences among the studied material in the ground colour and patterns of the wings.

Figures

FIGURE 12. A) Pyrausta aurata Scopoli, male, Kerman, Lalehzar. B) P. purpuralis (Linnaeus), female. C) P. cingulata (Linnaeus), female. D) P. armeniaca Slamka, male. E, F) P. zeitunalis Caradja, females, Zanjan, Sorkhabad (scale bar = 10.0 mm).