Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)

Alipanah, Helen, 2009, Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 2245, pp. 1-31 : 24

Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)

Argyrolepia margarotana Duponchel, 1836 , in Godart, Hist. nat. Lepid. Papillons Fr. 9: 429. TL: France.

Material examined. 13, Kāzerun, Nowdān. ( Fārs Prov.), 1250 m, 17.v.1975, Abāi, Pāzuki leg., 1Ƥ, 90 km N Shirāz ( Fārs Prov.), 11.v.1974, Abāi, Pāzuki leg.; 1Ƥ, Sisakht (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 2100 m, 16.vi.1986, Mirzāyāns, Hāshemi leg., 1Ƥ, Yāsuj, Tang-e Sorkh (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 12.‾ 13.vi.1986, Mirzāyāns, Hāshemi leg., 1Ƥ, Yāsuj, Sisakht (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 2250 m, 13.vi.1972, Ebert, Falkner leg.; 23, Bāft, Ghanāt-e Marvān (Kermān Prov.), 2800 m, 23.v.1977, Safavi, Pāzuki, Abāi leg., Jiroft-Bāft (55 km Jiroft), Shingerā (Kermān Prov.), 2800 m, 24.v.2004, Rajāei leg., 23, Jebāl-e Bārez Mt, Shingerā (Kermān Prov.), 2780‾ 2850 m, N 29˚04´43˝, E 54˚31´58˝, 27.iv.2006, Tarmann, Plössl leg.; 1Ƥ, Kāshān, Abyāneh (Esfahān Prov.), 2300 m, 14.‾ 16.vi.1984, Pāzuki, Hāshemi leg., 1Ƥ, Kāshan, Karkas Mt, Bidhand (Esfahān Prov.), 2200 m, 4.‾ 7.viii.1983, Pāzuki, Hāshemi leg.; 1Ƥ, Khāsh, Taftān Mt, Jamchin vill. (Sistān & Baluchestān Prov.), N 28˚35´, E 61˚03´, 2500 m, 10.iv.2004, Rajāei leg.

Distribution. W Palaearctic; British Isles to Armenia; NW Africa ( Razowski 2002) and Iran ( Razowski 1963).

Remarks. No sexual dimorphism in size. There is considerable variation in the size of the examined specimens (wingspan 18.5‾25.5) of both sexes. Some specimens are darker and have darker markings (collected in Jebal-e Barez Mt).