Aethes moribundana (Staudinger, 1859 )

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 moribundana (Staudinger, 1859)

Cochylis moribundana Staudinger, 1859 , Stettin. ent . Ztg. 20: 230. Tl: Spain.

Material examined. 13, Oshtorānkuh, Paricheh-Kabud (Lorestān Prov.), 2800 m, 1.‾ 2.viii. 1975, Pāzuki leg.; 23, Tehrān, Evin (Tehrān Prov.), 11, 13.v. 1971 (L.T.); 2 Ƥ, Kaleybar, Āinālou, Alhord, Arasbārān forest (East Āzarbāijān Prov.), N 38 ˚ 55 ˏ 1.1 ˝, E 46 ˚ 47 ˏ 38 ˝, 1440 m, 28.vii. 2007, Ālipanāh, Zahiri, Falsafi leg.; 1 Ƥ 13, Tonekābon, Dohezār (Māzandarān Prov.), 9.vi. 2005, Nematiān, Ālipanāh, Sinaev leg., 1 Ƥ, Āmol- Tehrān Rd., Archappeh, Archappeh forest (Māzandarān Prov.), 8.vi. 2005, Nematiān, Ālipanāh, Sinaev leg.

Distribution. Spain to Mongolia, excluding the northern regions, e.g., British Isles and Scandinavia ( Razowski 2002); NW Africa; Asia Minor; Iran and Central Asia ( Razowski 1970 a).

Remarks. This species was recorded from Hamedan (Alvand) and Fars (Muk road) ( Razowski 1963).