Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Ghahari et al. 2010 a), West Azarbaijan (Karimpour et al. 2001). Distribution outside Iran. Belgium, former Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2012).
Host records. Simara dentinosa (Karimpour et al. 2001; Yu et al. 2012). It has been also reported from Acronicta aceris, A. rumicis, Spilosoma lubricipida (Nixon 1974; Yu et al. 2012) and Euthrix potatoria (Yu et al. 2012).