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Aedophron sumorita Ronkay 2002

Description

Aedophron sumorita Ronkay, 2002

Bionomics: Univoltine. Moths flying from June to July. The biotope was described by Ronkay (2002) as a relatively high part of a long, deep rocky valley, near a small stream bordered by sparse stands of willow. The species inhabits medium and high elevations from 1650 to 2700 m. Larval host-plants are unknown.

Distribution: Iranian. In Iran (Pl. 11, fig. 63) occurs in provinces West Azerbaijan, Kordestan, Hamedan, Zanjan, Lorestan, Esfahan and Fars.

Material examined: West Azerbaijan: Ghasemlu valley, 1650 m, 19.VII.2005, leg. Zahiri & Khiaban. Zanjan: Baba Sorkheh, 10 km W Bijar, 2180 m, 29.VI.1975, leg. Pazuki; Zanjan, 50 km SW Zanjan-Bijar, 1700 m, 28.VI.1975, leg. Pazuki. Kordestan: Straβe Zanjan-Bijar, 53 km S Zanjan, 1700 m, 28-29.VI.1975; leg. Ebert & Falkner; Ariz, 27 km W Sanandaj, 2200 m., 10.VII.1975, leg. Ebert & Falkner. Hamadan: Khakadan, 25 km W, Hamedan, 2200 m, 21.VI.2000, leg. Fabian (paratype, coll. L. Szécsényi, Budapest). Lorestan: Dorud, 06-17.VI.1978, leg. Parvin. Esfahan: Esfahan, Park-e-Ghamishlu, 2000 m, 16-17.VI.1993, leg. Mirzayans & Badii; Shibak, 10 km S, Esfahan, 2700 m, 10.VI.2000, leg. Fabian. (holotype, HMNH). Fars: Kamfiruz (Kam-Firuz), 1900 m, 26.VI.1975, leg. Abai M.

Notes

Published as part of Matov, Alexej, Zahiri, Reza & Holloway, Jeremy D., 2008, The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 1763 on page 22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.181966

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Ronkay
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Aedophron
Species
sumorita
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Aedophron sumorita Ronkay, 2002 sec. Matov, Zahiri & Holloway, 2008