Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 22-23

Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763)

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Material examined. 67 ÔÔ 68 ♀♀: Gilân Prov.: 3 ♀♀, Âstârâ, N 38°17 ΄14.66″, E 48°52 ΄22.1″, 46 m, 18.vii.2013, Afsariân, Sarafrâzi leg. , 1 Ô 4 ♀♀, Asâlem, Kharjagil , 180 m, 24.–25.viii.1994, Sarafrâzi, Ebrâhimi leg. , 2 ÔÔ, Asâlem , Kom, 150 m, 4.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 ♀, Asâlem, Parehsar , 14.v.1977, Abâi leg. , 2 ÔÔ 7 ♀♀, Asâlem, Parehsar , 750 m, 13.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Ilkhâni leg. , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Asâlem, Parehsar , 950 m, 14.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. , 2 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀, Asâlem, Shondol , 950 m, 9.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Farahbakhsh leg. , 3 ÔÔ, Bandar Anzali, Âbkenâr , 0 m, 4.viii.1999, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg. , 5 ÔÔ 5 ♀♀, Bandar Anzali, 15 km Asâlem- Pisâson Rd. , 220 m, 30.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg. , 3 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Bandar Anzali, Punel , 30 km S Asâlem, 250 m, 12.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Ilkhâni leg. , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Deylamân, Khâsekhâni , 1250 m, 1.–3.viii.1999, Barâri, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Eshkevarât , N 36°52 ΄2.03″, E 50°10 ΄08.1″, 1434 m, 16.viii.2013, Afsariân leg. , 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Rasht , 0 m, 29.viii.2001, Manzari, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Rasht, Shânderman, Olâm , N 37°27 ΄9″, E 49°4 ΄39″, 223 m, 16.v.2006, Sarafrâzi, Nematiân leg. , 3 ÔÔ 3 ♀♀, Rasht, Mâsuleh , 1400 m, 12.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg. , 14 ÔÔ 14 ♀♀, Siâhkal- Deylamân Rd., Tootki vill., N 37°3.0 ΄37.74″, E 49°50.56 ΄41″, 464 m, 22.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg. , 1 Ô, Siâhkal, Deylamân, 7 km forest Rd. , 300 m, 15.vii.1996, Rajâei leg. , 3 ÔÔ, Siâhkal, Khâsekhâni , 1200 m, 11.vii.2000, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri, Deuve leg. , 2 ÔÔ 6 ♀♀, Tâlesh , 100 m, 13.–14.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg. , 1 Ô, Tâlesh, Pilemberâ, Visâdâr fall, N 37°35 ΄24.6″, E 48°58 ΄19.7″, 1621 m, 16.viii.2014, Afsariân leg. ; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Gorgân, Aliâbâd, Kabudwâl , 200 m, 23.viii.1983, Borumand, Pâzuki leg. , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Kârkandeh Sta. , 27.vii.2003, Rajaei leg. ;

Mâzandarân Prov.: 2 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀, Behshahr, Duk forest , 840 m, 23.vi.1977, Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ leg. , 1 Ô, 15 km Châlus , 220 m, 2.ix.1975, Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 Ô, Kelârdasht Mts , 24.vii.1980, Hâshemi, Zairi leg. , 2 ♀♀, Marzanâbâd , 6.vii.1995, Badii, Sarafrâzi, Linnavori leg. , 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Nowshahr , 7.vii.1977, Abâi leg. , 1 Ô, Râmsar, Eshkatehchâl , 1200 m, Gilâsiân, Nematiân leg. , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Sâri, Amreh II vill., Amreh forest , 500 m, 10.vi.2005, Nematiân, Âlipanâh, Sinaev leg. , 6 ÔÔ 7 ♀♀, Sâri, Kiâsar, Saâdat Mahalleh , 16.vii.2004, Moghaddam, Hâjiesmailiân leg. , 3 ÔÔ, Tonekâbon , 250 m, 22.vii.1980, Hâshemi, Zairi leg. , 3 ÔÔ, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr , 650 m, 29, 30.v.2003, Gilâsiân, Hâjiesmailiân leg. , 1 ♀, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr , 1000 m, 9.vi.2005, Nematiân, Âlipanâh, Sinaev leg. ; Semnân Prov.: 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀ , Golestân National Park, Dasht-e Shâd , 1390 m, 25.–26.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg.

Distribution. Europe except the northern part, in England only from the southeast; Turkey; Transcaucasia; China, Primorye, Japan ( Slamka 2013) and Iran (Gilan Province: Taher Gourab) ( Amsel 1959).

Remarks. This species has only been collected in the north of Iran including Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces, and a small area in the northern part of Semnan province, where the most known host plant for this species, i.e. Carpinus spp. , Corylus spp. , Castanea spp. , Ouerqus spp., Sorbus spp. , and Betula spp. ( Slamka 2013) , are growing.

Genus Haritalodes Warren, 1890

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FIGURE 2. A) Udea bipunctalis (Herrich-Schäffer), female. B) U. olivalis (Denis & Schifferm̧ller), male. C) Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée, female. D) Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli), male. E) Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius), male. F) Patania ruralis (Scopoli), male (scale bar = 10.0 mm).