Aethes persica Razowski, 1963

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Aethes persica Razowski, 1963

Aethes persica Razowski, 1963 , Acta zool. cracov., 8: 270. TL: SW Iran.

Material examined. 1Ƥ, 25 km E Bāneh (Kordestan Prov.), 1950 m, 4.vii.1975, Pāzuki leg.

Distribution. Iran: Fars Province, Barm-e Firuz ( Razowski 1970b).

Remarks. Among the examined Aethes species there was a female specimen, very similar to A. persica in its genitalia, but the wing pattern differs slightly. I consider it to be a new form of A. persica , which is described below.

Wing pattern (Fig. 15). Forewing costa straight, ochreous throughout and rounded at apex, with some proximal darker strigulae; ground colour yellow, termen paler. Two fasciae parallel to termen; subterminal one wider in basal ½, median one interrupted subcostally; groups of brownish glossy scales present on margins of the two fasciae; fringes yellowish. Hindwing darker, greyish; fringes yellowish.