Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)

Pyralis francillana Fabricius, 1794, Entomologica Systematica 3 (2):264. TL: England.

Material examined. 13, Tehrān, Evin (Tehrān Prov.), 29.v.1973 (L.T.), 1♀, Karaj, Arangeh (Tehrān Prov.), 1550 m, 15.vi.1972, Mirzāyāns, Abāi, Kāviān, Ghāziof leg.

Distribution. W Palaearctic: Canary Islands, NW Africa to Afghanistan and Dzhungarian Ala Tau in Central Asia; Ural Mts, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, W Siberia; Asia Minor and Iran (Razowski 2002).