Cochylimorpha alternana (Stephens, 1834)

Orthotaenia alternana Stephens, 1834, Br. Ent. 6: folio 364. TL: England.

Material examined. 1♀, Meshkinshahr Rd., Sabalān Mt (Ardebil Prov.), N 36˚27ˏ10.7˝, E 47˚50ˏ38.8˝, 1680 m, 15.ix.2008, Ālipanāh, Buszko leg.

Distribution. W Palaearctic: from France and the British Isles eastward to the Ural Mts and Asia Minor; North Africa: Libya (Razowski 2002); Iran.

Remarks. This species is newly recorded from Iran.