Loxostege clathralis (Hübner, 1813)

Alipanah, Helen, Asselbergs, Jan, Malm, Tobias & Slamka, František, 2023, Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5289 (1), pp. 1-82 : 51-52

Loxostege clathralis (Hübner, 1813)

( Fig. 23D, E )

Pyralis clathralis Ḩbner, 1813: pl. 26 fig 168.

TL: Europe.

Syn.: Scopula clathralis Duponchel, 1832: 311–312 [1832], pl. 231 fig 3, pl. 236 figs 8–9 [1833]

Spilodes tessellalis Guenée, 1854: 383 .

Botys granatalis Staudinger, 1859: 220 .

Loxostege clathralis ab. nivalis Caradja, 1916: 25.

Material examined. 31 ♂♂, 29 ♀♀: Esfahân Prov.: 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀, Natanz, Abyâneh , 2150 m, 6.vi.1988, Hâshemi, Badii leg. , 2 ♀♀, Abyâneh , 2300 m, 14.-16.vi.1984, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Kâshân , 4 km S Jehagh, 2000 m, 14.-15.vi.1984, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, Ghohrud, Jevinân , 2000 m, 12.-13.vi.1984, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. , 2 ♀♀, Kâshân , Ghohrud, N 33˚39΄40.2˝, E 51˚25΄15.7˝, 2380 m, 3.vi.2005, Hâjiesmailiân, Ebrâhimi leg. , 1 ♀, Ardestân , 1550 m, 30.vi.1981, Hâshemi leg. ; Golestân Prov.: 4 ♂♂, Shâhrud, Shâhkuh , 2150 m, 15.vi.1974, Rajabi, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, Gorgân, Shâhkuh-e Bâlâ , 2100 m, 19.vii.2003, Âlipanâh, Ebrâhimi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 16 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, Bâft, Ghanât-e Marvân , 2800 m, 23.v.1977, Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2460, HA-2823, HMIM) , 1 ♀, Bâft, Lâlehzâr , 2800 m, 24.-29.v.1977, Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi leg. , 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Jiroft, Bâft Rd. (55 km after Jiroft ), Shengarâ , 2800 m, 24.v.2004, Rajâei leg. ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Baladeh, Yush , 2100 m, 26.vi.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Semnân Prov.: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kamareh Chehel Dokhtar , 1700 m, 3.vi.1982, Hâshemi leg. ; West Âzarbâijân Prov .: 3 ♀♀, 15 km S Mâku , 1050 m, 4.vi.1975, Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 15 km NE Mâku , 6.vi.1975, Abâi leg. ; Zanjân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Tehem , Tâzehkand, N 36˚55΄25.6˝, E 48˚42΄51.4˝, 1433 m, 26.vi.2013, Afsariân leg.

Distribution. Southeastern Europe including Croatia, Romania, southern part of European Russia, Ukraine; Turkey, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan ( Amsel 1970; Slamka 2013; de Jong et al. 2014) and Iran: Diskh Mt. (Fars Province) and Gorgan (Golestan Province) ( Lederer 1871; Amsel 1961).

Remarks. The veins and cross lines of examined specimens are mostly brown with a hardly visible green-yellow tint ( Fig. 23D ). A few specimens have slightly darker veins and cross lines. Only two specimens (collected from Kashan and Kerman) have forewing with a brown medial area and white markings ( Fig. 23E ).

Figures

FIGURE 23. A) Sitochroa urmiensis Alipanah, male. B) S. straminealis (Hampson), male. C) S. malekalis (Amsel), male. D, E) Loxostege clathralis (Ḩbner): male, Kerman, Baft (D), male, Kashan, Jehagh (E). F) L. sedakowialis (Eversmann), male (scale bar = 10.0 mm).