Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)

Alipanah, Helen, 2009, Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 2245, pp. 1-31 : 24

Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)

Argyrolepia margarotana Duponchel, 1836 , in Godart, Hist. nat. Lepid. Papillons Fr. 9: 429. TL: France.

Material examined. 13, Kāzerun, Nowdān. ( Fārs Prov.), 1250 m, 17.v.1975, Abāi, Pāzuki leg., 1♀, 90 km N Shirāz ( Fārs Prov.), 11.v.1974, Abāi, Pāzuki leg.; 1♀, Sisakht (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 2100 m, 16.vi.1986, Mirzāyāns, Hāshemi leg., 1♀, Yāsuj, Tang-e Sorkh (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 12.- 13.vi.1986, Mirzāyāns, Hāshemi leg., 1♀, Yāsuj, Sisakht (Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Prov.), 2250 m, 13.vi.1972, Ebert, Falkner leg.; 23, Bāft, Ghanāt-e Marvān (Kermān Prov.), 2800 m, 23.v.1977, Safavi, Pāzuki, Abāi leg., Jiroft-Bāft (55 km Jiroft), Shingerā (Kermān Prov.), 2800 m, 24.v.2004, Rajāei leg., 23, Jebāl-e Bārez Mt, Shingerā (Kermān Prov.), 2780- 2850 m, N 29˚04´43˝, E 54˚31´58˝, 27.iv.2006, Tarmann, Plössl leg.; 1♀, Kāshān, Abyāneh (Esfahān Prov.), 2300 m, 14.- 16.vi.1984, Pāzuki, Hāshemi leg., 1♀, Kāshan, Karkas Mt, Bidhand (Esfahān Prov.), 2200 m, 4.- 7.viii.1983, Pāzuki, Hāshemi leg.; 1♀, Khāsh, Taftān Mt, Jamchin vill. (Sistān & Baluchestān Prov.), N 28˚35´, E 61˚03´, 2500 m, 10.iv.2004, Rajāei leg.

Distribution. W Palaearctic; British Isles to Armenia; NW Africa ( Razowski 2002) and Iran ( Razowski 1963).

Remarks. No sexual dimorphism in size. There is considerable variation in the size of the examined specimens (wingspan 18.5-25.5) of both sexes. Some specimens are darker and have darker markings (collected in Jebal-e Barez Mt).