Online resources for Persian (and adjacent regions) moths

placement to families is using the arrangement as followed on iNat (based upon van Nieukerken et al., 2011, and updated mosly following molecular work based around research headed by Zahiri and Regier)

Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae

    Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P., 2005, An annotated list of the Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini and Pterophorini) of Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Entomologica Fennica 16(3): 129-143.

Tortricidae: Tortricinae

    Alipanah, H., 2019. An overview of the tribe Cnephasiini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) of Iran with description of a new species Zootaxa 4661: 501-521. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Tortricidae: Olethreutinae

    Alipanah, H. & Baixeras, J., 2011. A new species of Hedya Hübner from Iran with proposed rearrangement of some species currently assigned to Metendothenia Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Zootaxa 2879: 33-44. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)
    Khaghaninia, S.; Mohammadi, S.; Sarafrazi, A.; Iraninejad, K.; Ebrahimi, E. & Zahiri, R., 2014. An analysis of seasonal dimorphism in codling moths, Cydia pomonella, from Iran using geometric morphometrics. Bulletin of Insectology 67: 43-50.

Cossidae

    Yakovlev, R.V. & Dubatolov, V.V., 2013. Distribution of Carpenter-Moths (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) in the Palaearctic Deserts. Entomological Review 93 (8): 991–1004

Zygaenidae: Zyganinae

    Hofmann, A. & Tremewan, W.G., 2005. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 in Iran (Zygaenidae). Part VII: Records from the Zarde Kuh region with the description of a new species. Linneana Belgica 20: 15-21.
    Hofmann, A. & Kia-Hoffmann, T., 2008. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 in Iran (Zygaenidae). Part VIII: Bionomics of high-mountain species in the Alborz Mountains and adjacent areas (introduction; Z. speciosa, Z. cacuminum). Nota Lepidopterologica 31: 25-52.
    Hofmann, A. & Keil, T., 2011. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 in Iran (Zygaenidae). Part IX: On two newly discovered Mesembrynus taxa from the central and southern Zagros range. Nota Lepidopterologica 33: 233-248.

Pyralidae: Phycitinae

    Alipanah, H.; Asselbergs, J. & Shams-Zadeh, M., 2014. Gymnancyla (Gymnancyla) iranella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae), a new species from Iran Zootaxa 3794: 279-288. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Crambidae

    Alipanah, H.; Asselbergs, J.; Malm, T. & Slamka, F., 2023. Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 5289 (1): 001–082. (should be available via Zenodo)
    Alipanah, H. & Slamka, F., 2023. A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5248 (1): 001–070. (should be available via Zenodo)
    Alipanah, H. & Bassi, G., 2023. Notes on the genus Epichilo Ragonot, 1889 with description of the female of E. vartianae Błeszyński, 1965 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae sensu lato, Crambinae). Revue suisse de Zoologie 130 (1): 51-57.

Lasiocampidae

    Zolotuhin, V.,V. & Zahiri, R., 2008. The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera) Zootaxa 1791: 1-52. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Sphingidae

    Kitching, I.,J. & Zahiri, R., 2007. Taxonomic notes and new records of the genus Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Iran Zootaxa 1610: 41-52. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Geometridae: Larentiinae

    Sh, Hossein Rajaei; Stüning, D. & Viidalepp, J., 2011. A review of the species of Lithostege Hübner, [1825] 1816 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae), occurring in Iran and adjacent countries, with description of two new species from Iran and Pakistan Zootaxa 3105: 1-46. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)
    Mironov, V. & Ratzel, U., 2012. New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Iran Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Noctuidae & Erebidae

    Zolotuhin, V.,V. & Zahiri, R., 2012. Noctuidae moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) with Iranian type locality Check List 8(6): 1134–1157. (note the arrangement of subfamilies follows Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006)

Erebidae: Arctiinae

    Dubatolov, D.D. & Zahiri, R., 2005. Tiger-moths of Iran (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Arctiinae). Atalanta 36: 481-525.
    Gurko, V.O.; Inayatullah, M. & Mashwani, M.A., 2011. New faunistic records of tiger-moths in West Pakistan (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae). Vestnik zoologii 45(1): 81-83, 2011

Erebidae: Erebinae

    Kazemi, E., 2014. Biodiversity of the subfamily Catocalinae Boisduval, [1818] (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) in Iran. International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research 2: 25-33.

Noctuidae

    Feizpoor, Sh. & Shirvani, A., 2014. First report of seven noctuid species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Khorasan Shomali province. Plant Pest Research 4: 11-19.
    Rabieh, M.; Asghar, A. & Esfandiari, M., 2014. Contribution to the noctuid fauna of NE Iran: Noctuinae, Hadeninae and Plusiinae (Lepidoptera), with additions to the Iranian fauna. Phegea 42: 14-21.

Noctuidae: Plusiinae

    Zahiri, R. & Fibiger, M., 2008, The Plusiinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 36 (143): 301–339

Noctuidae: Psaphidinae

    Gyulai, P., 2019. A new species of Valeria Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera, Psaphidinae) from Iran Zootaxa 4695: 394-396. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)

Noctuidae: Heliothinae

    Matov, A.; Zahiri, R. & Holloway, J.D., 2008. The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Zootaxa 1763: 1-37. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry

Noctuidae: Noctuinae

    Feizpoor, S., & Shirvani, A., 2014. New Records of Noctuid Moths (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) from Iran Journal of the Entomological Research Society 16(1): 37-47.
    Feizpoor, Sh.; Shirvani, A. & Rashki, M., 2014. A Survey of the Agrotis of Iran. Journal of Insect Science 14(95): 1-21.
    Fibiger, M.; Zahiri, R. & Kononenko, V.S., 2007. Description of a new species of the Central Palaearctic genus Margelana Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from northeastern Iran Zootaxa 1503: 13-19. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)
    Shirvani, A.; Shoghali, M.A. & Feizpoor, S., 2012. A survey of the Perigrapha Lederer (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Hadeninae) species of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 36: 752-758. doi:10.3906/zoo-1111-15.
    Wiesmair, B.; Shirvani, A. & Ronkay, L., 2020, A new Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 1816 species from Iran (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Hadeninae). Nota Lepidopterologica 43: 15-28
    Zahiri, R. & Fibiger, M., 2006. A new species of Amphipoea Billberg, 1820, from northwestern Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Zootaxa 1244: 33-39. (see links for each part under "Related Identifiers" on the right of the main Zenodo entry)
    Falsafi, H.; Alipanah, H.; Ostovan, H.; Hesami, S. & Zahirir, R., 2022. Forecasting the potential distribution of Spodoptera exigua and S. littoralis (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Iran. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 25: 101956.

Regional Diversity

    Aslam, M., 2009. Diversity, species richness and evenness of moth fauna of Peshawar. Pakistan Entomologist 31: 99-102
    Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Mooser, J. & Muller, G. C., 2006. The Noctuinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 34 (136): 353-370.

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v. 1.03
7 April 2021, last updated 23 June 2023

Work in progress.
Further online resources will be added as and when time allows

Publicado el abril 7, 2021 07:25 MAÑANA por hkmoths hkmoths

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That's good. The first few I came across were all open access, although Kasperski would not let me download the link. Said it was unsafe. This one is open access, with a PDF download. I hate paywalls!!!!

Publicado por mamestraconfigurata hace casi 3 años

These are all links to the pdf's, so they are open. I have a question about bio-geography. From maps it seems like Iran is a largely mountainous region - are places like Israel, Iraq and Saudi Arabia considered part of the same bio geographic region as Iran? I know that in Canada there is a huge difference in Noctuid species from east to west. Part of that may be due to glaciation, but which regions are considered part of the bio-geographic region of Iran?

Publicado por mamestraconfigurata hace casi 3 años

@mamestraconfigurata that's a scale dependent question. I don't know enough at the regional scale to answer in any depth. The western asiatic region is a difficult one - with a complex geological history. So far as I'm aware Iran shares varying degrees of fauna commonality with its neighbouring countries, as well as a rather high degree of endemicity. It appears the montane zone between the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf is the major factor - west thereof has elements of western Palaearctic and Ethiopian fauna, east thereof is distinctly allied to central and southern Asian elements, whereas the montane zone holds most endemics. The cossid paper goes into this issue in a fair amount of detail

Publicado por hkmoths hace casi 3 años

https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45512164003.pdf

I understand.
What about parasitoids of moths?

Publicado por mamestraconfigurata hace casi 3 años

that's a whole 'nother ball park, Ian...... (and a different project!)

Publicado por hkmoths hace casi 3 años

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