The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Author Matov, Alexej Author Zahiri, Reza Author Holloway, Jeremy D. text Zootaxa 2008 1763 1 37 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181966 1822bdf4-a38e-45f5-bf44-83bd611e100e 1175-5326 181966 Aedophron phlebophora Lederer, 1858 Pl. 2, fig. 12; male genitalia Pl. 6, fig. 30; female genitalia Pl. 9, fig. 46. Aedophron phlebophora Lederer, 1858 , Wien. Ent. Monatschr. 2: 144 (TL.: Syria : Damaskus). Synonymy: Aedophron monotonia Amsel, 1935 , Aedophron phlebophora postnigra Draudt, 1937 , Aedophron phlebophora postrosea Draudt, 1937 , Aedophron pallida Schwingenschuss, 1938 . References : Christoph 1873; Hampson 1903; Schwingenschuss 1938; Wiltshire 1951; Hacker & Kautt 1999; Hacker 2001; Hacker & Meineke 2001; Ebert & Hacker 2002 ( Aedophron phlebophora ). Bionomics: Univoltine (Hacker 2001; Kravchenko et al. 2005). Moths flying from April to August. A few notes on the larvae and bionomics have been given by Schwingenschuss (1938). The species inhabits dry steppe biotopes, from lowlands ( 70 m ) to moderate altitude ( 2800 m ). Larvae feed on Phlomis spp. Distribution : Ponto-Turkestanian. Europe (European part of Turkey ), Near East, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Central Asia ( Turkmenistan ). – In Iran (Pl. 11, fig. 60) occurs in provinces West Azerbaijan , East Azerbaijan , Mazandaran, Tehran, Qazvin, Zanjan, Kermanshah, Kordestan, Lorestan, Esfahan, Kohkiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad, Fars and Khuzestan. Material examined: 100 specimens from provinces West Azerbaijan , East Azerbaijan , Mazandaran, Tehran, Qazvin, Zanjan, Kermanshah, Kordestan, Lorestan, Esfahan, Kohkiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad, Fars and Khuzestan, collected between 26.IV to 2.VIII on elevations from 70 to 2800 m .