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 Schinia scutosa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Pl. 1, fig. 7; male genitalia Pl. 5, fig. 26; female genitalia Pl. 8, fig. 42. Noctua scutosa [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, Ank. Eines Sys. Werkes von den Schmett. Der Wienergegend: 89 (TL.: [ Austria ]: Vienna district). Synonymy: Heliothis nuchalis Grote, 1878 . References : Bienert 1870; Christoph 1873 ( Heliothis scutosus ); Schwingenschuss 1938; Wiltshire 1945; Barou 1967; Modarres Awal 1994; 1997; 1999 ( Melicleptria scutosa ); Kalali 1976 ( Chloridea scutosa ); Hacker 1990; Ebert & Hacker 2002 ( Protoschinia scutosa ); Hacker 2001 ( Schinia scutosa ). Bionomics: Multivoltine, usually considered as bivoltine (Hacker 2001). Moths flying from April to September on elevations up to 2350 m . The main habitats of taxon are grass and Artemisia steppes. The early stages have been described by Hampson (1903), Spuler (1908), Forster & Wohlfahrt (1971), Bretherton et al. (1979) and Skou (1991). The larvae mostly feed on flowers and seeds of species of Artemisia and Chenopodium . Distribution : Holarctic. Europe, North Africa, Near East, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan , Central Asia, south Siberia, Mongolia , Far East, China , north India , North America . – In Iran (Pl. 10, fig. 55) occurs in northern provinces. Material examined: 61 specimens from provinces West Azerbaijan (= Azerbaijan Gharbi), East Azerbaijan (= Azerbaijan Sharghi), Ardebil, Mazandaran, Guilan, Golestan, Khorasan and Tehran, collected between 14.IV to 30.IX on elevations from 0 to 2350 m .