The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera)
Author
Zolotuhin, Vadim V.
Author
Zahiri, Reza
text
Zootaxa
2008
1791
1
52
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.274319
dbfd3ef6-cb2c-4227-8d03-2617b4f502b5
1175-5326
274319
*
Phyllodesma joannisi
Lajonquiére, 1963
Phyllodesma joannisi
Lajonquiére, 1963
, Ann. Soc. Ent.
France
132: 71–72, 131, pl.1, figs. 19, 20, pl. 8, figs. 122-124, pl. 9, figs. 138–140. TL: [Caucasus, Azerbajan, Geok-Tapa] mistakedly pointed by de Lajonquiére to be Turkmenia, Geok-Tepe.
Holotype
: male (ZFMK).
Distribution
(Map 31): southern
Russia
(Lower Volga Region), Ciscaucasus, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, east-
ern
Turkey
. - In
Iran
: Kordestan province.
Map 31.
Phyllodesma joannisi
Lajonquiére, 1963
.
Bionomics
. The biology of this bivoltine species is poorly known. In
Armenia
, caterpillars have been recorded on
Quercus
,
Populus tremulae
,
Populus spp
.,
Malus
,
Pyrus
,
Prunus spinosa
(Gevorkjan 1986: 687)
. Spring generation dark like European
P. ilicifolium
L.; summer generation lighter, with reduction of whitish pattern and like
P. tremulifolium
Esp. The
species is noted from
Iran
for the first time.
Material Examined
: male, female, Kordestan, Sanandadj-Farah,
10–15.IV 1975
, Haschemi leg. (
HMIM
);
3 males
,
Iran
,
80 km
N
Quam
,
2400 m
,
15.IX 2000
, leg. Mueller (MWM). (
HMIM
):
Kordestan
: Farah, Sanandaj,
10.VI.1975
, leg. Hashemi.