Malacosoma neustrium Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Zolotuhin, Vadim V.
name: Zahiri, Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma
Malacosoma neustrium

description: Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fig. 7, male from Golestan; Fig. 8, male from Azerbaijan.
Phalaena neustria Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. (Ed. 10) 1: 500. TL: not stated [Europa]. Types: males and females (LSL). References: Barou 1967: 54; Modarres Awal 1994 & 1997: 208.
Distribution (Map 13): northern Africa, Europa, Caucasus, Turkey, Siberia, Mongolia, far eastern Russia, Korea, China, Japan. - In Iran: East Azerbaijan, Ardebil, Guilan, Mazandara, Golestan, Khorasan, Tehran, Zanjan and Kordestan.
MAP 13. Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758).
Bionomics. The biology of this species in Iran is unknown. It occurs from sea level to 2400 m and is on the wings from late April to September. Modarres Awal (1994, 1997) lists hostplants as apple (Malus), cherry (Cerasus), plum, quince (Cydonia oblonga: Rosaceae), pearch, walnut, sloe tree (Pronus spinosa: Rosaceae), white-thorn, sorb, oak, beech (Fagus orientalis: Fagaceae), maple, alder (Alnus sp.: Betulaceae), elm, horn beam (Carpinus betulus: Betulaceae), birch, willow, barberry (Berberis vulgaris: Berberidaceae), poplar, wild pear (Pyrus sp.: Rosaceae).
Material Examined: 3 males, N. Iran, Masandaran, Schasavar env., 0 m zone, 28.V–1.VI 1973, Ebert leg. (SMK); 3 males, N. Iran, 55°90’L, 37°40’B, Gorgan-tal, 460 m, 50 km oestl. Mindudasht, 30.V 1971, leg. Vartian (NHMW); 1 male, Persia sept., Elburs mts. c. s., Tacht i Suleiman, Sardab Tal (Hasankif), 10–1400 m, 7–10.VII 1937, leg. E. Pfeiffer & W.Forster (MWM); 2 males, NW Iran, Kaleibar, 1700 m, 6.VIII 1978, leg. W. Thomas (MWM); 1 male, Iran, Prov. Mazandaran, 8 km S of Neka, 200 m, 5.V 2000, leg. Szabo & Hentschei (MWM); 2 males, Iran, Prov. Mazandaran, Mt Sab, Azedsahr distr., 1000 m, 2.VI 1999, leg. K. Gasko (MWM); 4 males, Iran, Prov. Zangan, Zangan Distr., 1900 m, 6–7.VI 1999, leg. K. Gasko (MWM); 1 male, Iran, Prov. Kordestan, 6 km SE Saggez, 1620 m, 27.IV 2000, leg. Szabo & Hentschei (MWM). (HMIM): East Azerbaijan: Gandomnan, Khoda-Afarin, Arasbaran Forests, 1280 m, 15.VII.2005, leg. Zahiri R. & Khiaban N.; Ghale-e-Babak, Kaleybar, 1500 m, 5.VII.1997, leg. Mofidi & Barari; Kaleybar, Vayeghan, 1440 m, 5.VIII.1992, Parchami & Badii. Ardebil: Haji Amir Paeen, Gardaneh Heyran, 950 m, 19.VI.2006, leg. Zahiri R. & Falsafi H. Guilan: Fandogh Poshteh, Astara, 726 m, 18.VI.2001, leg. Ghayourfar R.; Damash, Amarlu (Jirandeh), 1750 m, 13–15.VI.2006, leg. Zahiri R. & Falsafi H.; Eshkevar, Gilanchakan, Rudsar, 1820 m, 27.VI.1997, leg. Barari & Mofidi. Mazandaran: Mazuchal, Hasan Kif, 1800 m, 2.VII.2000, leg. Barari, Mofidi & Deuve; Kiasar, Sari, 1600 m, 23.VI.2000, leg. Barari, Mofidi & Deuve; Schahsavar envir., 0 m, 28.V–1.VI.1973, leg. Ebert G.; Sari, 0 m, 28.IX.1975, leg. Abai M.; Kordekhil, Sari, 45 m, 5.V.2000, leg. Badii, Ebrahimi, Moghaddam & Mofidi; Sari Rd. Kiasar, Damghan, 1600 m, 22–23.VII.2000, leg. Barari, Mofidi & Deuve. Golestan: Jameshuran, Ramian, 1250 m, 22.VI.1995, leg. Mirzayans, Badii & Sarafrazi; Naharkhoran, 500 m, 5.VI.1982, leg. Hashemi; Ramian N, Shahpasand, 420 m, leg. Hashemi; Dasht-e-Shad, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 1400 m, 9.VI.2000, leg. Moghaddam, Mofidi, Ebrahimi & Badii; Mazarli, Park-e- Melli Golestan, 530 m, 19–20.VI.1977, leg. Pazuki & Abai; Sangdeh, Cheshmeh Bula, 1650 m, 25.VI.1998, leg. Mofidi M.; Cheshmeh Tuskai, Ramian, 1350 m, 25–27.VI.2000, leg. Barari, Mofidi & Deuve; Tang-e- Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 620–650 m, 7.V.2000, leg. Moghaddam, Badii, Mofidi & Ebrahimi; Dasht-e- Shad, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 1400 m, 9.V.2000, leg. Badii, Ebrahimi, Moghaddam & Mofidi; Ghushe Cheshmeh, P. M. Golestan, 1000 m, 29.VI.2001, leg. Ebrahimi, Osten & Mofidi. Khorasan: Aladagh, Khosravieh, 1600 m, 16.VI.1974, leg. Rajabi & Pazuki; Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan, 1590–1600 m, 6.V.1999, leg. Mofidi, Barari & Manzari. Tehran: Cheshmeh Kil Kola (Sharestanak), 2400 m, 20.VII.1988, leg. Mirzayans & Badii.
description: Published as part of Zolotuhin, Vadim V. & Zahiri, Reza, 2008, The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1791 on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274319