Spoladea recurvalis
Creators: name: Alipanah, Helen
name: Slamka, František
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Spoladea
Spoladea recurvalis

description: Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)   
(Fig. 18C)  
 Material examined. 100 ÔÔ 133 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 1 Ô, Karaj, no date and no collector given; Bushehr Prov.: 1 ♀, Ahram, Tangestân, 100 m, 4.–5.v.1995, Parchami-Araghi, Badii, Ardeh leg.; Esfahân Prov.: 1 Ô, Natanz, Lâkaj, 1500 m, 16.viii.1995, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg.; Fârs Prov.: 1 Ô, Estahbân, Koregarmedun, 1750 m, 21.x.1997, Moghaddam, N. Nazari, Barâri leg., 3 ♀♀, Parishân Lake, 790 m, 1.–18.x.1996, Barâri, Parchami-Arâghi, Moghaddam leg., 3 ÔÔ, Tang-e Chogân, 30 km N Kâzerun, 930 m, 23.iii.1973, Abâi leg., 1 Ô, Jahrom, Khafr, Tâdevân, 1080 m, 2.–3.x.2006, Koohnavard leg.; Gilân Prov.: 1 ♀, Rasht, 2.xi.1972, Shenâsi leg., 1 ♀, Rasht, Sefid Rood, 20.x.1973, Shenâsi leg.; Golestân Prov.: 3 ÔÔ, Golestân forest, 24.x.1972, Abâi leg., 38 ÔÔ 65 ♀♀, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, 720 m, 29, 30.x.1998, Manzari, Moghaddam, N. Nazari leg., 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Tang Râh, 600 m, 30.x.1998, Manzari, Moghaddam, N. Nazari leg.; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 Ô, 10 km N Bandar Abbâs, 17.xi.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Âgh-Âtâbây leg., 1 Ô, Bandar Abbâs, Hâjiâbâd, 1000 m, 1.xii.1999, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs- Minâb Rd. (km 15), 150 m, 1.iv.1973, Abâi leg., 2 ÔÔ, Bandar Abbâs, Niân, N 27°31 ΄50.3″, E 56°51 ΄30.9″, 203 m, 5.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, Sikhorân, 400 m, 27.xi.1999, Badii, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 3 ÔÔ, Fin, Sarzeh, 260 m, 3.v.1995, Badii, Ardeh, V. Nazari leg., 1 ♀, Geno Mt., Bâgh Tang, 410 m, 7.–8.v.1977, Pâzuki leg., 4 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Hâjiâbâd, 1140 m, 25.iv.1996, Ardeh, Badii, V. Nazari leg., 1 ♀, Hormoz Isl., 0 m, 16.xi.2001, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 Ô, Isin, 11.iii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg., 1 ♀, Isin, 130 m, 28.–30.iv.1977, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg., 1 Ô, Lârak Isl., 6.iii.1999, Ghayurfar leg., 1 Ô, Minâb, 13.iii.1971, Pâzuki, Âyatollâhi leg., 1 Ô, Minâb, 23.iv.1971, Safavi, Zairi leg., 1 Ô, Minâb, 100 m, 14.iv.1994, Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi leg., 2 ♀♀, Minâb, 50 m, 22.xi.1997, V. Nazari, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 Ô, Minâb, Beleyli, 0 m, 21.xi.1999, Badii, Barâi, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 Ô, Minâb, Gurband, 4.iii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg., 5 ♀♀, Minâb, Gurband, 50 m, 28.–31.xii.1999, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Minâb, Râvang, 80 m, 24.v.2001, Osten, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 7 ÔÔ 4 ♀♀, Minâb, Râvang, N 24°4 ΄03.6″, E 57°10 ΄22.9″, 34 m, 4.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, 15 km Pârsiân, N 27°9 ΄57.5″, E 53°10 ΄58.0″, 113 m, 7.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 1 ♀, Minâb, Tiâb, N 27°07 ΄11.7″, E 57°05 ΄30.2″, - 5 m, 3.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 3 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀, Sirik, 100 m, 30.iv.1996, Badii, Ardeh, V. Nazari leg., 1 Ô, Sirik, 18.xi.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Âgh-Âtâbây leg.; Kermân Prov.: 1 ♀, Jiroft, Esfandagheh, 21.iv.1971, Safavi, Zairi leg., 4 ♀♀, Jiroft, Khârposht, 550 m, 1.–2.x.1999, Hâshemi, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 Ô, 35 km Jiroft, Mohammdâbâd, 3.–4.v.1973, Borumand leg., 7 ÔÔ 14 ♀♀, Jiroft, Narâb, 900 m, 15.–17.xi.1999, Badii, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg.; Khuzestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Ahwâz, 2.xi.1954, Safavi leg., 1 ♀, Ahwâz, 7.iv.1974, Zairi leg.;   
 Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♀, Mashhad, Torogh, 1.xi.1972, Zâre leg.; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Khâsh, Taftân Mt., 1800 m, 20.v.1972, Abâi, Ebert leg., 3 ÔÔ 6 ♀♀, Sarâvân, Bakhshân, 1250 m, 5.vi.1996, Mirzâyâns, Borumand, Âvand-Faghih, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 Ô, Sarâvân, Dozak, 1100 m, 12.iv.1997, Badii, Barâri, Sarafrâzi leg., 1 Ô, Ghasr-e Ghand, 25.xi.1997, V. Nazari, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Châbahâr, Tis, 50 m, 12.xi.1991, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg., 3 ÔÔ 3 ♀♀, Châbahâr, Tis, 10 m, 25.xi.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, N. Nazari leg., 2 ÔÔ, Châbahâr, Zarâbâd, 26.iv.2003, Moghaddam, Serri leg., 1 ♀, Bampur, N 22°12 ΄00.7″, E 60°30 ΄04.7″, 563 m, 25.iv.2012, Mozaffariân leg., 1 Ô 3 ♀♀, Bâhukalât, 57 m, 3.xi.2001, Ghayurfar, Nematiân leg., 1 ♀, Pishin, 267 m, 2.xi.2001, Gilâsiân, Nematiân leg.; Zanjân Prov.: 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Zanjân, Âbbar, N 36°55 ΄19.2″, E 48°59 ΄32.89″, 1156 m, 21.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg.   
 Distribution. A cosmopolitan species, widespread in subtropical and tropical areas all over the world, migrating north in late summer (Slamka 2013). In Iran it is reported from Fars (Shiraz and Sineh Sefid), Hormozgan (Sarzeh), and Sistan and Baluchestan (Chabahar) Provinces (Amsel 1961).   
 Remarks. There is a slight variation in the width of medial band of forewing of the examined specimens.
description: Published as part of Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, pp. 1-70 in Zootaxa 5248 (1) on pages 38-39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7681705