Introducing some moths of Noctuinae (Lep.:Noctuidae) from southern areas of Zagros in Khuzestan and Fars provinces

With more than 25000 included species, Noctuidae is the largest family within the order Lepidoptera. The Noctuinae is one of the most important and largest subfamily in this family. In order to identify the fauna of the subfamily Noctuinae in Zagros mountain areas of eastern Khuzestan and northern and central Fars provinces, night samplings were done during 2011-2013 by light traps. Totally, 26 species and one subspecies of Noctuinae belonging to 13 genera were collected and identified. Among them, 13 species and one subspecies were new to the fauna of Khuzestan province and 3 species were also new to the fauna of Fars province. Moreover, Apamea damascene Zilli, Varga, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2009 is newly recorded for the fauna of Iran. Notes on the bionomy and distribution of the recorded taxa, some diagnostic characters as well as illustrations of adults and their genitalia are presented.