''Lygephila subpicata'' is a moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

first described by Wiltshire in 1971. It is found in northern and western Iran. Adults differ from the sister species ''

Lygephila pallida ''Lygephila pallida'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Andreas Bang-Haas Andreas Bang-Haas (6 December 1846 – 7 February 1925) was a Danish entomologist and insect dealer. Bang-Haas was born in Horsens. In 1879 he ...

'' in the length and shape of the ampulla, and in vesica and aedeagus structure.Pekarsky, Oleg (2013
"Taxonomic and morphological survey of the ''Lygephila lusoria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) species-group with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Toxocampinae)"
''ZooKeys''. 351: 49–81. .

References

Moths described in 1971 Toxocampina {{Catocalini-stub