▁few ▁isolated ▁populations ▁live ▁outside ▁of ▁Europe ▁in ▁northern ▁and ▁eastern ▁Turkey , ▁C au cas us , ▁Trans c au cas us , ▁and ▁Turk men istan . ▁Als oph ila ▁A esc ular ia ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁Hy rc an ian ▁re lic ▁temper ate ▁decid uous ▁for ests ▁of ▁Iran ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Al bor z ▁Mountain ▁Range , ▁called ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Forest . ▁▁ ▁The ▁female ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁wing less . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁found ▁rest ing ▁on ▁tree - tr unks . ▁The ▁male ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁way ▁of ▁rest ing ▁with ▁over la pping ▁wings . ▁The ▁wings ▁appear ▁long ▁and ▁narrow ▁in ▁this ▁position . ▁The ▁males ▁are ▁attract ed ▁to ▁light . ▁ ▁The ▁wings pan ▁is ▁ 2 5 – 3 5   mm . ▁The ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁for ew ings ▁var ies ▁between ▁pale ▁brown ish ▁and ▁gray ish ▁brown . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁well - defined ▁Usually ▁dark ▁brown ▁central ▁band . ▁The ▁lines ▁are ▁sharp ly ▁to oth ed ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁they ▁are ▁wh it ish . ▁A ▁prominent ▁black ▁dot ▁is ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁h ind ▁wings . ▁Dark ened ▁spec im ens ▁are ▁rare . ▁In ▁these ▁the ▁lines ▁are ▁ex ting u ished ▁or ▁the ▁but ter fly ▁is ▁completely ▁black ▁ ▁The ▁females ▁have ▁no ▁wings . ▁They ▁are ▁eight ▁to ▁ten ▁mill im eters ▁long