[1] It is found in various locations across the Palearctic realm, having been recorded in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, where it grows in alpine and cold desert areas.

Its location specifics are Esfahan Province, roughly 250 km (160 miles) south of Tehran, near the outskirts of the Natanz settlement within the Karkas hunting-prohibited Region, at an altitude of 2,530 m (8,300 ft).

The upper surface is uneven, with older lobes especially presenting numerous pseudocyphellae (small pores that facilitate gas exchange).

Additionally, Zeroviella esfahanensis has a paraplectenchymatous true exciple that is well developed, while Z. mandschurica has a scleroplectenchymatous structure, which is much wider at its base.

[2] Finally, relative to Caloplaca vorukhica, Zeroviella esfahanensis is marked by a smaller thallus and thalline lobes.

This species does not have the hollow medulla found in C. vorukhica, and it also lacks scleroplectenchymatous tissue in both the upper and lower cortical layers, as well as papillae in the centre of the thallus.

The lichen has been identified in various locations across the Palearctic realm, encompassing regions in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.