First record of Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Iran

oleh: Behnaz Hosseini Tabesh, Helen Alipanah, Ahad Sahragard

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: University of Tarbiat Modares 2015-06-01

Deskripsi

The cotton leaf roller moth, Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was collected on two kinds of flowering shrubs, Hibiscus syriacus L. and Hibiscus mutabilis L., in Rasht, Guilan Province, during August 2013. This species represents a generic new record for the fauna of Iran. A brief description of the species is provided to facilitate the identification.