Report of two fly parasitoids of carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

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A study on larval parasitoids of carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, in pomegranate orchards in Ghale-Cham, Qom province and Tarom-e-sofla, Zanjan province was carried out in 2006-2007. Two species of fly parasitoids belonging to the family Tachinidae were collected and identified as Fischeria bicolor Robineau-Desvoidy and Clausicella suturata Rondani. The latter species is newly recorded from Iran.