First report of Altenia mersinella (Lep.: Gelechiidae: Gelechiinae: Litini), a pest of pistachio, from Iran

Authors

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan, University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan, University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran,

3 Lepidoptera Systematics, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 3058-C KW NeatbyBldg 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON Canada, K1A 0C6.

Abstract

During a survey on pistachio, Pistacia vera L., pests in Isfahan, Iran, in 2015, some lepidopteran larvae living and feeding inside galls of the wrinkling pistachio aphid, Forda hirsuta Mordv., were observed. After laboratory rearing of these larvae, the moths were identified as Altenia mersinella (Staudinger, 1879) (Lep.: Gelechiidae) by the third author. This species has previously been reported from Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine but it is the first report of this species from Iran. Based on the available literature, this is also the first record of a host plant for this species.

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 35, Issue 4
March 2016
Pages 73-74

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