1- Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Birjand
Abstract: (5483 Views)
Bucculatrix albella Stainton is newly reported for the fauna of Iran. The species is collected in Khorasan-e Jonubi and Zanjan Provinces as larvae and cocoon, and adult, respectively. In the former Province it was found on red date, Ziziphus jujuba Miller (Rosales: Rhamnaceae) in some orchards of Birjand during 2015-2016. This species may be considered as a severe pest of jujube in Iran in the future.
Article Type:
Short paper |
Subject:
Systematics/Coleoptera Received: 2017/11/5 | Accepted: 2017/11/21 | Published: 2017/12/1