First report of Bucculatrix albella Stainton, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) from Iran

نویسندگان

1 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Birjand

doi
10.52547/jibs.3.4.347
چکیده

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.