First record of the winter moth Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in northern Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 7، دوره 6، شماره 2، 2010، صفحه 61-66   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v6i2.25213

نویسندگان

H Rajaei^{* 1}؛ M Abaii^{* 2}؛ A Hausmann^{* 3}

¹Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany

²Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P. O. Box. 1454, Tehran, Iran

³Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 Munich, Germany

چکیده

Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a winter moth with wingless females. It is a serious pest in forestry and fruit cultivation in Europe. We present the first report of its occurrence in Iran. Moths of both sexes and their genitalia are illustrated. The species is distinguishable from its sister species O. fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805) by a smaller male and the presence of two signa on the corpus bursae of female O. brumata. Potential host plants in Iran (mostly cultivated and forestry trees) are compared with those known in Europe. Natural enemies of O. brumata (mainly Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Hemiptera) are listed.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Operophtera brumata؛ O. fagata؛ Iran؛ winter moth؛ host-plant