Acleris kochiella (Goeze) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), a new record from Iran

10.48311/jcp.2016.1297
Volume 5, Issue 2
June 2016
Pages 239-242

Author

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

Abstract
Acleris kochiella (Goeze) collected in Gilan and Golestan Provinces and preserved in the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM) of the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) was identified during the study of Tortricidae material of the Lepidoptera collection. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran. A brief diagnosis of the species is provided.

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