A new host [Centaurea stapfiana (Hand.-Mazz.) Wagenitz (Asteraceae)] record for the moth Metzneria subflavella Englert (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Turkey. (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Özaslan, Cumali; Bolu, Halil; Akın, Kesran
• Is Part Of: Oriental insects. Volume 51:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Metzneria subflavella -- Centaurea stapfiana -- vineyard -- new host plant -- Turkey; Insects -- Asia -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Insects -- Classification -- Periodicals; 595.7095
• DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2016.1231637
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-5316

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was carried out in vineyard fields of Diyarbakır province, Turkey, in 2014 on Centaurea stapfiana (Hand.-Mazz.) Wagenitz (Asteraceae) infested with the larvae of moth Metzneria subflavella Englert (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Metzneria subflavella were obtained from C. stapfiana flower buds collected in vineyard fields. C. stapfiana is a new host record for M. subflavella . In addition, this is the first record of M. subflavella from insect fauna of Turkey.