Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 30

Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)

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Material examined. Zanjân Prov.: 1 Ô, Gilvân, Judaki vill. to Jeyshâbâd vill. Rd., Bahrâmâbâd , N 36°49 ΄6.82″, E 49°13 ΄8.39″, 1301 m, 20.vii.2010, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg.

Distribution. Native to tropics and subtropics worldwide; widespread in S Europe, occasionally migrates to the North: Central Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, S Scandinavia, and Balticum. European part of Russia ( Slamka 2013), and Iran (Gilan Province: Rudbar) ( Saeb 1999).

Remarks. This species is a significant pest of nurseries and young trees in olive groves in Iran ( Saeb 1999). It has 4–5 generations per year at field conditions, and could overwinter as 2nd and 3rd larval instars ( Noori & Shirazi 2012).

Genus Diaphania H̡bner, 1818

Figures

FIGURE 11. A) Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel), female. B) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius), female. C) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi), male. D) Diaphania indica (Saunders), male. E) Cydalima perspectalis (Walker), male. F) Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).