Noctuidae s. l. (Lepidoptera) from sugarcane fields of SW Iran

Esfandiari, Mehdi; Mossadegh, Mohammad Saeed; Shishehbor, Parviz

doi:10.3161/00159301FF2011.54.2.137

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Title: Noctuidae s. l. (Lepidoptera) from sugarcane fields of SW Iran

Abstract:

A study on the Noctuidae which include key pests in most of the world’s sugar-producing regions was donein four sugarcane producing, agro-industrial areas in the province of Khuzestan, southwestern Iran. Night samplings were made by light trap during 2007 and 2008. A total of 52 noctuid species belonging to 10 subfamilies were recorded. Amongst these, 22 were new to Khuzestan and one, Archanara polita (Walker, 1865) is newly reported for Iran. It is concluded that cropland weeds that act as host plants for many of these noctuids help to support biodiversityin the monoculture of sugarcane productions in southwestern Iran.

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