Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi

Öz

The aim of the study is to obtain the fauna of Pyralidae family in Hatay province, Southern Turkey. Important taxonomic characteristics of Catoptria luctiferella were described. This paper reports the first record of Catoptria luctiferella in Turkey. The genus Catoptria Hübner, 1825, having a number of species in Turkey and worldwide, are the richest genera in the family Pyralidae. It includes over 80 species worldwide (Medvedev, 1997). So far, 12 species of the genus Catoptria have been recorded from Turkey (Koçak and Kemal, 2009); 47 species heve been recorded from Europe (Hanneman, 1964; Karsholt and Razowski, 1996; Medvedev, 1997). Catoptria luctiferella (Hübner, 1813) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) is known to occur in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Romania and Bulgaria (Hanneman, 1964; Karsholt and Razowski, 1996; Medvedev, 1997). This study is considerered to contribute to the data on microlepidoptera fauna on Turkey.