A new record of metalmark moth from Türkiye: Choreutis sexfasciella (Sauber, 1902) (Choreutidae: Lepidoptera)

Feza CAN, Özgür KOÇAK

Abstract

This is the first record for Türkiye of the widespread Indo-Australian metalmark moth, Choreutis sexfasciella (Sauber, 1902) (Choreutidae: Lepidoptera). The presence of several specimens of C. sexfasciella was photographed in the Turkish province of Mersin in the Mediterranean Region in June, 2024.

Keywords

Metalmark moth, Choreutidae, new record, Mersin, Mediterranean

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