Abstract

The trophic connections of leafeating tortricids (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and the oaks were studied in the Sofia region of West Bulgaria. Biological material – larvae and pupae, 5200 in number, was collected in April-May 2011-2013 at 17 sampling sites. Fifteen tortricids have been identified, 7 oak species and 57 trophic connections between them, 31 of which new for Bulgaria. A complete up-to-date list of trophic connections of leafeating trotricids with Quercus spp. reported in Bulgarian publications is provided.

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