Türkiye’nin Adana İlinde Eudonia mercurella (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Scopariinae)’nın İlk Kaydı ve Türün Dış ve Dişi Genital Morfolojisi

Abstract

This study was conducted in field and laboratory. Eudonia mercurella was caught in forested areas in Adana (Kozan) with light trap. In the field studies, totally 4 female specimens were collected. Specimens were dissected in the laboratory and prepared female genitalia and wings slides. We described the external and female genital morphology of Eudonia mercurella in detail and also diagnostical morphological features. As a result of the study, Eudonia mercurella is a new record for Adana province.