Tortricid moths of Croatia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

• DOI: 10.20302/nc.2024.33.21
• Publication Date: 2025-03-28T08:54:59Z
• Authors: Daniela Gumhalter; Kai Berggren; Leif Aarvik; Girgio Baldizzone; Imre Fazekas; Friedmar Graf; Martina Šašić

Tortricid moths, or leafroller moths, are one of the most economically important insect families worldwide. Many tortricids are significant pest species in agriculture and forestry, yet no checklist for Croatia exists that would allow better monitoring and managing of the existing pest species. In total, more than 300 literature sources were reviewed to compile the first species list of tortricid moths for Croatia. The list includes material collected during field surveys conducted by the authors in Croatia, as well as specimens held in the Koča Microlepidoptera collection and Igalffy Microlepidoptera collection of the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb. The list has 417 species of Tortricidae.Altogether 31 species are new to the Croatian fauna: three species that are held in museum collections and 28 species that were collected by the authors.For each species, an exhaustive review of literature references is provided, from the oldest historical records to the recent ones. Data from the field surveys and/or a reference to the collection where vouchers are preserved are also provided. The taxonomic categories included are subfamilies, tribes, genera, subgenera, and species. In addition, distributional information for each species is given according to its occurrence in the three biogeographical regions of Croatia (Alpine, Mediterranean, and Continental regions).