TORTRICID MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE) AND THEIR PARASITOIDS ON THE RARE TREE SPECIES IN THE HIRKAN NATIONAL PARK OF AZERBAIJAN

Abstract

The study were conducted during 1994 and 2014 in Hirkan National Park. The aim of the research was to determine the degree of harmfulness of tortricids found on the Red Data Book species of trees and to define their parasitoid complex. The tortricid species was registered on the 6 rare tree species found in Hirkan NP. Salix kuznetsowii and Populus hyrcana are Caucasian endemic species, others (Zelkova carpinifolia, Quercus castaneifolia. Gleditsia caspia and Parrotia persica) are rare species of Azerbaijan. According to harmfulness; the Tortrix viridana, Archips rosanus and A. xy-losteana can be considered to be most dangerous tortricid pests for red book tree species of the Hirkan NP. During the research; 35 species of tortricid parasitoids were revealed in the natural park area.