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As a result of human activities invasive insect species are spreading rapidly in new territories. Turkey doesn’t make an exception to this process. One of the most important invasive species belongs to Ricanidae family. In Turkey there are probably two native species: Ricania ayle Dlabola, 1983 and Ricania hedenborgi Stål, 1865. Orosanga japonica Melichar, 1898 and Ricania simulans (Walker, 1851) are reported as introduced species but after recent data the record of R. simulans concerns O. japonica. This report presents a new invasive insect species for Turkey and Europe – Ricania shantungensis Chou & Lu 1977. In this study Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton (Oleaceae) and Liquidambar styraciflua L. (Altingiaceae) were identified as new host plants.
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