A Contribution to the Moth Fauna (Lepidoptera, Heterocera) of Elazığ Province, Turkey

Authors : Erdem SEVEN, Abdullah ÇAKIR

Pages : 18-21

Doi:10.17678/beuscitech.478144

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Publication Date : 2019-06-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study contributes to the Heterocera fauna of eastern Turkey. The paper presents a faunal list of 208 moth species belonging to 15 families, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Cossidae, Drepanidae, Lasiocampidae, Lemoniidae, Lymantriidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Psychidae, Pyralidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyatiridae and Zygaenidae from Maden district of Elazığ Province. Among these moths, 150 species are recorded for the first time in Elazığ Province. The moth fauna of Turkey is represented by 5158 species in 67  families insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Koçak & Kemal, 2018);. Information on the Turkish  Lepidoptera fauna mostly based on the taxonomic and  faunistic investigations. However, significant studies have  been conducted in terms of finding out of the Turkish moth  fauna. In this respect, examined and evaluated articles on the  Heterocera fauna of Turkey and in point of the research region,  are as follows: Staudinger .
Keywords : Lepidoptera, Moth, Maden, Elazığ