AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MACRO-HETEROCERA (LEPIDOPTERA) FAUNA OF BOTAN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, TURKEY

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Middle East Journal of Science
Volume:9 Issue:1
AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MACRO-HETEROCERA (LEPIDOPTERA) FAUNA OF BOTAN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, TURKEY

AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MACRO-HETEROCERA (LEPIDOPTERA) FAUNA OF BOTAN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, TURKEY

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Publication Date : 2023-06-26

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper presents a faunal list of Macro-Heterocera species from the Botan Valley National Park, which is Turkey’s 45th national park, consists of approximately 120 thousand acres and 29 kilometers in south-eastern Turkey, comprising the superfamilies Bombycoidea, Drepanoidea, Geometroidea, Lasiocampoidea, Noctuoidea. The area has scarcely been investigated before. This study contains the first comprehensive faunal list of macro-moths of Botan Valley National Park. Totally 135 Lepidoptera species were determined. Among them, 99 moth species are newly reported from the Botan Valley National Park, and 6 of them are new discovered from Siirt province. Examined samples and the location of each species are presented. Sites information and collection dates are mentioned.
Keywords : Fauna, Moth, Distribution, Botan Valley National Park, Turkey

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