A Study on Diurnal and Nocturnal Lepidoptera in Osmaniye, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, the fauna of diurnal and nocturnal Lepidoptera which are active day and night
has been investigated in the east of the Mediterranean region of Turkey, Osmaniye province. Field studies
were carried out during the years 2006-2008. By using sweep net and light traps a total of 407 specimens
of butterflies and moths were collected from six different localities for this study. These specimens
belong to 56 diurnal and 31 nocturnal species distributed in 14 families. The distribution of species,
according to families, is as follows: Zygaenidae, 2; Hesperiidae, 5; Nymphalidae, 21; Papilionidae, 1;
Pieridae, 11; Lycaenidae, 13; Crambidae, 2; Pyralidae, 1; Drepanoidae, 1; Lasiocampidae, 1; Sphingidae,
1; Geometridae, 10; Erebidae, 9 and Noctuidae, 9. The evaluation of literature revealed that all of the
butterflies and moths species determined in this study are newly recorded for the Lepidoptera fauna of
Zorkun plateau in the Osmaniye province.  

Keywords

• Biodiversity,butterfly,hasanbeyli,moth,zorkun

Osmaniye’de Diurnal ve Nocturnal Lepidoptera Türleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’nin Akdeniz bölgesinin doğusunda bulunan Osmaniye İlinde,
gece ve gündüz aktif olan Lepidoptera takımı üzerine bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Arazi çalışmaları
2006-2008 yıllarında gerçekleşmiştir. Bu çalışma için gündüz ve gece arazi çalışmaları
sırasında atrap ve ışık tuzakları kullanarak, altı farklı lokaliteden toplam 407 örnek toplanmıştır.
Bu örneklerden, 56 tür gündüz ve 31 tür ise gece aktif olan Lepidoptera takımına ait türler
olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Tür sayısının, familyalara göre dağılımı ise şu şekilde: Zygaenidae, 2;
Hesperiidae, 5; Nymphalidae, 21; Papilionidae, 1; Pieridae, 11; Lycaenidae, 13; Crambidae, 2; Pyralidae,
1; Drepanoidae, 1; Lasiocampidae, 1; Sphingidae, 1; Geometridae, 10; Erebidae, 9 ve Noctuidae, 9. Bu
çalışmada tespit edilen kelebek ve güve türlerinin tamamı, Osmaniye İli Zorkun yaylası Lepidoptera
faunası için yeni kayıttır  

Keywords

• Biyoçeşitlilik,güve,hasanbeyli,kelebek,zorkun

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