Some Observations on External and Genital Morphology and Bioecology of Amata (Syntomis) caspia (Staudinger, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 605 - 618, 15.12.2022

Muhammed Tatar , Erol Atay , Göksel Tozlu

https://doi.org/10.31466/kfbd.1084936

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Adult individuals of Amata (Syntomis) caspia (Staudinger, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) were caught with sweep-net in the habitats dominated by elm (Ulmus minor Miller) and flowering weeds in Aralık and Karakoyunlu districts of Iğdır province, in May-August 2021. The study was carried out in the field and laboratory conditions. Individuals brought to the laboratory were provided to mate and lay eggs in desiccators containing elm leaves. Adult individuals were dissected in the laboratory, male genitalia and wing preparations were prepared, and photographs of eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of A. caspia were taken. The male genital and external morphology of A. caspia is described in detail, and the distribution of the species in the world and Türkiye is also given.

Keywords

Amata (Syntomis) caspia, Erebidae, External and Genital Morphology, Brief bioecology

Amata (Syntomis) caspia (Staudinger, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)’nın Dış ve Genital Morfolojisi ile Biyoekolojisi Üzerinde Bazı Gözlemler

Abstract

Iğdır İli Aralık ve Karakoyunlu ilçelerinde karaağaç (Ulmus minor Miller) ve çiçekli yabancı otların hakim olduğu habitatlarda 2021 yılı mayıs-ağustos aylarında Amata (Syntomis) caspia (Staudinger, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)’nın ergin bireyleri atrap ile yakalanmıştır. Çalışma arazi ve laboratuvar şartlarında yürütülmüştür. Laboratuvara getirilen bireylerin, içerisinde karaağaç yapraklarının bulunduğu desikatörlerde çiftleşip yumurta bırakmaları sağlanmıştır. Ergin bireyler laboratuvarda disekte edilmiş, erkek cinsel organları ve kanat preparatları hazırlanmış, A. caspia’ya ait yumurta, larva, pupa ve erginlerin fotoğrafları çekilmiştir. A. caspia’nın erkek genital ve dış morfolojisi ayrıntılı olarak tanımlanmış, türün Dünya ve Türkiye’deki yayılışı da verilmiştir.

Keywords

Amata (Syntomis) caspia, Erebidae, Dış ve Genital Morfoloji, Kısa Biyoekoloji

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