Research Article

Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area

Volume: 39 Number: 1 March 31, 2025
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Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area

Abstract

This study was conducted in April-September 2023 to determine the Lepidoptera species in the Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat campus area. Four different methods were used to collect butterfly specimens. The first of these methods is the sweep net method, which allows catching Rhopalocera adults in April-September when they fly actively in nature, or on plants. Robinson-type light traps powered by a 125 W mercury vapor bulb were used as the second method for catching Heterocera species. In the third method, the specimens were captured in production areas such as vegetable fields, vine and apple orchards with species-specific delta-type sexual attractant pheromone traps in order to determine the presence of lepidopteran species specific to these areas. The last method is the butterfly walk method, which is based on the collection of eggs, larvae and pupae of pre-adult butterflies during field observation. The collected specimens were prepared for diagnosis in the laboratory and species identifications were made. As a result of the study, 37 species belonging to 11 families in the order Lepidoptera were identified in the Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat campus area. In Rhopalocera, butterflies, 16 genera and 18 species belonging to 5 families were identified. Among these families, the family Nymphalidae with 7 species was the family having the most species detected. In Heterocera, moths, 17 genera and 19 species belonging to 6 families were identified. Among these families, Noctuidae, with 8 species, was the family having the most species detected.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Entomology in Agriculture

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Duha Hatem Hussein Albaraj This is me
0000-0002-7399-0944
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

March 24, 2025

Publication Date

March 31, 2025

Submission Date

January 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 39 Number: 1

APA
Hatem Hussein Albaraj, D., & Ögür, E. (2025). Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 39(1), 240-248. https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK
AMA
1.Hatem Hussein Albaraj D, Ögür E. Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2025;39(1):240-248. https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK
Chicago
Hatem Hussein Albaraj, Duha, and Ekrem Ögür. 2025. “Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39 (1): 240-48. https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK.
EndNote
Hatem Hussein Albaraj D, Ögür E (March 1, 2025) Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39 1 240–248.
IEEE
[1]D. Hatem Hussein Albaraj and E. Ögür, “Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 240–248, Mar. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK
ISNAD
Hatem Hussein Albaraj, Duha - Ögür, Ekrem. “Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39/1 (March 1, 2025): 240-248. https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK.
JAMA
1.Hatem Hussein Albaraj D, Ögür E. Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2025;39:240–248.
MLA
Hatem Hussein Albaraj, Duha, and Ekrem Ögür. “Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 39, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 240-8, https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK.
Vancouver
1.Duha Hatem Hussein Albaraj, Ekrem Ögür. Lepidoptera Species in Selçuk University Alaeddin Keykubat Campus Area. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2025 Mar. 1;39(1):240-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65BD83MK

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