Abstract
In this study, the fauna of Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) from SultandaAŸlarA± Mountains, Afyonkarahisar province, in Turkey were investigated. Field collections were conducted between March and August from 1997 to 2001. Individuals were collected from 110 field surveys. The specimens belonged to 131 species in seven families, including Papilionidae (6 species), Pieridae (17), Libytheidae (1), Argynnidae (21), Satyridae (24), Lycaenidae (45), and Hesperiidae (17). Tomares nesimachus (Oberthur, 1893) was identified for the first time in Afyonkarahisar and fourteen of the 131 species were new records for the Lepidoptera fauna of SultandaAŸlarA± Mountains. Key words: Butterfly, fauna, SultandaAŸA±, Cay, SultandaAŸlarA±, biodiversity, Turkey.
Highlights
Today, certain species from Lepidoptera have partially become extinct or are under the risk of extinction due to the factors like environmental pollution in industrial countries, destruction of biotopes, effects of pesticides and the fact that some species have been collected for commercial purposes
This study was conducted to contribute to identification of Sultandağları's diurnal Lepidoptera fauna, to define habitats of the species, to shed light on zoogeographic aspect of the fauna and to explore Afyonkarahisar province’s biological richness
The literature relating to Sultandağları’s Lepidoptera fauna was reviewed from Koçak and Seven (1994). 30 scientific publications in total relating to the subject were reviewed
Summary
The fauna of Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) from Sultandağları Mountains, Afyonkarahisar province, in Turkey were investigated. Field collections were conducted between March and August from 1997 to 2001. Individuals were collected from 110 field surveys. The specimens belonged to 131 species in seven families, including Papilionidae (6 species), Pieridae (17), Libytheidae (1), Argynnidae (21), Satyridae (24), Lycaenidae (45), and Hesperiidae (17). Tomares nesimachus (Oberthür, 1893) was identified for the first time in Afyonkarahisar and fourteen of the 131 species were new records for the Lepidoptera fauna of Sultandağları Mountains
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