Abstract
The histories of the researches on the Lepidoptera of Yozgat are given. This study was carried out in AkdaÄŸlar located in AkdaÄŸmadeni district (Yozgat, Turkey), during the years 1999 to 2000. The study aimed to collect data on Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea species, their distribution and current status. Butterflies samples were caught with sweep nets from 43 localities during the field work. 121 species belonging to seven families and two super families were identified. 74 out of 121 species which were identified in this study are first records for the Lepidoptera fauna of AkdaÄŸmadeni and 25 out of them are first records for Yozgat province. According to literature review and collection of data, 139 species recorded from Yozgat were evaluated. Key words: Fauna, Lepidoptera, AkdaÄŸlar, AkdaÄŸmadeni, Yozgat, Turkey.
Highlights
In terms of fauna of Lepidoptera in Yozgat, there is no comprehensive investigation. Lederer (1855) is among the first publications on the Anatolian Lepidoptera
A total of 121 species belonging to seven families and two super families of the order Lepidoptera were identified
The Lepidoptera fauna of Turkey consists of 5282 species (Koçak and Kemal, 2012)
Summary
In terms of fauna of Lepidoptera in Yozgat, there is no comprehensive investigation. Lederer (1855) is among the first publications on the Anatolian Lepidoptera. The materials which were collected by Kindermann from Amasya, Tokat, Sivas, Diyarbakır and Mardin were evaluated. There are no record about Yozgat and its surroundings. Staudinger (1878 to 1881) in his works on the fauna of Anatolia, evaluated the collected material from Amasya and other than compiling all the faunistic records about the Lepidoptera of Anatolia until that day. No mention of Yozgat and its surroundings was made. Staudinger and Rebel (1901), in their wide-ranging published studies in catalog of Lepidoptera of Palaearctic region did not mention the Lepidoptera of Yozgat. Fruhstorfer (1911) described subspecies Satyrus geyeri aristonichus from Amasya. This taxon was found later in Yozgat
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