Afyonkarahisar ilinde yayılış gösteren omurgalı ve omurgasız hayvanlar üzerine araştırma yapılmıştır.
2 cilt halinde hazırlanan AFYONKARAHİSAR KÜTÜĞÜ içinde bölüm olarak yer almaktadır.
In this study, the fauna of Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) (sensu vanNieukerken et al., 2011) in West Taurus (Southern Turkey) has been investigated. Field studies were carried out during the years 2004–2009. Specimens of butterflies were collected from 43 different localities for this study. These specimens belong to 125 species distributed in 5 families. The distribution of species (by families) was given as: Papilionidae (5); Pieridae (14); Nymphalidae (45); Lycaenidae (44) and Hesperiidae (17). A review of the relevant literature revealed that 92 of 125 species determined in this study are newly recorded for the Lepidoptera fauna of Anamur and all of them are new for the study area.
In this study, the fauna of Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) from Göksu Valley, Mut district, in the Mediterranean region of Southern Turkey were investigated. Field collections were conducted between April and August from 2007–2009. Individuals were collected from 58 field surveys. The specimens belonged to 131 species in five families, including Papilionidae (6 species), Pieridae (16), Nymphalidae (42), Lycaenidae (53), and Hesperiidae (14). Fifty-nine of the 131 species were new records for the Lepidoptera fauna of Mut.
İran Azerbaycan eyaletinde Kelebeklerin (Lepidoptera) üzerine faunistik çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu çalışma 1986-1993 yılları arasında bölgede arazi çalışmaları çerçevesinde 417 örnek toplanmıştır. Toplanan kelebek örneklerinin 16 familya ve 82 tür altında sınıflandırması yapılmış, türlerin yayılşları hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. Ayrıca bu literatür kayıtları ve bu çalışmadaki bilgiler göz önünde tutulduğunda İran Azerbaycan için kelebeklerin toplam tür sayısı 192 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada 176 araştırma makale ve bilimsel çalışma incelenmiştir. Tez çalışmaları sonucunda 37 tür ve 2 familya (Thyatiridae ve Danaidae) bölge için ilk kayıt özelliğindedir.
This study was carried out in Murat Mountain located in Banaz district (Uşak, Western Turkey), during 2000-2009 in order to collect data on Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea species, their distribution and current status. Butterflies (756) were caught with sweep nets from 28 localities during the field work of which 113 species and subspecies belonging to 7 families and 2 superfamilies were identified; 87 species were identified for the first time for Lepidoptera fauna of Uşak province and 103 species were identified for the first time for Murat Mountain (Banaz) fauna.