A Faunistic Study on Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of Murat Mountain in Banaz, UŞAK Province, Turkey
Hüseyinoğlu, Yusuf
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.
Faunistic Study on Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of Göksu Valley in Mut, Southern Turkey
Hüseyinoğlu, Yusuf
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.