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A study of the Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Central Anatolia, Turkey

  • Joseph Burman
  • , F. Can
  • , K. Efetov
  • , K. Kaya
  • , E. Kucherenko
  • , B. Ulaşli
  • , G. Tarmann

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    Abstract

    The Zygaenidae fauna in some provinces (Aksaray, Karaman, Kayseri, Konya, Nevşehir and Niğde) of Central Anatolia was studied using attractant traps as well as by netting specimens in biotopes in 2017. The sex attractants for the Procridinae had been produced in the Crimean Federal University and were esters of 2 dodecenoic acid and isomers of 2-butanol: EFETOV-2 [racemic mixture of R- and S-enantiomers], EFETOV-S-2 [R-enantiomer] and EFETOV-S-S-2 [S-enantiomer]. Zygaena attractants were made at Canterbury Christ Church University using a range of acetate compounds with known attraction to various genera as originally identified by Priesner et al. (1984).

    Fourteen Zygaenidae species from four genera belonging to Procridinae and Zygaeninae subfamilies were found: Rhagades Wallengren, 1863 (1 species), Adscita Retzius, 1783 (1 species), Jordanita Verity, 1946 (4 species), and Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (8 species).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)189-199
    JournalTurkiye Entomoloji Dergisi
    Volume43
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Jun 2019

    Keywords

    • Central Anatolia; Procridinae; sex attractants; Turkey; Zygaenidae; Zygaeninae

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