- Middle East Journal of Science
- Vol: 2 Issue: 2
- THE NOCTUIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) SPECIES IN HAZRO DISTRICT (DIYARBAKIR)
THE NOCTUIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) SPECIES IN HAZRO DISTRICT (DIYARBAKIR)
Authors : Berna Kaymak, Selime Ölmez Bayhan
Pages : 119-127
Doi:10.23884/mejs.2016.2.2.06
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Publication Date : 2016-12-29
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study aimed to identify 23 noctuid species in Hazro district of Diyarbakır from 2014 to 2015. It was found that these species were from 20 genera and 8 subfamilies were examined. Some of the species identified in the study Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus,1758), Agrochola mansueta (Herrich-Schäffer,[1850]), A. pistacina (Goeze,1781), Allophyes asiatica (Staudinger,1892), Asteroscopus syriaca (W.Warren,1910), Catocala abacta Staudinger,1900, Dichonia aeruginea (Hübner,[1803]), Dicycla oo (Linnaeus,1758), Episema tersa ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775), Hecatera dysodea (Vieweg,1790), Leucania punctosa (Treitschke,1825), Metalopha liturata (Christoph,1887), Mniotype solieri (Boisduval,1840), Noctua orbona (Hufnagel,1766), Polymixis spp. Hübner,[1820]and Zethes brandti Janzon,1977 are found a new record for Diyarbakır region.Keywords : noctuidae, diyarbakır, hazro, fauna