Hawk moths (Lepidoptera : Sphingidae) of Turkey and their zoogeographical distribution

AKKUZU E., Ayberk H., INAC S.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.723-730, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.723-730
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) has 63 species in the western Palaearctic Region of the world. Thirtyfour out of 63 species present in Turkey either permanently or temporarily, The subfamilies Smerinthinae, Sphinginae and Macroglossinae are consisted of 7, 4, and 23 species respectively. Ten out of 34 species were captured in the field. Available knowledge of Sphingidae of Turkey was evaluated and summarized with this study as well.