AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MACRO-HETEROCERA (LEPIDOPTERA) FAUNA OF BOTAN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, TURKEY

Abstract

This paper presents a faunal list of Macro-Heterocera species from the Botan Valley National Park, which is Turkey’s 45th national park, consists of approximately 120 thousand acres and 29 kilometers in south-eastern Turkey, comprising the superfamilies Bombycoidea, Drepanoidea, Geometroidea, Lasiocampoidea, Noctuoidea. The area has scarcely been investigated before. This study contains the first comprehensive faunal list of macro-moths of Botan Valley National Park. Totally 135 Lepidoptera species were determined. Among them, 99 moth species are newly reported from the Botan Valley National Park, and 6 of them are new discovered from Siirt province. Examined samples and the location of each species are presented. Sites information and collection dates are mentioned.