The Zygaenidae fauna of the Thrace Region (European Turkey) was studied by using attractant traps as well as by netting specimens in biotopes. Esters of 2-dodecenoic acid and stereoisomers of 2-butanol were used as sex attractants. Sixteen Zygaenidae species from five genera were found: Theresimima Strand, 1917 (1 species), Rhagades Wallengren, 1863 (2 species), Adscita Retzius, 1783 (3 species), Jordanita Verity, 1946 (4 species), and Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (6 species). Rhagades (Rhagades) pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Jordanita (Jordanita) globulariae (Hübner, 1793) were found as new for Turkey. The two species of the same genus Rh. (Rh.) pruni and Rh. (Wiegelia) amasina (Herrich-Schӓffer, 1851) were discovered in proximity to each other in different localities of the same Province Tekirdağ.

The enantiomers of 2-butyl 2-dodecenoate synthesised in the Crimean Federal University are known as the sex attractants for Procridinae species (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). These compounds, alone and in combination, were applied for studying the Zygaenidae fauna in Italy for four years from 2015 to 2018. We evaluated the effectiveness of the three following variants: EFETOV-2 (the racemic mixture of (2R)-butyl 2-dodecenoate and (2S)-butyl 2-dodecenoate), EFETOV-S-2 (the R-enantiomer alone) and EFETOV-S-S-2 (the S-enantiomer alone). The males of three genera of Procridinae were attracted to the lures from the series “EFETOV-2”: Rhagades Wallengren, 1863 (one species), Adscita Retzius, 1783 (six species), and Jordanita Verity, 1946 (four species). The sex attractants for species Adscita (Adscita) italica (Alberti, 1937), A. (A.) alpina (Alberti, 1937), A. (A.) dujardini Efetov & Tarmann, 2014, and one endemic species Jordanita (Jordanita) tenuicornis (Zeller, 1847) were found for the first time. Moreover, a hybridisation zone between A. (A.) italica and A. (A.) alpina was discovered by the application of the sex attractants. Rhagades (Rhagades) pruni ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) was recorded for the first time for more than 100 years in Piemonte and for the first time ever in the Ligurian Alps.

A study of the Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Central Anatolia, Turkey 1 Orta Anadolu Bölgesi (Türkiye) Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) faunası üzerine bir araştırma

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A second generation of the vine bud moth Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808) is recorded from the northern Greek peninsula of Kassandra (Halkidiki). It was discovered on a systematic search for suitable habitats on the peninsula in September 2018 by using the sex attractant EFETOV-2 (the racemic mixture of (2R)-butyl 2-dodecenoate and (2S)-butyl 2-dodecenoate). The interesting restricted distribution of the species on Kassandra and its possible historical background are discussed.