LONG-TERM LIGHT TRAP STUDY ON THE MACRO-MOTH (LEPIDOPTERA: MACROHETEROCERA) FAUNA OF THE AGGTELEK NATIONAL PARK

• Main Authors: S. Szabó, E. Árnyas, B. Tóthmérész, Z. Varga
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: arctic (28.96; 35.14; Xeromontane (1.01; 0.05%) and Extrapalaearctic (1.01; 0.31%). The eco-faunal components; euryoecious (11.62; 20.03; silvicolous (17.34; 20.12; nemoral (8.08; 9.86; quercetal (12.46; 12.66; helophilous (5.56; 1.85; boreo- montane (1.18; 1.12; altoherbosa (5.22; 3.49; meso-hygrophilous (6.73; 6.26; steppic (10.44; 7.17; lichenophagous (2.02; 14.13; other (19.36; 3.32%). Key words; Aggtelek National Park; Macrolepidoptera faunistics; seasonal and yearly fluctua- tions; weather elements; Arctic
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We analyzed the night-active Macrolepidoptera fauna in the Aggtelek karst region (near the village Jósvafő) by Jermy-type light-trap in 1990, 1993 and during 1999–2004. In each year the trap operated from 5 March until 5 November. During the eight years altogether 127 929 specimens were collected belonging to 594 species, which is about 60 % of the Hungarian fauna. 216 species occurred in each year. Noctuidae and Geometridae were most rich in spe-cies and most abundant. Arctiidae, Lasiocampidae, Notodontidae and Sphingidae were also represented in a considerable proportion. The analysis of the flight activity curves shows two summer peaks and also a smaller spring and an autumn peak. The faunal type composition of the species and their abundance, respectively, was the following: Transpalearctic (48.15%