The Lepidoptera of Gdynia

Journal Title: Rocznik Muzeum Górnośląskiego w Bytomiu, Przyroda - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue

Abstract

The Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera, Heterocera) of the city of Gdynia (northern Poland). This survey of moths, the first ever carried out in Gdynia (northern Poland), covers the period from 2006 to 2018. It yielded a total of 1172 species: 1108 moths (94.5%) and 64 butterflies (5.5%). 236 species (20.1%) are first records for the province of Pomerania and a further 155 (13.3%) have not been recorded since the 19th or early 20th century. The records include 641 species of Microlepidoptera from 47 families, 467 species of Macrolepidoptera (macromoths) from 20 families, and 64 butterfly species from 5 families. The most numerous families are Geometridae (183 species), Noctuidae (167) and Tortricidae (160).

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Peter Senn

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  • EP ID EP490264
  • DOI 10.5281/zenodo.1924345
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Peter Senn (2018). The Lepidoptera of Gdynia. Rocznik Muzeum Górnośląskiego w Bytomiu, Przyroda, 24(), 1-58. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-490264