title: Hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Turkey and their zoogeographical distribution.
abstract: The family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) has 63 species in the western Palaearctic Region of the world. Thirty-four 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Forestry, Kafkas University, Artvin-08000, Turkey. eakkuzu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akkuzu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayberk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inac
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005843:Geography; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D014421:Turkey