Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey

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98 Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey 000210 000240 Family: PIERIDAE Colias thisoa Ménetriés, 1832 English: Menetries’s Clouded Yellow Turkish: Turan Mavisi RED LIST ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION Menetries’s Clouded Yellow (Colias thisoa) is found in the mountains of SW and Central Asia from the Caucasus and Turkey to W China, E Kazakhstan and the Altai (Gorbunov 2001). While its extent of occurrence in Turkey is large (55,307 km 2 ), it has a very small area of occupancy (approximately 168 km 2 ), recorded from only seven sites. However, because it is a strong flyer, catching, photographing or identifying this butterfly is difficult, and thus authorities believe that it may be present at more localities. With this uncertainty, it is not known whether or not its subpopulations are fragmented. It occurs at 2,000 and 3,000 m where potential threats are overgrazing and collecting of the larval foodplant, milkweed (Astragalus sp.) (Hesselbarth et al. 1995). Without understanding of its population structure, distribution patterns and ecology, it is not possible to assess the influence these, and possibly other threats, may have on its status. This species is therefore listed as Data Deficient. Menetries’ Clouded Yellow (Colias thisoa) Family: PIERIDAE Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888 English: Christoph’s Clouded Yellow Turkish: Azeri Azamet RED LIST ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION Christoph’s Clouded Yellow (Colias chlorocoma) is distributed across Transcaucasia, Turkey and Iran (Tuzov et al. 1997). It has a wide distribution in Turkey but a small area of occupancy. However, it also seems likely to be under-recorded as it is morphologically very similar to other Colias species. The greatest concern is the fragmented nature of the distribution with the Niğde population apparently isolated. With very little information available to assess the status of this species, it is listed as Data Deficient. References Gorbunov, P.Y. (2001) The Butterflies of Russia: classification, genitalia, keys for identification. Ekaterinburg: Thesis. Assessors DD Data Deficient Assessors Karaçetin, E., Welch, H.J. & Sáfián, S. DD Data Deficient Karaçetin, E., Welch, H.J. & Sáfián, S. Karaçetin, E. and Welch, H.J. (2011). Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey: Doğa Koruma Merkezi. Available from: [www.dkm.org.tr] ©Martin Davies
000360 000450 000540 Family: PIERIDAE Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1881) English: Fenton’s Wood White Turkish: Fenton’un Narin Orman Beyazı RED LIST ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION Fenton’s Wood White (Leptidea morsei) has a range extending from E Europe across Siberia to the Magadan and Ussuri regions, Mongolia, Korea, N China and Japan (Tuzov et al. 1997). In Turkey there is one claimed record from Bitlis in June 1993 (Leestmans and Mazel 1996) but, although the record has not actually been rejected, there is much discussion among experts regarding the identity of the specimen. There is thus uncertainty whether or not this species occurs in Turkey and, if it does, its distribution and status are not well enough known to assign it a threat status. This species is therefore listed as Data Deficient. Family: PIERIDAE Pieris persis Verity, 1922 English: - Turkish: İran Beyaz Meleği RED LIST ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION Pieris persis is a species whose taxonomic status is still under debate; some taxonomists accept it as a full species (Tuzov et al. 1997, Koçak and Kemal 2009) and others as a subspecies of P. pseudorapae (Nazari 2003). This, combined with the fact that morphologically it is very similar to P. pseudorapae, means that its distribution in Iran, Iraq and Turkey is not clearly understood. Although it is known to have established subpopulation(s) in Van which have been studied (Özkol and Sefali 2009), the species is listed as Data Deficient due to its unclear distribution, unknown population structure, and the lack of agreement about its taxonomy. Family: LYCAENIDAE Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) English: Brown Hairstreak Turkish: Huş Kelebeği RED LIST ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) occurs from Europe to Korea, with northern Turkey lying on the southern edge of this range (Tuzov et al. 2000). In Turkey there have been less than 10 records from six disparate localities in Artvin, Erzurum, Kırklareli, Kütahya and Trabzon since 1980, so the species appears to have a severely fragmented distribution here. However, studies in Europe have found this to be a species which flies high in the tree canopy, making adults very difficult to observe, and this may be the reason for the gaps in its Turkish distribution. Nevertheless, the ecology and biology of this species are well-known and it has been identified as a species highly dependent on silvicultural management, so it is possible that current forest management practices pose a threat in Turkey. In order to assess this species it is thus necessary to understand the gaps in its distribution and discover whether forest management is having a negative influence. This species is thus listed as Data Deficient. Karaçetin, E. and Welch, H.J. (2011). Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey: Doğa Koruma Merkezi. Available from: [www.dkm.org.tr] Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey DD Data Deficient Assessors Karaçetin, E., Welch, H.J., Verovnik, R., Wiemers, M. & van Swaay, C. References Leestmans, R. and Mazel, R. (1996) Sur la répartition géographique et l’écologie de Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1882) espèce nouvelle pour la faune de Turquie (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Linneana Belgica, 15(7), pp.293-300. DD Data Deficient Assessors Karaçetin, E., Welch, H.J., Verovnik, R., Wiemers, M. & van Swaay, C. References Özkol, H. and Sefali, A. (2009) New data on the biology of Pieris (Artogeia) persis Verity (Pieridea, Lepidoptera). Cesa News, 42, pp.39-45. DD Data Deficient Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) ©Szabolcs Sáfián 99
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