On the Butterflies of Savur District (Mardin Province, Southeastern Turkey)

In this study, butterfly species collected from Savur district of Mardin Province in 2016 and 2017, are presented. A total of 35 species are given in the Papilionidae (2), Pieridae (11), Satyridae (8), Argynnidae (4), Lycaenidae (5) and Hesperiidae (5) families from the research area that has not been studied previously on the butterflies. Original reference, synonyms, examined materials and distributions of each species are added. However, 6 species: Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, [1804]), Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pieridae), Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779) (Argynnidae), Plebejus zephyrinus (Christoph, 1884) (Lycaenidae), Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, [1783]) and Eogenes alcides Herrich-Schäffer, [1852] (Hesperiidae) are the first record for Mardin Province.

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