Open AccessThe Protected Species of Lepidoptera in the Oak Forest "Dumbrava Sibiului", Romania
Author(s) -
Cristina Moise
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5386
pISSN - 1843-5246
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:6444
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , fauna , biodiversity , theme (computing) , geography , national forest , ecology , archaeology , forestry , biology , computer science , world wide web
This paper presents the results of research on Lepidoptera fauna of protected forest located Dumbrava Sibiu, near Sibiu city . The theme of the work is included in a study of forest biodiversity and Sibiu Lepidoptera "Dumbrava Sibiului" is part of a school project postdoctoral lasted several months in the forest.
The first data on Lepidoptera fauna of the forest were reported by Daniel Czekelius collection and analysis covers a total of 45 species collected from the surrounding forest. An important contribution collections were then collected in the Transylvanian Saxons in 1009 and until around 1960 years and have made such an important contribution to knowledge of this group of insects. Existing data in the literature and museum collections: Dr. Daniel Czekelius, Dr. Eugen Worell, Victor Weindel, Henrich Weyreuch and Rolf von Hannenheimer collections are kept at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Sibiu has been a landmark for this study.