Fetnassi Nidal, Er-Rguibi Omar, Aglagane Abdessamad, Ghamizi Mohamed, Õunap Erki
Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu Tartu Estonia.
Laboratory of Water Biodiversity and Climate Changes (EauBiodiCc), Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco Laboratory of Water Biodiversity and Climate Changes (EauBiodiCc), Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech Morocco.
Biodivers Data J. 2025 Jan 29;13:e137839. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e137839. eCollection 2025.
This paper provides updates to the checklist of Macroheteroceran moths (Lepidoptera) of the central High Atlas of Morocco, following the initial inventory conducted by Charles Rungs nearly five decades ago. Sampling was carried out using sugar bait traps deployed across various habitat types in the region (natural, semi-natural and agricultural lands). Identification of the collected specimens involved a comprehensive approach, including examination of external morphology, dissections of genitalia and DNA barcoding.
In this study, we recorded a total of 123 species belonging to the families Noctuidae, Erebidae, Geometridae, Eutelidae and Drepanidae. (Noctuidae) was recorded as a new species for Morocco. The presence of (Noctuidae) and (Noctuidae), both endemic to Morocco, was verified in the study area. Four of the 123 species were only identified at the genus level. Our inventory also sheds light on species that were previously not known to occur within our study area, reporting twelve species from the High Atlas Mountains for the first time. We also suggest omitting (Geometridae) from the Moroccan Lepidoptera list. This study significantly contributes to uncovering an overlooked aspect of Lepidopteran biodiversity in Morocco, which is crucial for future conservation efforts.
本文是对摩洛哥中阿特拉斯山脉大型异角蛾（鳞翅目）名录的更新，该名录最初由查尔斯·伦格斯在近五十年前进行了编目。采样是通过在该地区不同栖息地类型（自然、半自然和农业用地）设置糖饵诱捕器来进行的。对采集到的标本进行鉴定采用了综合方法，包括外部形态检查、生殖器解剖和DNA条形码分析。
在本研究中，我们共记录了属于夜蛾科、灯蛾科、尺蛾科、优灯蛾科和钩蛾科的123个物种。（夜蛾科）被记录为摩洛哥的新物种。在研究区域内证实了摩洛哥特有的（夜蛾科）和（夜蛾科）的存在。123个物种中有4个仅鉴定到属级。我们的编目还揭示了先前在我们研究区域内未知的物种，首次报告了来自阿特拉斯山脉的12个物种。我们还建议从摩洛哥鳞翅目名录中删除（尺蛾科）。这项研究对揭示摩洛哥鳞翅目生物多样性中一个被忽视的方面做出了重大贡献，这对未来的保护工作至关重要。
