Moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Estonia

By

Obona, Jozef
Kurina, Olavi
Süda, Ilmar
Ježek, Jan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1221

Pages

19--50

Subjects

Baltic countries , Biodiversity , Checklist , new records , Palaearctic region , Psychodinae , Sycoracinae , Trichomyiinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.119716

 

Abstract

A fundamental prerequisite for understanding and protecting biodiversity is the construction of a high-quality faunal database. The primary objective of this study was to address knowledge gaps in the biodiversity of the family Psychodidae in Estonia. Faunistic data on 45 species of moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Estonia are presented, including 30 new country-records. Sixteen species are considered important for nature conservation. An updated checklist of the family, comprising 71 species, is provided for the Baltic countries. Habitus photographs of selected Estonian species are also included.