THE SPECIES OF MACROLEPIDOPTERA COLLECTED FROM CISNĂDIOARA AND CISNĂDIE, COUNTY SIBIU, EXISTING WITHIN THE COLLECTION OF DR. VIKTOR WEINDEL.

The present study makes an important contribution to the knowledge of fauna of lepidoptera collected between the years 1904-1956, from the surroundings of Sibiu. The paper systematically presents the collected material from localities of Cisnadie (Măgura Cisnădiei) updating the nomenclature according to the latest published lepidoptera list in Romania: Catalog of lepidoptera of Romania (RÁKOSY et al„ 2003). The systematic list includes 10 Macrolepidoptere families, totalizing a number of 166 species, the most representative species being the families which belong to the families: Geometridae, Papilionidae, Lycaenidae şi Nymphalidae. The specimens collected over 52 years, represents a valuable contribution to the knowledge of the lepidopteran species existing in the past in the towns of Cisnadioara and Cisnădie in the Sibiu County. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]