A contribution to the fauna of nocturnal macrolepidoptera of La Maddalena and Asinara National Parks, Sardinia

Despite this, many Mediterranean islands remain underexplored from a faunistic perspective, particularly regarding nocturnal Lepidoptera.This study provides new faunistic data on the nocturnal macrolepidoptera of two protected areas in the north of Sardinia: Asinara and La Maddalena islands.

A total of 875 specimens were collected, representing 98 species across four families. Of these, 62 species were recorded on the La Maddalena and 78 on the Asinara islands. Notably, nine species are newly reported for La Maddalena, increasing the known macrolepidopteran fauna of the archipelago.