Summary
Commented checklist of Macrolepidoptera (excluding the family Psychidae) of the German state Berlin (Lepidoptera)
All available literature, including faunal data from numerous entomologists, was critically evaluated for the new
checklist of Macrolepidoptera of Berlin. The first overview covered a total area of about 890 km² over a period of
several decades. A total of 891 species were recorded from the Berlin area, including all individual records of
migratory or invasive species. Additionally, 27 species are mentioned in literature for Berlin but we could not
vouch for the validity of the authors, therefore these species are not mentioned in the main checklist, but will
be discussed in an extra chapter. Overall, 864 species are classified as native, with 24 of these species being
recorded for the first time after 1990 (mostly species with an areal expansion). But there have been no further
records of 150 species after 1990 (about 17.5 % of the total species stock). These species are assumed extinct.
This strongly negative trend is mainly caused by land use changes due to the rapid growth of Berlin to a metropolis
region in the second half of the 19th century and in the 20th century.
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