Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

The Wolin National Park is one of those parks that are poorly recognised in terms of insect species richness. Although information concerning butterflies and moths from the Wolin Island appeared as early as the 19th century, apart from a few exceptions, there has been no comprehensive research and there is a lack of detailed information on the species of moths from the Macrolepidoptera group found in the Park. The present-day list of moths of the area is largely based on historical data. With many species, contemporary information on their occurrence is lacking.

In 2024, research was started to provide insight into species richness of moths of the Wolin National Park. This paper presents preliminary results from the first research season. On forest sites, non-forest and ecotone zones, 310 species of moths from 10 families of the Macrolepidoptera group and one species representing the Crambidae family of the Microlepidoptera group were recorded. The collected insects included both common species and species considered new to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, as well as species rare on a national scale and species first confirmed from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship after 1985. As the presented results refer to one research season, they should be treated as preliminary information and therefore it is advisable to continue comprehensive faunistic research, in order to fully understand the species richness of moths and butterflies found in the Wolin National Park.