2eb16c99-cbb4-4e4a-b724-f36543f5c094 https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=efsa_2025_field_sandflies Vit Dvorak Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Assistant Professor 0000-0001-5636-7483 Bulent Alten Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye Professor 0000-0002-9711-4113 Adela Mandysova Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic PhD student Gizem Oguz Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye post doc 0000-0003-2530-8143 Ayda Yilmaz Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye post doc 0000-0002-4592-056X Tatiana Sulesco Institute of Zoology, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova: Chisinau, Chisinau municipality, MD ORCID 0000-0002-8287-1461 Vit Dvorak Faculty of Science, Charles University Assistant Professor vidvorak@natur.cuni.cz 0000-0001-5636-7483 2026-03-09 eng Within VectorNet updated vector distribution maps, this targeted sand fly trapping was performed at chosen trapping sites in Moldova and Turkey based on the previous gap of knowledge analysis. In Moldova, the trapping aimed at update of the sand fly distribution, species composition and seasonality in Moldova, a country at the edge of sand fly distribution in Europe, compared to the data of a previous entomological survey performed in 2013-2017. In Turkey, field collections of sand flies were done in in Anatolia, eastern Turkey, as monthly collections conducted between April and November 2025 in Adana Province. Sand fly distribution seasonal abundance Moldova Turkey GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 The Vectornet area covers the European Union and neighbouring countries 19.458118 35.635556 46.10472 36.591667 2025-06-20 2025-06-30 genus Sandflies annually Vit Dvorak Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Assistant Professor vidvorak@natur.cuni.cz 0000-0001-5636-7483 Step 1: field sampling of original data at pre-selected locations and/or prospective new localities identified in the field, Step 2: sand fly dissection, mounting and species identification by integrated taxonomy approach (morphological assessment, DNA barcoding, MALDI-TOF prtoein profiling). "A total of 7 collection sites were sampled in August 2025 in Moldova. In addition, sand fly specimens were obtained from 2 sites for May-September 2024 and 2025 to obtain seasonal data. In Turkey, collections sites were sampled in 2025 in in 4 villages in Anatolia: Corten, Malihidirli, Otluk and Yagizlar between April and November 2025." Sand flies were collected using CDC light traps unbaited (Moldova) or CO2-baited (Turkey). Vit Dvorak 0000-0001-5636-7483 OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 EFSA Vit Dvorak 0000-0001-5636-7483 2026-03-04T09:24:05.117+00:00 dataset 2eb16c99-cbb4-4e4a-b724-f36543f5c094/v1.1.xml