Original scientific paper
Grecian Copper Lycaena ottomanus (Lefèbvre, 1830) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) – a new species in the Croatian butterfly fauna
I. Mihoci
N. Tvrtković
M. Šašić
Abstract
This article presents the first data about the presence of the species Grecian Copper Lycaena ottomanus (Lefèbvre, 1830) (Lycaenidae, Lycaeninae) in Croatia. For the first time, the species was recorded on Sniježnica Mountain (south-eastern Croatia, southern Dalmatia), in Kuna Konavoska village (720 a.s.l.) on June 30, 2005. The first record of the species was reconfirmed on the next field trip on July 13, 2005. Including L. ottomanus the Croatian butterfly fauna has 188 species in total.
Keywords
Lycaena ottomanus; Lycaenidae; fauna; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
1722
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2005.
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