Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2022.31.10
First record of Proterebia phegea (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) from Albania
Rudi Verovnik
; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jan Verovnik
; Prisojna pot 21, 1241 Kamnik, Slovenia
Abstract
We provide information on the unexpected discovery of Proterebia phegea in Albania, the fourth distinct distribution area for the species in the Balkan Peninsula. The butterfly was found to be numerous on south-facing slopes at Qafa e Buallit pass in Dibër County. The most striking characteristic of the habitat is the sandy brown ophiolite rocky substrate, compared to limestone areas in other parts of its range. Habitat structure and vegetation are otherwise similar to the more overgrown sites in the Dalmatian part of its range. Given the widespread presence of ophiolite rocks in eastern Albania, the species could be significantly more widespread in the country; however, further surveys are required. Two additional rare species in Albania, Erynnis marloyi and Anthocharis gruneri, were also recorded in the area.
Keywords
Papilionoidea; Nymphalidae; distribution; faunistics; checklist
Hrčak ID:
280934
URI
Publication date:
31.7.2022.
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