Original scientific paper
Colias caucasica balcanica Rebel, 1901 (Pieridae) in Croatia – the most western distribution point
Nikola Tvrtković
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Iva Mihoci
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Šašić
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The first data on the occurence of the species Colias caucasica balcanica in Croatia are presented. Findings of this species from Mt Dinara (Croatia) in 2010 and 2011 represent the westernmost distribution point. Unlike in the south-eastern Balkans, where the distribution of C. caucasica balcanica is mainly subalpine, in the Dinaric Alps published altitudinal stratification is mostly restricted to the montane belt between altitudes from 1,000 to 1,600 m a.s.l. in grasslands and forest clearings of beech forests. During the investigations the flight period at localities on Mt Dinara was from mid-June till mid-July. A newly found member of the Croatian fauna, C. caucasica balcanica is listed as the 195th butterfly species. With some unpublished data from several museum collections, a review of historical data for the whole of the Dinaric Alps is presented.
Keywords
Butterflies; Pieridae; Balkan clouded yellow; Croatia; Dinaric Alps
Hrčak ID:
75147
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2011.
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