Entomologia Croatica, Vol. 15 No. 1-4, 2011.
Review article
DISTRIBUTION OF THE OLIVE BEE HAWK MOTH, HEMARIS CROATICA (ESPER, 1800) (LEPIDOPTERA, SPHINGIDAE) IN CROATIA
Toni Koren
orcid.org/0000-0002-4776-6287
; 1Institute for Biodiversity Studies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
Maja Bjelić
; Biology Students Association BIUS, Zagreb, Croatia
Franjo Perović
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Šašić
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Iva Mihoci
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Kučinić
; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The Olive Bee Hawk moth, Hemaris croatica (Esper, 1800) is a day-flying moth described from Karlovac, Croatia, more than 200 years ago. From that time, only scattered data about its distribution in Croatia were known, without any systematic overview of its total distribution. To obtain a complete picture on the distribution of this species, literature and collection data from the two largest Croatian museums were examined. Also, recently collected data were
added to create the first detailed distribution map that included 90 records in total, originating from 51 different localities. The majority of records cover the Mediterranean part of the country; regardless of this, the species has also been described from the continental region. We assume that records from the alpine and continental parts of the country can probably be assigned to the migratory activity of this species. It seems that its distribution is connected with the presence of one of its main larval host plants, of the genus Cephalaria, but further research is needed for confirmation.
Keywords
Hemaris croatica; hawkmoths; Sphingidae; distribution
Hrčak ID:
85031
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Publication date:
22.12.2011.
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