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Natura Croatica : Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici, Vol. 24 No. 1, 2015.

Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2015.24.10

Silky Ringlet Erebia gorge vagana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) still surviving on Velebit

Rudi Verovnik ; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Abstract

After more than 70 years the endemic subspecies of Silky Ringlet Erebia gorge vagana was again observed at the type locality near Vaganski vrh on Mt Velebit, Croatia. At least four adults were seen on north-facing screes in August 2014. As it is limited to the highest parts of the mountain, the species is severely threatened by current climate change and long term monitoring of this isolated population would be of great scientific importance.

Keywords

butterflies; alpine belt; climate change; distribution

Hrčak ID:

140243

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/140243

Publication date:

30.6.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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