Original scientific paper
First finding of the critically endangered butterfly Maculinea alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Pannonian part of Croatia
I. Mihoci
A. Delić
B. Gjurašin
M. Bučar
M. Kučinić
Abstract
The critically endangered butterfly Maculinea alcon was found at the locality Grubišnopoljska Bilogora in August 2006. That is the first finding of this species in the Pannonian part of Croatia and the second in Croatia as a whole. The biology of this critically endangered species is discussed, as well as some aspects of ecology and protection measures.
Keywords
Maculinea alcon; Grubišnopoljska Bilogora; distribution; habitat; protection measures
Hrčak ID:
13516
URI
Publication date:
31.3.2007.
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