Original scientific paper
The status of the Damon Blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) in the Croatian butterfly fauna
I. Mihoci
M. Vajdić
M. Šašić
Abstract
This paper presents the first verified find of the species Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (syn.: ausonia Verity, 1915) (Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) in the Croatian butterfly fauna. The real status and presence of this species in Croatia was uncertain until the recent discovery. The Damon Blue was found in south-eastern Croatia, at the locality Gornja Korita on Kamešnica Mountain (990 m a.s.l.) on September 1 and 2, 2005. The biology, ecology and protection measures of the P. damon are also discussed.
Keywords
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon; Lycaenidae; butterfly fauna; Croatia; status
Hrčak ID:
5162
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2006.
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