Butterfly fauna (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of northern Moslavina (Croatia)

Abstract

This research into the butterfly fauna of the northern parts of the Moslavina region (northern Moslavina) was conducted between July 2004 and September 2006 with the aim of providing the first information on the butterfly fauna for the area and contributing to the overall knowledge on butterfly species distribution in Croatia. The analysis of samples collected from 13 locations demonstrates the presence of 69 species, which corresponds to 35% of all species recorded in Croatia. Since the research area is subject to significant anthropogenic influence, this share can be considered as significant. Strictly protected species Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802), Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763), Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) and Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) were recorded during the research. Furthermore, the research provided the first data on butterfly fauna of the northern parts of the Moslavina region, and can serve as a basis for further research in the wider region. Istraživanje faune danjih leptira sjevernih predjela Moslavine (sjeverna Moslavina) provedeno je u razdoblju od srpnja 2004. do rujna 2006. godine s ciljem prikupljanja prvih informacija o fauni leptira na navedenom području, te kako bi pridonijelo općem poznavanju rasprostranjenosti leptira u Hrvatskoj. Analiza uzoraka sakupljenih na 13 lokacija ukazuje na prisutnost 69 vrsta što čini 35 % od svih zabilježenih vrsta u Hrvatskoj. Budući da se radi o području koje je pod značajnim utjecajem ljudskih aktivnosti, ovaj udio može se smatrati značajnim. Ovim istraživanjem na navedenom području zabilježene su strogo zaštićene vrste Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802), Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763), Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) i Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758). Nadalje, istraživanje pruža prve podatke o fauni leptira sjevernih predjela Moslavine, te može poslužiti kao podloga za daljnja istraživanja u široj regiji.

Contribution to the knowledge of butterfly and moth fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Gornje Plavnice, Bjelovar, Croatia – result of a one year photographic study

“…Some authors go further, like Remboski et al (2018), with the use of digital image processing and machine learning techniques for identification of fruit flies, or like Suetsugu & Hayamizu (2014) with the use of interval photography with a digital camera to show moth visitors of the Platanthera orchids. In Croatia there have also been some improvements, at least in using digital photography in butterfly research; Koren & Letić (2014) conducted the first photographic survey of butterfly diversity in Croatia, based on identification from the photographs, while recent studies mostly use photographs in addition to other methods Fištrek, 2018).…”

“…About butterfly fauna there are only a few papers (e.g. Grubišić et al, 2006;Mihoci et al, 2007;Fištrek, 2018), while data about moth fauna in Bjelovar-Bilogora area are scarce.…”