New records of the crambid moth Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1848]) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Croatia with notes on Pyraloidea fauna from the Neretva Valley

Abstract

In the following paper, new information about the occurrence of the pyraloid moth Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1848]) in Croatia is presented. Although this species from the microlepidopterous family Crambidae was presented as a new one in the Croatian fauna in 2012, three specimens were discovered during an examination of a large number of pyraloid moths collected by Mladen Kučinić in the 1990s. These specimens of Euclasta splendidalis were collected during several field trips to the Neretva Valley, south Dalmatia, in August 1996 and 1997 and are the oldest findings of Euclasta splendidalis in Croatia. Also, two specimens were collected during a field investigation in the same area conducted in 2016.These additional records suggest that this local and rare species has been present in the fauna of Croatia for quite a long time and that it has become permanently present in the fauna of Croatia. They also deepen the knowledge on the distribution of this species within the same area. Furthermore, a list of additionally recorded pyraloid species from the valley of the Neretva River is given. Ovi dodatni nalazi ukazuju na to da je ta lokalna i rijetka vrsta duže prisutna u fauni Hrvatske, te da je postala stalni element hrvatske faune. Ovi nalazi također proširuju znanje o distribuciji vrste Euclasta splendidalis na istome području. Nadalje se u radu daje popis dodatnih vrsta Pyraloidea zabilježenih na području doline Neretve.

Confirmed occurrence and new records of Sciota rhenella (Zincken, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae) in Croatia

“…this long-term study started in 2016 and is still being carried out, including in inland Croatia. the results of these surveys contribute to the knowledge of the overall pyraloid moth fauna of Croatia (Gumhalter, 2021;Gumhalter et al, 2018), especially of the least-studied inland and mountainous biogeographic zones (Gumhalter et al, 2020;gumhalter & Kučinić, 2020gumhalter & Kučinić, , 2021. During a moth survey carried out in inland Croatia in July 2021, the species s. rhenella was recorded.…”

Nine aditions to the Croatian pyraloid moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea)

“…Many of the faunistic papers published on Croatian Lepidoptera in the last two centuries included Pyraloidea species (Abafi-Aigner et al, 1896;Galvagni, 1902;Mann, 1857Mann, , 1867Mann, , 1869Rebel, 1891Rebel, , 1895Rebel, , 1903Rebel, , 1904Rebel, , 1917Schawerda, 1921;etc.). Although the superfamily has also been the subject of many recent investigations, especially in the last two decades (Habeler, 2003, Fazekas, 2009, Koren, 2015, 2018, 2021 , Šumpich & Skyva, 2012, Šumpich, 2013, Plant & Jakšić, 2018, Gumhalter, 2020, Gumhalter et al, 2018, 2020, Gumhalter & Kučinić, 2021, the distribution and status of many species that were reported only from historical literature remain unknown.…”