Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia
The southwestern Posavsko hills and northern Suha krajina are among the least studied areas regarding the butterfly fauna in Slovenia. To fill this knowledge gap, we selected all unpublished records of butterflies since 2014, in addition to the focused field surveys performed in the 2019–2022 perio...
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The southwestern Posavsko hills and northern Suha krajina are among the least studied areas regarding the butterfly fauna in Slovenia. To fill this knowledge gap, we selected all unpublished records of butterflies since 2014, in addition to the focused field surveys performed in the 2019–2022 period. We recorded a total of 105 butterfly species, presenting almost 60% of all species found in Slovenia. Among the species found, there are several habitat specialists of high conservation importance, e.g., Leptidea morsei, Euphydryas aurinia, Parnassius mnemosyne, Phengaris arion, Carcharodus floccifera, Lycaena dispar. Locations harbouring these species and those with the highest species richness are of great importance for preserving the diverse butterfly fauna of the region.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a49bbc9e1ba42f4b141ebff28caa8a02025-01-30T07:42:23ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812023-11-0125110.14720/ns.25.1.5-25Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central SloveniaLuka Šturm0Andrej Peternel1Jure Zaman2Rudi Verovnik3Department of food science and technology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFisheries research institute of Slovenia, Spodnje Gameljne 61a, 1211 Ljubljana - ŠmartnoFisheries research institute of Slovenia, Spodnje Gameljne 61a, 1211 Ljubljana - ŠmartnoDepartment of biology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia The southwestern Posavsko hills and northern Suha krajina are among the least studied areas regarding the butterfly fauna in Slovenia. To fill this knowledge gap, we selected all unpublished records of butterflies since 2014, in addition to the focused field surveys performed in the 2019–2022 period. We recorded a total of 105 butterfly species, presenting almost 60% of all species found in Slovenia. Among the species found, there are several habitat specialists of high conservation importance, e.g., Leptidea morsei, Euphydryas aurinia, Parnassius mnemosyne, Phengaris arion, Carcharodus floccifera, Lycaena dispar. Locations harbouring these species and those with the highest species richness are of great importance for preserving the diverse butterfly fauna of the region. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/15510southwestern Posavsko hillsnorthern Suha krajinafaunisticsconservationfield surveysspecies richness |
| spellingShingle | Luka Šturm Andrej Peternel Jure Zaman Rudi Verovnik Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia Natura Sloveniae southwestern Posavsko hills northern Suha krajina faunistics conservation field surveys species richness |
| title | Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia |
| title_full | Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia |
| title_short | Contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Central Slovenia |
| title_sort | contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna lepidoptera papilionoidea of central slovenia |
| topic | southwestern Posavsko hills northern Suha krajina faunistics conservation field surveys species richness |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/15510 |
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