Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 16 No.2

Novi podaci o rasprostranjenju endemičnog leptira Erebia stirius kleki Lorković, 1955 (Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Iva Mihoci, Martina Šašić, Nikola Tvrtković

Authors and affiliation

  • Iva Mihoci Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Martina Šašić Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Nikola Tvrtković Croatian Biospeleological Society, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The endemic butterfly Erebia stirius kleki Lorkovi}, 1955 was found at Kle~ice (Klek Mountain, western Croatia), representing the known occurrence of this subspecies in Croatia. The biology of the species, the characteristics of a newly found site and the threat status of this endemic subspecies are also briefly discussed.

Keywords

Erebia stirius kleki, endemic subspecies, Kle~ice, Croatia, threats