Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 8 No.4

Močvarni okaš (Coenonympha oedippus F.) je ipak član faune danjih leptira Hrvatske

Authors: Mladen Kučinić, Nikola Tvrtković, Eduard Kletečki

Authors and affiliation

  • Mladen Kučinić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Nikola Tvrtković Croatian Biospeleological Society, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Eduard Kletečki Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The discovery of the butterfly False Ringelt (Coenonympha oedippus F.) in two localities in Istria, between Maru{i}i, Vranjak and [terna (VL02, VL03) and in the valley of the Mirna Valley near Buzet (VL12) has reconfirmed this species as a member of the fauna of Croatia. At the same time, a review of the collection of the Croatian Natural History Museum has shown that specimens catalogued as C. oedippus from Mt Velebit are either not from Croatia or belong to the species Aphantopus hyperantus. There is an urgent necessity to establish the precise range and size of the population and the degree of threat to it, and to undertake legislative and active measures for the conservation of the remaining habitats of this butterfly in Croatia, since it is one of the most endangered animal species in Europe.

Keywords

Coenonympha oedippus, butterflies, threatened species, Istria, Croatia

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