Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 31 No.1

Prvi nalaz vrste Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) u hrvatskom dijelu Istarskog poluotoka

Authors: Edi Gljušćić

Authors and affiliation

  • Edi Gljušćić Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia

Abstract

In this paper, the first record of Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Croatian part of the Istrian peninsula is presented. A single female was collected near the town of Pedrovica in July 2020. At the locality, multiple Colutea arborescens plants were present, and the specimen was found on one of them. This record fills in the gap in the distribution of I. iolas between the populations from Dalmatia, Krk and Cres islands and Slovenia.

Keywords

Iolana iolas, distribution, Colutea arborescens, faunistics