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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 15 No.1-2

Status vrste Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) u fauni danjih leptira Hrvatske

Authors: Iva Mihoci, Mladen Vajdić, Martina Šašić

Authors and affiliation

  • Iva Mihoci Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Mladen Vajdić Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Croatia
  • Martina Šašić Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This paper presents the first verified find of the species Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (syn.: ausonia Verity, 1915) (Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) in the Croatian butterfly fauna. The real status and presence of this species in Croatia was uncertain until the recent discovery. The Damon Blue was found in south-eastern Croatia, at the locality Gornja Korita on Kame{nica Mountain (990 m a.s.l.) on September 1 and 2, 2005. The biology, ecology and protection measures of the P. damon are also discussed.

Keywords

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon, Lycaenidae, butterfly fauna, Croatia, status

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