New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia

The authors present new and unpublished information on the distribution of three pierid species in Slovenia, i.e. Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767), Colias erate (Esper, 1805), and Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781). The first two species are very recent additions to the Slovene butterfly fauna and...

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Main Authors: Željko Predovnik, Rudi Verovnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2004-12-01
Series:Natura Sloveniae
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16941
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description The authors present new and unpublished information on the distribution of three pierid species in Slovenia, i.e. Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767), Colias erate (Esper, 1805), and Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781). The first two species are very recent additions to the Slovene butterfly fauna and their status in view of the new records is discussed. Colias erate could be considered a resident species in Slovenia as it was found in two consecutive years on two sites along the Drava channels below Formin and Zlatoličje hydroelectric power plants. Colias myrmidone has suffered strong decline throughout the western limit of its distribution in central Europe and should be considered near extinct in Slovenia. The last records of this species in Slovenia are documented.
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spelling doaj-art-65d65b7c211048cc841b9e75701754832025-01-29T20:49:30ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812004-12-016210.14720/ns.6.2.39-47New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in SloveniaŽeljko Predovnik0Rudi Verovnik1Polzela 68c, SI-3313 Polzela, Slovenia.University of Ljubljana, Dept. of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. The authors present new and unpublished information on the distribution of three pierid species in Slovenia, i.e. Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767), Colias erate (Esper, 1805), and Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781). The first two species are very recent additions to the Slovene butterfly fauna and their status in view of the new records is discussed. Colias erate could be considered a resident species in Slovenia as it was found in two consecutive years on two sites along the Drava channels below Formin and Zlatoličje hydroelectric power plants. Colias myrmidone has suffered strong decline throughout the western limit of its distribution in central Europe and should be considered near extinct in Slovenia. The last records of this species in Slovenia are documented. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16941distributionColias myrmidoneColias erateGonepteryx cleopatra
spellingShingle Željko Predovnik
Rudi Verovnik
New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
Natura Sloveniae
distribution
Colias myrmidone
Colias erate
Gonepteryx cleopatra
title New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
title_full New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
title_fullStr New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
title_full_unstemmed New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
title_short New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia
title_sort new records of rare pierids lepidoptera pieridae in slovenia
topic distribution
Colias myrmidone
Colias erate
Gonepteryx cleopatra
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16941
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