INTERESTING RECORDS OF SOME RARE MOTHS IN CROATIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO
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In this paper, we present records of 15 new or rarely documented moth species from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Four species are reported for the first time in Croatia: Rhodostrophia discopunctata, Dryobotodes servadeii, Spodoptera littoralis, and Xylocampa mustapha. For three additional species, we provide either the first recent records or evidence of significant range expansion: Thysanoplusia daubei, Ctenoplusia accentifera, and Tathorhynchus exsiccata. One species, Enterpia laudeti, is newly recorded for Montenegro, while six species are newly documented for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Pachypasa otus, Ochropleura leucogaster, Hadena adriana, Xylocampa mustapha, Plusidia cheiranthi, and Autophila limbata. We also include new records of the invasive species Hyphantria cunea in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All previous records of Xylocampa areola from Croatia most likely refer to X. mustapha, indicating that X. mustapha is likely the sole representative of this genus in the eastern Adriatic region.
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Koren, T., Martinović, M., & Kulijer, D. (2025). INTERESTING RECORDS OF SOME RARE MOTHS IN CROATIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15082391
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Beshkov, S., & Nahirnić, A. (2020). Contribution to knowledge of the Balkan Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera). Ecologica Montenegrina, 30, 1-27.
Beshkov, S., & Nahirnić-Beshkova, A. (2021). Contribution to knowledge of the Balkan Lepidoptera II (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera). Natura Montenegrina, 42, 1-44.
Beshkov, S., Nahirnić, A., & Jakšić, P. (2024). Contribution to knowledge of the Balkan Lepidoptera III. Ecologica Montenegrina, 73, 226-287.
Burgermeister, F. (1964). Makrolepidopteren aus dem Raume Dubrovnik (Süddalmatien, FVR Jugoslavien). Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 49, 137-152.
Carnelutti, J., Vasić, K., Tomić, D., Zečevič, M., & Kranjčev, R. (1991). Fauna Durmitora. Sveska 4. Heterocera III. Noctuidae. Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti. Posebna izdanja, knjiga 24, Odjeljenje prirodnih nauka, knjiga 15, 79-134.
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Galvagni, E. (1921). Nachtrag zur Kenntnis der Schmetterlingsfauna Lussins. Verhandlunden zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 72, 84-89.
Goater, B., Ronkay, L., & Fibiger, M. (2003). Catocalinae and Plusinae - Noctuidae Europaeae. Vol. 10. Entomological Press Sorø.
Gomboc, S. (2019). Prilog poznavanja noćnih leptira otoka Šolte. Bašćina, 178-191.
Gomboc, S., & Sule, D. (2022). Contribution to the moth fauna of the Croatian island of Šolta, with some interesting findings for the country. Bašćina, 31, 38-138.
Habeler, H. (2003). Die Schmetterlinge der Adria-Insel Krk. Eine ökofaunistische Studie. Delta Druck, Verlag Heinz Peks Graz.
HabiProt. (2014–2022). Alciphron - baza podataka o insektima Srbije. Retrieved from: https://alciphron.habiprot.org.rs/ Accessed on 10 January 2022.
Hacker, H., Ronkay, L., & Hreblay, M. (2002). Hadeninae I. - Noctuidae Europaeae. Vol. 4. Entomological Press Sorø.
Hausmann, A. (2004). Sterrhinae. In Hausmann, A. (ed.) The Geometrid Moths of Europe. Vol. 2. Apollo Books Stenstrup.
Koren, T. (2012). Distributional checklist of lappet moths (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) of Croatia. Entomologia Croatica, 16(1-4), 81-104.
Koren, T. (2020). Butterflies and moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of the Lokrum island, southern Dalmatia. Natura Croatica, 29(2), 227-240.
Koren, T. (2022). The Diversity of Moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Significant Landscape Donji Kamenjak and Medulin Archipelago, Istria, Croatia. Annales Koper, Series historia naturalis, 32(1), 237-260.
Koren, T., & Kulijer, D. (2020). Additions to the Crambidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) fauna of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Acta Entomologica Slovenica, 28(2), 141-148.
Koren, T., & Martinović, M. (2020). A contribution to the knowledge of the moth diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, 132, 124-128.
Kučinić, M., Jalžić, B., & Pelić, D. (1998). Xylocampa areola (Esper, 1789), Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) and Euxoa decora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), new elements in the noctuid fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Croatia. Natura Croatica, 7(3), 213-226.
Lelo, S. (2004). Revizija Rebelovog popisa leptira Bosne i Hercegovine. CORON’S d.o.o. Sarajevo.
Lepiforum e.V. (2024). Lepiforum e.V. Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen und ihren Präimaginalstadien. Downloaded from https://lepiforum.org/ on 3 November 2024.
Mihoci, I. (2012). Raznolikost grbica (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) Hrvatske i ekološka uvjetovanost njihove visinske rasprostranjenosti.: PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science Zagreb, 248+LII: pp.
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Popović, M., Vasić, N., Koren, T., Burić, I., Živanović, N., Kulijer, D., & Golubović, A. (2020). Biologer: an open platform for collecting biodiversity data. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8.
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Rebel, H. (1919). Zur Lepidopterenfauna Dalmatiens. Verhandlungen zoologischen-botanischen Gesselschaft in Wien, 69, 106-110.
Ronkay, G., Ronkay, L., & Gyulai, P. (2011). The Witt Catalogue, Volume 5: A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea - Cuculliinae II and Psaphidinae. Heterocera Press Budapest.
Ronkay, L., Yela, J. L., & Hreblay, M. (2001). Hadeninae II. - Noctuidae Europaeae. Vol. 5. Entomological Press Sorø.
SL NRBiH. (1958). Uredba o nadležnosti narodnih odbora opština i srezova i njihovih organa. Službeni list NRBiH, 14(5), 114-126.
Todorović, S. (1953). Borba protiv dudovca u NR Srbiji 1952 godine. Plant Protection, 16-17, 81-107.
Schwingenschuss, L. & Wagner, F. (1925-1927). Beitrag zur Macrolepidopteren Fauna Süddalmatiens insbesondere der Umgebung von Gravosa. Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologischen Vereins 10: 53-57, 66-69, 78-82, 116-119; XI: 1–3, 9-13, 26-29, 53-55, 67-72, 74-77, 81-86; XII: 45-50, 62-64, 68-72, 73-75.