Abstract
The study of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) wascarried out in the Narew National Park, in two strictly protected areas under development: “Grobla pod Kurowem” and “Rynki”. A total of 40 butterfly species representing 5 families: Papilionidae (1 species), Pieridae (7 species), Lycaenidae (9 species), Nymphalidae (21 species) and Hesperiidae (2 species) were registered altogether. Most of these have wide distribution ranges and are commonly found in Poland, especially in various open dry habitats. Only four species: Lycaena dispar, Coenonympha oedippus, C. tulliaand Heteropterus morpheus,are primarily associated with or specific to moist habitats. Three species: Papilio machaon, Apatura ilia and C. oedippusare legally protected in Poland.
Highlights
O n ly f o u r sp ecies: Lycaena dispar, Coenonympha oedippus, C. tullia a n d Heteropterus morpheus, a re p rim a rily asso ciated w ith o r sp ecific to m o ist h a b ita ts
T herefore, it is h a rd ly su rp risin g th a t in re centy ea rs th ose w etla n d areas, w h ich are of g reatest v alu e in term s of biological d iv e rsity, haveb een the subject of c o m p re h e n siv e research aim in g to id en tify the species co m p o sitio n an d stru c tu re of th e ir fau naand flora, b u t to h e lp d ev elo p effective g u id e lin e s for the p ro te c tio n of th ese sites
A fra gment of the valley, occupy in g a n area of 7350 h a an d situ a te d in th e course of th e riv er b e tw e e n the v illag es of S u raż a n d R zęd zian y, is nowap ro te cte d area known as the N a re w
Summary
B u tte rflie s (L epido ptera : Hesperioidea, P a p ilio n o id e a ) in N a re w N a tio nalPa rk. A b stra c t: T h e s tu d y of b u tte rflie s (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) wasca rrie d o u t in th e N a re w. O n ly f o u r sp ecies: Lycaena dispar, Coenonympha oedippus, C. tullia a n d Heteropterus morpheus, a re p rim a rily asso ciated w ith o r sp ecific to m o ist h a b ita ts. K ey w o rd s : B u tterflies, Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea, N a re w N a tio n a l P ark. A u th o r 'saddress : Museumand In stitu te of Z o o lo g y , PAS, W ilcza 64, 00-679 W a rsz a w a , POLAND
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