BUTTERFLY FAUNA IN THE VICINITY OF JAGODINA (SERBIA) (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIOIDEA AND PAPILIONOIDEA)

Abstract

Altogether, 8 9 butterfly species (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) were recorded between 1993-2014 as results of the fieldwork carried out at 19 localities in vicinity of Jagodina: Hesperiidae – 9 species, Papilionidae – 4 , Pieridae – 1 4 , Riodinidae – 1 , Lycaenidae – 22, Nymphalidae – 39. According to Red List status of European butterflies (Van Swaay et al ., 2010) one species ( Phangaris arion Linnaeus, 1758) is threatened (endangered) at the European level, and three species are considered as Near Threatened ( Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847, Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824 and Hipparchia fagi Scopoli, 1763 ) . Especially important are protected species at European level: Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775), Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802) and Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758). Also Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761) as target species for PBA of Serbia . According to scale for estimating the utility of potential Prime Butterfly Area (PBAs) ( J aksic, 2008), the Jagodina region with 89 species , of which four target species , estimated as extreme abundance and qualifies for potential PBAs .