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First check list of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) in Croatia, with the finding of Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861), new species in Croatian fauna from the valley of the Neretva River

The present paper provides the first checklist of the subfamily Arctiinae with biogeographical features and distribution area and reviews some of the interesting species of tiger moths found in Croatia. To determine the level of research of the subfamily Arctiinae in Croatia, a comparison was made with the well-explored tiger moth fauna of Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Hungary. In addition, during September 1997 in the area of the lower course of the Neretva River five specimens of the species Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861) were collected in the same area in August 2012. This is the southernmost point of its distribution area in Europe, making this record faunistically very interesting. The nearest population of this species is found 400 kilometers to the north in Hungary.

Rhyparioides metelkana ; Arctiinae ; tiger moths ; Croatia ; distribution ; diversity ; biogeography

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