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Overiew of the butterfly (Papilionoidea) fauna of Hrvatsko zagorje, Croatia

Hrvatsko Zagorje is a region located in the north‐eastern part of Croatia just north from the capital Zagreb. Due to its vicinity to Zagreb, w here many lepidopterists were working, a rather low number of historical records is very surprising. The first comprehensive butterfly survey started in 2008. Until today a total of 112 butterfly species have been recorded, with an additional six species known from the literature. his adds up to 118 species or 60% the Croatian utterfly fauna. The highest butterfly diversity as registered in the mountains Ivanščica and trahinjščica, as well as in the significant andscape Zelenjak–Risvica and Cesar Hill. Several rare and endangered species were recorded in the egion, i.e. Zerynthia polyxena, Parnassius nemosyne, Phengaris arion, P. alcon, P. teleius, Polyommatus thersites, Lycaena dispar and Lopinga chine. Most of the butterflies in the region are rassland specialists, which are in rapid decline ue to the abandonment or intensification of eadows, spreading of the invasive alien plant pecies, and urbanisation of wetland areas or hanges in land use. To preserve the key species of utterflies in the area extensive maintenance of ainly dry and wet meadows and flowering forest dges is needed.

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