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Butterfly (Papilionoidea) diversity in Paklenica National Park

Paklenica National Park is located on the coast of the Croatian Adriatic, in the southern part of the Velebit Mountain. Because of the geological and biological distinctiveness of this area, the national park was established in 1949. The park has an area of 95 square kilometres and it stretches from the bottom of the Velebit Mountain, almost reaching the shore, to the highest peaks Sv. Brdo (1753 m) and Vaganski Vrh (1752 m). The steep ascent from the sea to the Alpine zone, combined with the deep canyons of Mala and Velika Paklenica, results in a variety of habitats in a relatively small area. A survey of butterflies (Papilionoidea) was carried out in the park area from 1997 to 1999 at 14 localities. We present the results of this survey and discuss some of the interesting findings.

species diversity ; Velebit

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