Protected butterfly species in Croatia
According to the Nature Protection Act of 2013 (NN 80/13), i.e. the Rulebook on Strictly Protected Species (NN 144/13), 26 species of butterflies are strictly protected in Croatia. For some of these species, only certain subspecies are protected.
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Eastern Festoon
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)Only the subspecies Dalmatian Eastern Festoon (Allancastria cerisyi dalmacijae (Sala & Bollino, 1994)) has been recorded in Croatia, but it has not been found for a long time.[Number of photos: 0] -
Southern Swallowtail
Papilio alexanor (Esper, 1799)It has not been recorded recently, except for one observation on Biokovo from 2011.[Number of photos: 0] -
Fenton’s Wood White
Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1881)The territory of Europe, and therefore Croatia, is inhabited only by the subspecies Leptidea morsei major (Grund, 1905).[Number of photos: 1] -
Alcon Blue
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)The subspecies Mountain Alcon Blue (Phengaris alcon rebeli (Hirscke, 1904)) is also present.[Number of photos: 7] -
Silky Ringlet
Erebia gorge (Hübner, 1804)Only the endemic subspecies Velebit's Silky Ringlet (Erebia gorge vagana (Lorković, 1954)) is endangered and strictly protected.[Number of photos: 0] -
Styrian Ringlet
Erebia stirius (Godart, 1824)In addition to the basic species, there are two endemic subspecies - Gorana's Styrian Ringlet (Erebia stirius gorana (Lorković, 1985)) and Klek's Styrian Ringlet (Erebia stirius kleki (Lorković, 1955)). Both subspecies are endangered and strictly protected.[Number of photos: 0] -
Bright Eyed Ringlet
Erebia oeme (Hübner, 1804)Only the endemic subspecies Bright large-eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme megaspodia (Mladinov & Lorković, 1979)) is critically endangered and strictly protected.[Number of photos: 21] -
Dalmatian Ringlet
Proterebia afra (Fabricius, 1787)Only the subspecies Dalmatian Ringlet (Proterebia afra dalmata (Godart, 1824)) has been recorded.[Number of photos: 2]
