A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE CURRENT CHECKLIST OF BUTTERFLIES OF SERBIA

Predrag Jakšić

doi:10.5937/univtho9-19910

Predrag Jakšić Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Niš

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/univtho9-19910

Keywords: Butterflies, Papilionoidea, Republic of Serbia,

Abstract

The latest checklist of butterflies of Serbia (Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802) by Popović & Verovnik (2018) is examined. In consistencies with regard to the cited literature and applied systematics are pointed out. The validity of the viewpoints of the above mentioned authors on the species Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946, Pyrgus trebevicensis (Warren, 1926), Erebia manto (Denis Schiffermüller, 1775) and Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 is discussed. It is shown that by imposing new Serbian names to butterflies disregards national and scientific heritage.

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