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Faunistics of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and Hemiptera; ecology of insects; invasive species; endangered species.
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New data on distribution of two Polish Sceliphron species: S. destillatorium (Illiger, 1807) and S. curvatum (Smith, 1870) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) are given.
A review of distribution of Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) in Poland is given together with new data on the occurrence. The material is based on observations obtained between 2002 and 2011 in Bieszczady Zachodnie, Beskid Niski, Pogórze Dynowskie, Pogórze Przemyskie and Pradolina Podkarpacka in Kotlina Sandomierska. New records of Minois dryas (Scopol...
Data on the biology of ten lycaenid species of the genera Tomares Rambur, 1840, Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1958, Polyommatus (Polyommatus) Latreille, 1804, Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) Hübner, 1822,
Polyommatus (Aricia) Reichenbach, 1817, Polyommatus (Meleageria) de Sagerra, 1926 and Plebejus Kluk, 1780 from the Crimea, their host plants and attending ant...
The aim of the study was to recognize the current distribution and biology of the noctuid moth – Xylomoia graminea (Graeser, 1889) which was spreading in the Podkarpacie (SE Poland) in recent years. The material includes observations collected from 2012 to 2018 from two macroregions: Kotlina Sandomierska and Pogórze Środkowobeskidzkie. The paper co...
Common Glider - Neptis sappho (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) always was considered as extremely rare species in Poland. It was last seen 1967 and because of lack of new records it was regarded extinct in Poland. In 2019 and 2020 the species was found at 28 new sites in 6 mesoregions of SE Poland: the Western Bieszczady Mts., the Jasło Foothills, the Dy...
First observation of Southern Small White Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Poland. The paper presents first observation of Southern Small White Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851) in Poland. The species has been observed in the locality of Lubiniecko [WT38] within the Łagów Lake District. The observation is consequence of the expansio...
New faunistic data on the occurrence of true bugs in the location of Pacław, part of Kalwaria Pacławska (the Eastern Beskid Mts.), are presented.
The observations were carried out in three different habitats with the participation of oaks-an exposed (without undergrowth) luminous oak forest (394 m asl), a fresh upland forest (407 m asl) and a soli...
New observations of Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Southern Poland. The paper presents new observations of Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775) in southern Poland. The species has been observed in twelve localizations within nine mostly mountain mesoregions. In particular in...
The paper presents first observation of Eastern Baton Blue Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865) in the Western Bieszczady Mts. A single individual was observed on the top of Połonina Wetlińska Range. This site is located approx. 30 km northeast of the known sites in Slovakia and approx. 35 km north of the sites in Ukraine. At the only two known and...
The paper presents the results of winter end early spring 2023 studies conducted at 174 locations in 100 10x10 km UTM squares within nine zoogeographical regions of southern and eastern Poland: the Eastern Beskids Mts., the Western Beskids Mts., the Sandomierz Lowland, the Roztocze, the Kraków-Wieluń Upland, the Lublin Upland, the Lesser Poland Upl...
The first records of Dryad Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Biłgoraj Plain, the Roztocze and the Bełz Plain against the background of the expansion of the range of this species in southeastern Poland. The paper presents first observations of a Dryad Minois dryas (sCoPoli, 1763) in the Biłgoraj Plain, the Roztocze and t...
Atethmia centrago (HawortH, 1809) and Xanthia (Cirrhia) ocellaris (BorkHausen, 1792) on the Podkarpacie Region (SE Poland). The paper presents data on the occurrence of two species of noctuid moths Atethmia centrago (HawortH, 1809) and Xanthia (Cirrhia) ocellaris (BorkHausen, 1792) in the Podkarpacie region. In particular, A. centrago was found in...
New localities of Meloe (Bolognaia) rugosus MARSHAM, 1802 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in southern Poland. During the field research conducted in the period 2016-2023 on the distribution of beetles in S Poland 25 new sites of Meloe (Bolognaia) rugosus MARSHAM, 1802 were found. New localisations are located in 19 UTM squares 10×10 km within 6 southern reg...
Materials to the distribution of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in selected localisations of southern and eastern Poland]. New faunistic data on the occurrence of true bugs in 9 zoogeographical regions of southern and eastern Poland: the Bieszczady Mts., the Eastern Beskids Mts., the Western Beskids Mts., the Pieniny Mts., the Sandomierz Lowlan...
This paper presents the past and present occurence of Mantis religiosa in Poland and discusses range changes of this species during the last 100 years (1923-2021), basing on 2664 records, 2029 of these unpublished. Up to 1994, the species was restricted to a relatively small area in the southeastern part of Poland (3.3% of the country's area). Duri...
Observations of Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Lower Silesia and the Pomeranian Lake District (W Poland). During the field research conducted in the 2022 on the distribution of Lepidoptera in W Poland two specimens of Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) ware found-one in Siechnice [XS55] within the Lower Silesia Di...
During the field research conducted in 2022 on the distribution of beetles in NW and W Poland two specimens of Lichenophanes varius (IllIGer, 1801) ware found: one specimen in Gryfino [VV60] within the Pomeranian Lake District and another one in Poznań [XU20] within the Wielkopolska-Kujawy Plain. Species is very rare in Poland and is included in th...
New date of Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Rhipiphoridae) from Poland. The paper presents four new observations of the Metoecus paradoxus (linnaeus, 1760) in Poland. The species was first detected in the region of the Sandomierz Plain and second time in the Pomeranian Lake District, while its presence in the East Beskids was confi...
The paper presents new observations of the European tree cricket Oecanthus pellucens (Scopoli, 1763) in south-eastern Poland. The species was detected for the first time in the mesoregion of the Lower San River Valley.
During the field research conducted in the period 2011-2022 on the distribution of moths in Zachodniopomorskie Region (NW Poland) the few specimens of Heinemannia festivella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) were found in Gryfino [VV60] within the mesoregion of the Lower Odra Valley. There are the first records of this species from Poland.
During the field research conducted in the period 2018-2021 on the distribution of beetles in the Podkarpacie and the Małopolska Regions 5 new sites of Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802 were found. New localisations are located in 5 UTM squares 10×10 km within region of the Eastern Beskid Mts. and mesoregions of the Ciężkowice Foothills, the...
During the field research conducted in the period 2020-2021 on the distribution of beetles in the Podkarpacie Region 2 new sites of Isorhipis melasoides (Laporte de Castelnau, 1835) were found. New localisations are situated in 2 UTM squares 10×10 km within regions of the Eastern Beskids and the Sandomierz Plain. The species was first detected in t...
New faunistic data on the occurrence of true bugs in 5 zoogeographical regions of south-eastern and north-eastern
Poland: the Bieszczady Mts., the Eastern Beskids Mts., the Sandomierz Lowland, the Upper Silesia and the Mazurian Lakeland are presented.
The paper includes the data concerning 170 true bugs species from 21 families collected in 67 loca...
The paper presents new localities of Iphiclides podalirius, Brenthis daphne and Minois dryas in SE Poland. In particular, Iphiclides podalirius in the years 2019-2021 was first shown on the Tarnów Plateau, the Kolbuszowa Plateau, the Tarnobrzeg Plateau, the Middle Roztocze, the Bełz Plain and the Sokal Ridge, additionally its presence on the Vistul...
During the field research conducted in last years on the distribution of the grass moths in the Podkarpacie Region 28 mainly rare, migrant or invasive species were found. The most interesting species is Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794), which has been observed in Poland only three times in the last two decades and Dolicharthria punctalis ([Deni...
A paper presents the first case of mass nesting of mud dauber wasp Sceliphron destillatorium in the Polish part of the Carpathians. In Tylawa village, on one building, located in the valley of the Panna stream, near the Dukla Pass, the aggregation of about 320 nests of this species was discovered. e nesting biology and distribution of the species s...
During the field research conducted in 2021 on the distribution of Lepidoptera in the Podkarpacie Region three specimens of Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758) were found in Umieszcz village [EA30] within Kotlina Jasielsko-Krosnieńska. It is the fourth record of this southern, xero-thermophilic species from Poland, the second from Podkarpacie region...
The genus Myrmecophyes Fieber, 1870 with M. alboornatus (Stål, 1858) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is recorded for the first time from the territory of Poland.
First record of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in the Sandomierz Lowland.]. This note presents the first record of Nezara viridula in the Sandomierz Lowland (south-eastern Poland). It is the fourth record of this invasive species in Poland.
This note presents the first record of Orsillus depressus in Przemyśl within the Eastern Beskidy Mts. (south-eastern Poland).
Materials to the distribution of terrestrial true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in selected localisations of southeastern and northeastern Poland]. New faunistic data on the occurrence of true bugs in eight zoogeographical regions of southeastern and northeastern Poland, i.e., Bieszczady Mts, the Western Beskids Mts, the Eastern Beskids Mts, Lublin...
This study presents new faunistic records of Wrinkled Bark
Beetle Rhysodes sulcatus from the Murcki Forests, located in the Upper Silesia. During field research carried out in the period 2009-2020, the species was revealed in 18 sites. All newly discovered sites are located outside the protected area of the nature reserve “Las Murckowski”. Therefo...
In book: Obszary Natura 2000 na Podkarpaciu Edition: 3 (2021)
Chapter: Nad Husowem - Specjalny obszar ochrony siedlisk Nad Husowem (PLH180025) Publisher: Regionalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej w Rzeszowie Editors: Dorota Rogała, Agnieszka Marcela
Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) – a species native to south-eastern Asia was introduced to Europe and recently to Poland, where it was reported so far only from three sites located in the southern and central part of the country. This paper presents new records of Halyomorpha halys from south-eastern Poland. These are the first records of this invas...
The paper presents new and unpublished data about Drypta dentata (P. ROSSI, 1790) collected in south-eastern Poland in the years 1995-2020. The species was found in 17 sites located in 15 UTM squares 10×10 km within 9 mesoregions, wich are parts of 5 macroregions of south-eastern Poland. In following mesoregions: the Kolbuszowa Plateau, the Chyrów...
The genus Spilostethus Stål, 1868 has only one species - S. saxatilis (Scopoli, 1763) that occurs in Poland. This species was reported in our country so far only from several sites located in itssouth-western part. This paper presents new records of Spilostethus saxatilis in south-eastern Poland. It is the first record of this southern species in t...
New localisation of N. sappho in SE Poland, 10.08.2020.
The next step of the expansion of Minois dryas in SE Poland.
Rediscovering Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in SE Poland after about 50 years break.
A review of the distribution and new data on the occurrence of the nymphalid
butterfly Argynnis pandora (Denis et Schiffermuller, 1775) in Poland has been carried
out. The new material includes observations collected in the Low Beskid Mts. and the
Dynów Foothills from 2019. A review of all historical records as well as an analyse of
all localities...
Materials to the knowledge of the distribution of terrestrial true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of selected locations of southeastern Poland]. New faunistic data on the occurrence of true bugs in three zoogeographical regions of southeastern Poland: the Eastern Beskid Mts, the Sandomierska Lowland and the Bieszczady Mts. are presented. The paper i...
Świerszcz południowy Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis był stwierdzony w Polsce po raz pierwszy w latach 50. XX w., ale do niedawna brak było wiadomości o występowaniu w kraju trwałych populacji tego ciepłolubnego gatunku i jego preferencjach siedliskowych. W pracy podano 23 nowe stanowiska E. bordigalensis położone głównie w południowo-wschodniej Pols...
First record of Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur, 1839) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) in the Polish Carpathians]. Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur, 1839) was observed for the first time in the East Beskid Mts. (Przemyśl-Zasanie district). The species is rarely found in the eastern part of the country and the locality in Przemyśl is the first kno...
The aim of the study was to establish a list of butterflies species found in the Sieniawa Landscape Protected Area and Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation “Lasy Sieniawskie” (PLH180054). Both areas are located in northern part of Podkarpacie Region in south-eastern Poland. During the observations carried out from the end of the 1980s until 201...
The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (L., 1758) in south-eastern Poland. During the observations carried out in the Podkarpacie and Małopolska regions in the period 2015-2019 I. podalirius has been reported over 350 times from 142 localisations within 72 UTM squares 10 × 10 km,
and in...
New data about B. dia from Podkarpacie are given.
Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda, 1761) was observed for the first time in the Eastern Beskid Mts. and the Sandomierz Plain. The species is extremely rarely found in the eastern part of Poland; the locality in Przemyśl is the second known from the Polish Carpathians.
The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (LINNAEUS, 1758) in south-eastern Poland. During the observations carried out in Podkarpacie and Małopolska regions in the period 2015-2019 I. podalirius has been totally reported over 350 times from 142 localisations within 72 UTM squares 10x10 km...
The aim of the study was to establish a list of species of butterflies found in the Sieniawa Landscape Protected Area and Special Area of Conservation “Lasy Sieniawskie” (PLH180054) in the Natura 2000 network. Both areas are located in north of the Podkarpacie Region in south-eastern part of Poland. During the observations carried out from the end...
Rhaphigaster nebulosa (PODA N., 1761) was observed for the first time in East Beskid (Przemyśl, Winna Góra). It is the second known locality of this species in Polish Carpathians and fourth in eastern part of the country.
The aim of the study was to investigate Dryad Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) distribution in south-eastern Poland. In surveys of the adult butterfly conducted in the period 2016 – 2018 Dryad was found in 37 (16 new) UTM squares (10 × 10 km) at 77 new sites located in 12 mesoregions – Olkusz Upland, Strzyżów Foothills, Ciężkowice Foothills, Przemyśl F...
First record of Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon on Dynów Foothills - SE Poland.
The aim of the study was to recognize the current distribution and biology of the noctuid moth – Xylomoia graminea (Graeser, 1889) which was spreading in the Podkarpacie (SE Poland) in recent years. The material includes observations collected from 2012 to 2018 from two macroregions: Kotlina Sandomierska and Pogórze Środkowobeskidzkie. The paper co...
Celem pracy jest prezentacja informacji o dwóch nowo odkrytych stanowiskach Eriogaster catax (LINNAEUS, 1758) na Pogórzu Dynowskim oraz w Beskidzie Niskim.
The aim of the study was to recognize current distribution and biology of the noctuid moth - Xylomoia graminea (GRAESER, 1889) which in recent years spreads on Podkarpacie Region - SE Poland. The material includes observations collected from 2012 till 2018. X. graminea is observed the first time in mesoregion of Podgórze Rzeszowskie within macroreg...
During two years fieldwork, which covered the area of Radłów Forests (Tarnów Plateau, SE Poland), one localities of Lopinga achine (SCOPOLI, 1763) was found.
FIrst records of Argynnis pandora (DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Beskid Niski Mts. and Dynów Foothills (SE Poland).
The paper presents new data on the occurrence of Scolia hirta and Scolia sexmaculata in south-eastern Poland.
The aim of the study was to establish the list of butterfly species found in the Hyżne-Gwoźnica Protected Landscape Area and the Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation “Nad Husowem”
(PLH180025). Both areas are located in centre of the Podkarpacie Region in south-eastern Poland. During the observations carried out from the beginning of the 1980s t...
First records of Argynnis pandora in Beskid Niski Mts. and Dynów Foothills (SE Poland)...
The aim of the study was to establish a list of species of butterflies found in the area of Hyżne-Gwoźnica Landscape Protected Area and Special Area of Conservation “Nad Husowem” (PLH180025) in the Natura 2000 network. Both areas are located in centrum of Podkarpacie Region in south-eastern part of Poland...
The paper presents the first records of box tree moth from a few localities situated in 5 UTM squares in the Podkarpacie region – in the south-eastern Poland. This species, native to the subtropical regions of East Asia, was accidentally introduced into Europe in the first decade of the 21st century. Box tree moth was observed for the first time in...
During two years of fieldwork, which covered the area of the Radłów Forests including the nature reserve called Lasy Radłowskie, one locality of Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) was found. The discovered locality is in UTM square: DA 84, lat. 50°03’ N, long. 20°48’ E. Currently, this butterfly species is protected by law and is registered in the Poli...
Opracowanie wykonane dla potrzeb Stowarzyszenia Wspierania Inicjatyw Lokalnych Komańczy " WILK ", jako część projektu „Motyle gminy Komańcza”.
Opracowanie wykonano na potrzeby dokumentacji projektowej Parku Krajobrazowego Beskidu Niskiego wykonanej przez: Fundacja Dziedzictwo Przyrodnicze, ul. Mickiewicza 44/5, 37-700 Przemyśl, tel. 88103558. Projekt współfinansowany ze środków: Fundacja WWF Polska, ul. Mahatmy Gandhiego 3, 02-645 Warszawa, tel. (22) 849 84 69 / 848 73 64.
The Atlas contains data on 117 species of butterflies (Rhopalocera) occurring in the Crimea, along with maps of deployment and photographic iconography, covering about 3200 photos of developmental stages of most species, their host plants and biotopes in which they occur.
The aim of the study was to investigate marbled fritillary Brenthis daphne (BERGSTRÄSSER, 1780) distribution in the south-eastern part of Poland. During the observations, carried out in the period 2001 – 2016, the species has been reported 108 times from 71 new sites within 37 (36 new) UTM squares (10 × 10 km) in 5 macroregions
(Beskidy Lesiste, Be...
The paper presents records of six rarely encountered species of migrant moths from a few localities situated in the southeastern part of Poland. The species are as follows: Dysgonia algira, Grammodes stolida, Eublemma purpurina, Spodoptera exigua, Rhodometra sacraria, and Dolicharthia punctalis.
The first record of Hyphoraia aulica (Linnaeus, 1758) from Podkarpacie Region (SE Poland) is given.
The aim of the study was to investigate of Dryad Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) distribution in south-eastern Poland. In the surveys of adult butterfly conducted in 2015 Dryad was found in 20 (16 new) UTM square (10 × 10 km) at 55 new sites located in 10 mesoregions – Orawa-Nowy Targ Valley, Pieniny Mts., Spisz-Gubałówka Foothills, Przemyśl Foothills...
Aricia agestis (Lycaenidae) is a widespread and not endangered species, however its biology is poorly
known in Poland. Helianthemum nummularium L. (Cistaceae) and Erodium cicutarium L., Geranium pratense L., Geranium sanquineum L., and Geranium pusilum L. (Geraniaceae) were mentioned as larval host plants from Poland so far, but no data about preim...
Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Euplagia quadripunctaria, Parasemia plantaginis, Pericallia matronula, Hyphantria cunea, Erebidae, Arctiinae, new records, SE Poland
The aim of our study was to investigate of Dryad Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) distribution in south-eastern Poland. In the surveys of adult butterfly conducted in 2012 – 2014 we found Dryad in 19 UTM square (10 × 10 km) at 37 new sites located in 9 mesoregions – Przemyśl Foothills, Sanok-Turka Mts., Chyrów Plateau, Dynów Foothills, Jasło Foothills,...
The aim of this paper is to present unpublished information about the rare sphingids species found in the south-east of Poland: Acherontia atropos, Hyles livornica, Proserpinus proserpina and Hemaris fuciformis.
During observations carried out in the Podkarpacie region (south-eastern part of Poland) in the period 2010 – 2014, the butterfly Iphiclides podalirius (LINNAEUS, 1758) was reported in 60 new localities (101 records, 27 UTM squares 10 × 10 km) within 4 macroregions (Beskidy Lesiste, Beskidy Środkowe, Pogórze Środkowobeskidzkie and Kotlina Sandomier...
New data on occurrence of Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in southeastern part of Poland. Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) has been reported from four new localities in southeastern part of Poland. Preimaginal stages were observed on Prunus spinosa L., Rosa sp. and Pyrus sp. The species has been shown for the first t...
During the field research conducted in 2015 on the distribution of butterflies in Podkarpacie Region the one specimen of Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758) was found in Markowa village [EA94] within Sandomierz Plain. It is the first record of this southern, xero-thermophilic species from Poland.
Aricia agestis (DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER, 1775) (Lycaenidae) jest szeroko rozmieszczonym i często spotykanym gatunkiem motyle, jednakże jego biologia w Polsce jest słabo poznana. Jako rośliny żywicielskie gatunku z terenu Polski wymieniane były Helianthemum nummulaium L. (Cistaceae), oraz Erodium cicutarium L., Geranium pratense L., Geranium sanquine...
In the paper the third Polish record of Actinonotus pulcher is presented after almost a hundred years break. Its single specimen was collected in the Western Beskidy Mts (environ of Sidzina – UTM: DV09). A review of recent data on the species biology and ecology, along with a summary of its distribution in Poland and Europe is also provided.
Review of literature data as well as new distributional records of the relict and endangered saproxylic tineid moth Scardia boletella (Fabricius, 1794) in Poland are presented. Unpublished museal data from 1954 to 1963 and own observations from 1988 to 2014, mainly from Bieszczady Mts, East Beskid, Masurian Lake District, Białowieża Forest and Podl...
During the field research conducted in 2013 on the distribution of beetles in Upper Silesia the one locality of Clerus mutillarius Fabricius, 1775 near Katowice [CA56] was found. It is the only new record of this southern species discovered in Poland for over 100 years. Authors proposed to change the status of the species on the Red List of Threate...
During the field research conducted in 2014 on the distribution of beetles from the family Cerambycidae in eastern Georgia, several localities of Phytoecia (Helladia) humeralis (Waltl, 1838) in the region of Vashlovani National Park were found. In view of the fact that the lack of references in the literature on the presence of this species in Geor...