Milan Đurić

This publication will, for the first time, systematically show all butterflies recorded within territory of protected area Pčinja Valley. In preparing the publication used were all data collected in a long string of years and systematized in the database Alciphron.

Ladybirds (the beetle family Coccinellidae) is a popular and favorite group of insects. There are several books about this family, both for specialists-entomologists, and for naturalists without specific entomological education. There are various web pages with overview of ladybird fauna in several European countries with nice photographs. But ther...

During project field activities conducted in May 2021 in the territory of the Landscape of Outstanding Features "Dolina Pčinje" at the locality Vogance, one dead and trampled specimen of the web-spinning sawfly Caenolyda reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758) was found. The new finding is the first report of the species from Serbia, as well as from the Balkan...

During project activities conducted in the territory of the Landscape of Outstanding Features “Dolina Pčinje” in 2021, T. balkanicus was registered for the first time in Serbia. In April 2021, the authors visited the area and checked potential habitats for the presence of the host plant. In three subsequent visits, the butterfly was not registered....

During a survey conducted from 2018 to 2021, six hoverfly species were registered on the territory of Serbia for the first time: Chalcosyrphus pannonicus (Oldenberg, 1916), Chrysogaster coemiteriorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818), Melanogaster parumplicata (Loew, 1840), Merodon testaceus Sack, 1913 and Psilota atra (Fallé...

– Butterfly species Cacyreus marshalli was recorded on october 1, 2020 in the city of Niš, which represents the first record in the territory of Serbia. it is also the first allochthonous butterfly species in Serbia and its discovery brought the number of species in Serbian fauna to 200. The specimen was identified from the photograph submitted to...

An alien mantis species, Hierodula tenuidentata, has expanded its areal in Europe in the last few years. It was registered in several European countries, including some on the Balkan Peninsula. Herein are presented for the first time records of H. tenuidentata on the territory of Serbia, several from the capital city of Belgrade, and one from Novi...

During project related field survey, performed from 9th to 13th of May, 2020, in southeastern Serbia, two rare butterfly species were registered at locality izvor, at rudina planina Mt. – Melitaea ornata and Muschampia cribrellum. New records of these species and confirmation of M. ornata at locality Šaprance suggest huge potential and invite furth...

Some ten years back we pointed out a wealth of butterfly diversity in a very small gorge situated near the city of Niš, in southern Serbia. The paper also emphasized that growth of Ailanthus trees in the area was a serious threat, because some specific plants grow on exposed rocks in the gorge which are larval foodplants or nectar sources for vario...

The unusually looking weevil species Brachycerus sinuatus Olivier, 1807 was collected in April 2019 in the vicinity of Preševo (southern Serbia). It is the first finding of this species for Serbia. By this data, its area of distribution is substantially extended westwards. Very precise data about the locality where it was found in contributing to t...

The genus Arctophila comprises large, bumblebee-like species of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae). In Europe occur three species from this genus: A. bequaerti, A. bombiforme and A. superbiens and all of them were recorded in Serbia. Species from this genus were registered only on few mountains in Serbia and are considered rare in the country. During...

The unusually looking weevil species Brachycerus sinuatus Olivier, 1807 was collected in April 2019 in the vicinity of Preševo (southern Serbia). It is the first finding of this species for Serbia. By this data, its area of distribution is substantially extended westwards. Very precise data about the locality where it was found in contributing to t...

Red Lists are very valuable tools in nature conservation at global, continental and (sub-) national scales. In an attempt to prioritise conservation actions for European butterflies, we compiled a database with species lists and Red Lists of all European countries, including the Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands). In tot...

Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 is known from southern Italy, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Albania and further in the Middle East. At the end of May and beginning of June 2015 it was recorded for the first time in Serbia. A single isolated colony was found 170 km NW from the northernmost known locality in Europe. This record made us review A....

This publication on butterflies is a concise overview of faunistic research performed in Vlasina region. Much to our surprise, big number of species was recorded, quite a lot of them being threatened or protected at national or European level. That imposes a need to conserve such wealth of butterflies and promote it within borders of protected area...

Bradyporus dasypus (IllIger, 1800) is known to inhabit the eastern parts of the Balkan Peninsula but the knowledge on its distribution is largely based on old literature. In Serbia, we could not confrm this cricket from localities reported during the previous centuries. It probably demises here, limiting the range to only a few recent populations i...

Although the Vlasina plateau has proved to be an interesting area hosting diverse and unique flora and fauna, its butterflies have not been thoroughly studied. Consolidating several known records and our field observations, a total of 101 butterfly species were listed for this region. The area hosts a number of important species to be conserved und...

Albanian insect fauna is one of the least studied in Europe. In 2012 and 2013 surveys were undertaken with the aim of improving the knowledge of the distribution of butterflies, particularly in the southern part of the country. This research has resulted in publicating three new species records for Albania. Here we add two new species to the list o...

Albanian insect fauna is one of the least studied in Europe. In 2012 and 2013 surveys were undertaken with the aim of improving the knowledge of the distribution of butterflies, particularly in the southern part of the country. This research has resulted in publicating three new species records for Alba-nia. Here we add two new species to the lis...

Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839) is currently known from eastern Spain, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia. At the end of June and beginning of July 2014 it was recorded in Serbia for the first time, expanding its known area of distribution in the Balkan Peninsula northwards. These records point out that southern Serbia may inclu...

This paper presents the first finding of Lycaena helle ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) in the Balkan Peninsula on Balkan (Stara Planina) Mts. The butterfly was discovered in the bordering region between Serbia and Bulgaria. European distribution of this boreo-montane species is confined to northern parts of the continent with isolated colonies in...

This book summarises the results of long-term study on butterflies of Stara Planina Mt. and shows 166 recorded species. Each one is presented through a short description, a map of distribution in the studied region and remarks related to ecology, threat and protection status. A comparison of fauna richness with several our mountain areas was made a...

The Stara Planina Mts. region in Serbia has already been recognized as one of the most butterfly rich regions in Europe with good populations of several rare and threatened species. However, so far the southern part of Stara Planina has been poorly studied. We therefore focused our field surveys on that region visiting 22 sites over a period of sev...

Melitaea arduinna (Esper, 1783) (“Freyer’s Fritillary”) was long considered as extremely rare and local at the western edge of its distribution in the Balkan Peninsula. It was only recently discovered in Serbia, where it is now reported from several localities. Although its life cycle has previously been described, there is no published photographi...

In fi eld surveys through eastern Serbia in 2010, two new colonies of Kirinia climene (Esper, 1783) were found on Stara Planina Mt. and Svrljiške Planine Mts. These fi ndings, together with an unpu-blished record from the vicinity of Zaječar, represent valuable new data for the Serbian butterfl y fauna. The exact localities and habitat description...

During the past few years Melitaea arduinna and Nymphalis vaualbum were recorded on several occasions in Serbia. These findings are important as both species reach western limit of their range in Serbia. M. arduinna was only recently added to the fauna of Serbia, while most of data for N. vaualbum are very old, suggesting its poss­ ible extinction...

Jelašnica gorge is only 2 km long, but hosts one of the richest butterfly fauna in Serbia. A total of 110 species were observed during a three year survey. The presence of some rare and threatened species like Maculinea arion, Nymphalis vaualbum, Melitaea arduinna is discussed. Twenty six species present in Jelašnica have some sort of endangerment...

A faunistic account of 121 observed species of butterflies is given for the territory of Republic of Macedonia during the first week of June. Despite short period of the time large part of Macedonia was surveyed and several interesting observations were made. Among these new sites for some rare species like Melitaea arduinna, Spialia phlomidis, Geg...

A faunistic account of 117 recorded species of butterflies is given for the territory of East- ern Serbia during the third week of July. The distribution of recorded species is given per habitat. One species was recorded for the first time for the Serbian fauna. Numerous important records are analysed, contributing to knowledge of certain species d...

Mučanj is a mountain located in western Serbia, surrounded by three rivers: the Grabovica, Presečka reka and Veliki Rzav. The nearest mountains are Javor and Golija and the closest town is Ivanjica. In entomological terms it is virtually unexplored. The authors visited it on several occasions from 2008 to 2011 and provide here a first overview of i...