Predrag Jakšić

University of Nis | NIS · Department of Biology and Ecology

New and interesting records of Balkans Lepidoptera are detailed. Holoterpna pruinosata (Staudinger, 1897), recently known in Europe only from Crimea, was re-discovered in the Balkan Peninsula. Idaea sericeata (Hübner, 1813) is shown to be a part of the Balkan fauna. Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791) is new for the Central Balkans. Two genera a...

As a result of field studies in 2015-2016 in Serbia, mainly during two field collecting trips, four species of Raphidioptera and 65 species of Neuroptera were collected. The following species are reported from Serbia for the first time: Ornatoraphidia flavilabris (A. Costa, 1855), Phaeostigma pilicollis (Stein, 1863), Nothochrysa fulviceps (Stephen...

We present the state of knowledge on the family Myrmeleontidae occurring in North Macedonia based on published records, museum specimens and new samples, and provide a comprehensive species list. North Macedonia represents only 3.9% of the area of the Balkan Peninsula but harbours 19 species belonging to 14 antlion genera, i.e., 61% of the peninsul...

Analiza vrsta roda Leptidea Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Dismorphiinae) Balkanskog poluotoka Lorkovićevom metodom totalnih i parcijalnih prijelaza. U ovom radu su prezentirani rezultati korelacione analize odabranih kvantitativnih karaktera genitalnog aparata 283 muţjaka balkanskih i evropskih vrsta roda Leptidea Billberg Lorkovićevom met...

Field work conducted in 2016-2019 and 2022 contributed with additional data on 23 relatively rare species in Albania, including the second record of Cacyreus marshalli and the sixth record of Apatura metis. Several new localities are given for Danaus chrysippus, which proved to be not rare on the southern coast of Albania.

The burnet moth, Zygaena ephialtes (L., 1767) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) is a distinctly polymorphic species of moth appearing in several color morphotypes. This study examined whether the variability of the Z. ephialtes forewing could be explained by geometric morphometric methods. The analysis included 70 male specimens from five localities in Mon...

Burnet güvesi, Zygaena ephialtes (L., 1767) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) farklı renk morfotiplerinde görülen belirgin şekilde polimorfik bir güve türüdür. Bu çalışmada, Z. ephialtes’in ön kanatlarındaki değişkenliğin geometrik morfometri yöntemleri ile açıklanıp açıklanamayacağını incelenmiştir. Analizde, 1981 ile 2018 yılları arasında toplanan sırası...

During the three-year period of investigations, species from the families Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883, Pyralidae Latreille, 1809, Crambidae Latreille, 1810, Lycaenidae Leach, 1815, Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815, Geometridae Leach, 1815 and Erebidae Leach, 1815 were investigated. Investigations were carried out in 20 localities, distributed througho...

Acasis appensata (Eversmann, 1842) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) is reported in Serbia for the first time. The status on the Balkan Peninsula of the two Western Palaearctic species of Acasis Duponchel, 1845 is discussed. The localized distribution pattern of both A. appensata and A. viretata (Hübner, 1799) is probably genuine, though both species may...

Data on six species of Lepidoptera significant for the fauna of Serbia, as the data on one quite rare species in Serbian fauna are presented.

Four areas in Montenegro were visited at the end of June-beginning of July 2020. We found 12 species of Zy-gaenidae. Second records for Adscita statices drenowskii (Alberti, 1939) and Jordanita globulariae (Hübner, 1793) for Mon-tenegro are provided here. Additional records are given for J. notata (Zeller, 1847) and Zygaena punctum Ochsenheimer, 18...

Evergestis alborivulalis (Eversmann, 1843) is reported new to the fauna of Serbia. Its disjunct distribution in Europe is examined.

This paper shows the presence of the rural geometer moths in 15 localities of Kosovo and Metohia (Serbia). A review of existing data regarding the area of Kosovo and Metohia is given. Through research, the presence of 48 species was revealed. Between them, five species are reported as new for the fauna of Kosovo and Metohia: Plagodis pulveraria (Li...

Results of nocturnal moth collecting by the authors in the Balkans during May/June 2018 are reported. A total of 571 species was encountered, mostly Noctuoidea (270), Geometroidea (161) and Pyraloidea (62). The majority of data are from North Macedonia and Albania; the remainder are from countries traversed to reach these target areas, namely Slove...

In the years 2014-2017, we conducted a study in eastern Serbia in order to find rare Zygaenidae species and identify their suitable habitats. Adscita albanica and Zygaena diaphana were recorded in Serbia for the first time while Z. laeta was recorded for the second time. Here we provide new data on the occurrences of Rhagades pruni, Jordanita graec...

Research on Natura 2000 network, Montenegro Species Reports, 2019 COLEOPTERA – TERRESTRIAL BEETLES: Aleksandra Gligorović ODONATA – DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES: Bogić Gligorović LEPIDOPTERA – Butterflies (Aleksandra Gligorović & Bogić Gligrović) LEPIDOPTERA – Butterflies (Predrag Jakšić) AMPHIBIA, REPTILIA (Vuk Iković) PISCES (Danilo Mrdak) MAMALIA...

Seventeen species of Neuropterida (Raphidioptera, Megaloptera, Neurop-tera) collected in Montenegro during 2017-2018 are reported. An updated checklist of all known species from this country is presented. The list contains 75 species occurring in Montenegro. Of these, two species were reported for the first time for the country. One was a green lac...

Faunistic data on 11 species of Zygaenidae from seven pre-selected research areas in Montenegro obtained during several trips in the year 2017 are presented. Photographs of adults of Jordanita notata, Zygaena punctum, Z. viciae, Z. ephialtes and Z. filipendulae are shown. Interspecific mating attempts by males of Z. filipendulae with females of Z....

The hemerobiid fauna of Serbia was studied during two collecting trips in the years 2015 and 2016. Prior to the present study the hemerobiids in this Balkan country were insufficiently explored. According to literature data and collected material , twenty-three species are listed for the country, of which six are recorded for the first time for Ser...

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...

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 (Wa...

The reach of the Red Data Book of Butterflies in Serbia 16 years after it’s publication has been analysed. It has been concluded that it came too early since the supporting documents important for implementation were not available. Adjoining legal acts and catalogue of habitats in Serbia were missing and Prime Butterfly Areas have not been selected...

This work reports on results from occasional collections in many sites of Serbia in the period 2015-2018., as well as one earlier material from 1982. By more than 50 excursions, from March to October, by day and night and by light traps, a total amount of 45 selected species of Lepidoptera from 10 families were caught. A full list and description o...

A literature search was undertaken by us to locate all published data on the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae & Pyralidae) of the Balkan Peninsula of southeast Europe. All known paper publications to the end of June 2018 were researched. All publications apparently containing relevant data were read and scrutinised by us and valid data extracted...

The Pannonian Plain is large sedimentary lowlands in Central/south-eastern Europe. Two protected sand dune areas in the southern rim of the Pannonian Plain were surveyed for the presence of Neuroptera. Đurđevac sands in Croatia is a special geographical and botanical reserve, occupying only about 0.2 km², whereas Special Nature Reserve Deliblato sa...

During the course of three Balkan neuropterological expeditions in 2014, 2015 and 2017, short visits to three national parks were conducted. A survey of the collected neuropterid species (Neuropterida: Raphidioptera, Neuroptera) in the Fir of Drenova National Park, Albania, the Tara National Park, Serbia, and the Pelister National Park, North Maced...

Aim of this article are words in Serbian language referring to the representatives of the ordo Lepidoptera. When these words appeared in Serbian language. An analysis of the etimology was done. Comparison is done between Serbian words and the words of corresponding meaning in other languages in order to determine similarities and differences. The o...

An inventory of butterfly fauna was carried out in 2017 within the north-western part of the Prime Butterfly Area “Avala Mt.”. Butterfly fauna was surveyed with a transect method from March until October within three sectors with different land use and plant succession. We evaluated the sectors by butterfly species richness, abundance of individual...

Bibliography about nature (Biology, Geoilogy, Geography, Climate...) of Kosovo and Metohia, Republic of Serbia

Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae & Pyralidae) were sampled in the territories of southern Serbia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania on a total of 53 occasions during 2014, 2016 and 2017. A total of 173 species is reported here, comprising 97 Crambidae and 76 Pyralidae. Based upon published data, 29 species appear t...

A history of the study of Lepidoptera in caves in Serbia is given. On this basis, a comparative analysis with Lepidoptera species in neighboring countries - Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria, was carried out. The presence of cavernicolous habitats and ecological niches suitable for Lepidoptera was investigated. There is a need to investigate these grou...

A tentative checklist of the Microlepidoptera species recorded in Serbia is presented based on the existing literature. Each entry is accompanied by references. Until now, the data on the Microlepidopteran fauna of Serbia have never been summarized. The present checklist is based on records extracted from about 230 literature sources published from...

Integrated list of skippers and butterflies of Serbia is shown. We also conducted faunal analyses of established species. Based on previous research, some regions have been identified as center of certain faunal groups. Degree of similarity of selected areas is established by Jaccard index method. By Cluster analyses has identified links between is...

Seven species of Lepidoptera - Triodia sylvina (Linnaeus, 1761), Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758), Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758), Endromis versicolora (Linnaeus, 1758), Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763), Polymixis rufocincta (Gayer, 1828) and Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808) were recorded for the first time in Kosovo and Metohia, Republ...

C. ohridella

Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758), на под-ручју Београда. Приказани су услови станишта на коме је врста нађена. Указано је на везу између стабилности станишта и присуства врсте. Разматрани су фактори угрожа-вања станишта и њихове могуће последице у перспективи. Abstract: New data of Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus,1758) species in the area of Be...

The vine bud moth, Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808), is known as a vineyard pest in parts of Europe, Asia Minor, Georgia, Syria, Lebanon and Israel. The literature data on the occurrence of this species in Serbia are old and sparse. So far, it has been recorded in Srem district (town of Ruma in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire), Fru...

Green lacewing species, Chrysopa gibeauxi (Leraut, 1989), was recently reinstated as a valid species, and clos ely related to Chrysopa pallens (Rambur, 1838). Evaluation of morphological diagnostic characters of the two sibling species justifi ed the separation of the two species. After re-examination the available insect material from Slovenia and...

Specific geology and tectonic history of the Pannonian plain is pointed out. Lower mountains and hills, specific to the area, are highlighted. They most likely were islands in the period of Paratethys and Pannonian Sea: Malé Karpaty, Vertes, Bakony, Mec­sek, Medvednica, Papuk, Fruška Gora and Avala. A head-to-head comparison has been done as well a...

New distributional records are given for eight Lepidoptera species in Serbia. Ethmia lugubris (Staudinger, 1879) (fam. Ethmiidae) is reported in Serbia for the first time. Larval mines of Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848) (fam. Nepticulidae), photos of Hypercalia citrinalis (Scopoli, 1763) (fam. Amphisbatidae) and Cryphia amasina (Draudt, 1931...

As a result of recent attempts to document butterfly fauna and to create a national database of butterfly distribution in Serbia, a checklist of Serbian butterflies , counting representatives of 199 species with their vernacular names, is presented. The vernacular names of butterflies derivate from previously published data and relevant contemporar...

The collections of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade comprise 804 specimens representing 23 species of Zygaenidae, thirteen of which belong to the sub-family Zygaeninae and ten to the Procridinae. The examined material was collected in the territory of the former SFR of Yugoslavia, mostly in Serbia, between 1922 and 1996. Two species, viz. Zyg...

A species Pyrgus trebevicensis (Warren, 1926), Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908) and Coenonympha orientalis (Rebel, 1913) are here recorded in Serbia for the first time. The key morpho-anatomical parameters for identification were done. Original pictures of C. orientalis in situ and photos of genital apparatuses are given. Original map of distrib...

New data on three species of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 from Serbia and Montenegro are provided. Z. (M.) cynarae (Esper, 1789) is newly recorded for Montenegro and the central Balkans, while Z. (Z.) nevadensis Rambur, 1958 has been discovered in Serbia. On Kopaonik Mountain (Serbia), a 6-spotted population of Z. (Z.) transalpina (Esper, 1780) / Z. (Z....

The discovery of the butterfly Melitaea arduinna (Esper, 1783) in Serbia is reported. This is the first record of this species for Serbia. The morphology is compared with that of the similar Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) and M. telona Fruhstorfer, 1908. The phytocenology of the habitat is portrayed and the distribution of the species in the Balk...

The fact that very early biologists registered an extraordinary faunistic richnes in the greater area of Niš (Nišava’s riverside) is pointed out. The conditions that contributed to this variety are analyzed. The importance of geological history of this region is explained, from the ancient lake phase trough the glacial epochs including the present...

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...

U ovom radu razmatra se značaj uvođenja menadžmenta speleološkim objektima Srbije sa predlogom opšteg modela uspešnog upravljanja i gazdovanja pećinama. In this paper, the importance of speleological objects management introduction in Serbia is considered with proposal of general model of successful cave sailing and managing.

The discovery of the butterfl y Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1799) on Mount Stara Planina in Serbia is described. This is the fi rst record of this species for Serbia. The morphology is compared with that of the similar Boloria rhodopensis Slivov, 1995. The phytocenology of the habitat is portrayed and the distribution of the species on the Balkan Penin...

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On the basis of field investigations during the last quarter of 20th century a survey of the Neuroptera of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbia) is given. A total of 51 species is listed and data conceming their ecology and distribution are presented.

Zavod za zaštitu prirode Srbije, Beograd IZVOD: Izneti su podaci o istoriji istraživanja, speleološkim i biospeleološkim vrednostima Lazareve (Zlotske) pećine. Ukazano je na antropogene pritiske na ovaj speleološki objekat. Rezultati merenja sadržaja teških metala u Boru i na Crnom vrhu u čađi i taložnim materijama ukazuju na stanje zagađenosti vaz...