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Grecian Copper Lycaena ottomanus (Lefebvre, 1830) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)- new species in the Croatian butterfly fauna

This article presents the first data about the presence of the species Grecian Copper Lycaena ottomanus (Lefebvre, 1830) (Lycaenidae, Lycaeninae) in Croatia. For the first time, the species was recorded on the Sniježnica Mountain (southeastern Croatia, southern Dalmatia), in the Kuna Konavoska village (720 a.s.l.) on June, 30th 2005. The first record of the species was proved once again on the next field trip on July, 13th 2005. Including L. ottomanus the Croatian butterfly fauna has 188 species at all.

Lycaena ottomanus; Lycaenidae; fauna; Croatia

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