LIETUVOS ENTOMOLOGŲ DRAUGIJOS DARBAI. 1 (29) tomas 77 3 NEW AND 159 RARE FOR THE LITHUANIAN FAUNA LEPIDOPTERA SPECIES RECORDED IN 2016–2017 GIEDRIUS ŠVITRA, VITALIJUS BAČIANSKAS, RAMŪNAS KVIETKAUSKAS, DARIUS MIKALAUSKAS, TOMAS ŪSAITIS Lithuanian Entomological Society, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail of corresponding author:
[email protected] Introduction New data on 3 new and 159 rare moths and butterfly species registered in 43 administrative districts and municipalities of Lithuania in 2016–2017 is presented in this article. Seven species (Lycaena dispar, Phengaris teleius, Euphydryas maturna, Euphydryas aurinia, Coenonympha hero, Parnassius mnemosyne, and Lopinga achine) are protected in the European Union according to the Habitats Directive (Council Directive..., 1992). These species are also included into the Red Data Book of Lithuania (Rašomavičius, 2007). Additionally, the following species that we report in this paper are protected in Lithuania: Zygaena angelicae, Zygaena ephialtes, Zygaena loti, Synanthedon vespiformis, Papilio machaon, Erynnis tages, Carterocephalus palaemon, Phengaris arion, Phengaris alcon, Glaucopsyche alexis, Eumedonia eumedon, Polyommatus dorylas, Lysandra coridon, Brenthis daphne, Brenthis hecate, Melitaea aurelia, Melitaea diamina, Coenonympha tullia, Oeneis jutta, Epirrhoe tartuensis, Baptria tibiale, Macaria carbonaria, Chariaspilates formosaria, Litoligia literosa, Agrotis ripae, and Tyria jacobaeae. Three species (Chamaesphecia nigrifrons, Idaea ochrata and Peribatodes rhomboidaria) were recorded in Lithuania for the first time. Material and Methods Butterflies and moths were recorded by the authors of this paper G. Švitra (G.Š.), V. Bačianskas (V.Ba.), R. Kvietkauskas (R.Kv.), D. Mikalauskas (D.Mik.), and T. Ūsaitis (T.Ū.) during field trips. Other data was kindly presented for this publication by A. Čerkauskas (A.Č.), R.