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Cacyreus Marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Confirmed for the Republic of Macedonia

Cacyreus Marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Confirmed for the Republic of Macedonia

Bulletin of the Natural History Museum - Plovdiv Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv, 2017, vol. 2: 17-20

Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, 1898) (: ) Confirmed for the Republic of Macedonia

Nikola Micevski*, Branko Micevski

Macedonian Entomological Society (ENTOMAK) Blvd. ASNOM 58, 2-4, 1000 Skopje, MACEDONIA *Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract. This study reports new data of the Bronze marshalli (Butler, 1898) for the Republic of Macedonia. This record is the deepest one from the Balkan mainland. Updated distribution map of the species in is presented.

Key words: Cacyreus marshalli, Lycaenidae, Macedonia.

Introduction Material and Methods The Cacyreus marshalli Field survey was conducted on 22.09.2016 (Butler, 1898) is native species of South . in the v. Grad surroundings (Eastern It was accidentally introduced into the Balearic Macedonia). During the survey entomological archipelago (EITSCHBERGER & STAMER, 1990) net was used. Netted specimens were released through the importation of its ornamental host after their determination, limiting the collection plant (, ) and since then to interesting faunistic data only. it has continued to spread its areal throughout Europe. Currently, its known range in Europe Results and Discussion includes (RAYNOR, 1990; SARTO I One fresh specimen of the Geranium MONTEYS & MASO, 1991; SARTO I MONTEYS, Bronze was discovered on 22 September 2016 1992), (TROUKENS, 1991), in the upper part of the village Grad (Delčevo (TREMATERRA et al., 1997), , Municipality) in a pasture close to a small river and Morocco (TARRIER, 1998), (SAMMUT, and in the vicinity of the last village house 2007), Sweden (RYRHOLM, 2007), (41°56'23.51" N, 22°50'42.52" E, 740 m a.s.l.). (POLAK, 2009), (KOSMAČ & The collected specimen (Fig. 1) is deposited in VEROVNIK, 2009; KUČINIĆ et al., 2013), the research collection of ENTOMAK. This (PAMPERIS, 2009; PARKER, 2010; ANASTASSIU record confirms the presence of the species in et al., 2010; COUTSIS et al., 2011; MARTINOU et Macedonia. In 2017, additional surveys were al., 2011; GALANOS, 2014, 2016), Turkey organized in the eastern part of the country (SOYHAN et al., 2013), Bulgaria (LANGOUROV & (mostly in the region of Osogovski Mts.), all of SIMOV, 2014), Bosnia and Herzegovina which didn’t result with new records. However, (KOREN & KULIJER, 2016) and Albania LANGOUROV & SIMOV (2017) discovered the (SACHANOWICZ et al., 2016). A recent species in the Ohrid Lake area (SW Macedonia) publication (LANGOUROV & SIMOV, 2017) on 02 August 2017, demonstrating that the expands the list with Macedonia and species is already well distributed in the country. Montenegro.

© Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv Regional Natural History Museum – Plovdiv http://rnhm.org/en/ University of Plovdiv Publishing House Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Confirmed for the Republic of Macedonia

Fig. 1. Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view of the collected C. marshalli from Macedonia, Grad Village.

Fig. 2. Updated distribution map of the Geranium Bronze in Europe: green and red circles (KUDRNA et al., 2011; KUDRNA et al., 2015; UFZ-LEPIDIV, 2017), blue circles (missing in the atlases). a) First record in Europe; b) First record for the Balkan peninsula; c) New record from Macedonia.

The closest known locality of the current Schiffermuller], 1775), Polyommatus icarus record is Levunovo Village (Sandanski (Rottemburg, 1775), Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, Municipality) in neighbouring Bulgaria, some 1905, Hipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766), 63km distant to the SE. Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758), Coenonympha Additional 17 butterfly species were pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758), Boloria dia (Linnaeus, observed at the site: Polyommatus bellargus 1767), Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758), Polyommatus (Rottemburg, 1775), Aricia agestis ([Denis & thersites (Cantener, 1835), Issoria lathonia

18 Nikola Micevski, Branko Micevski (Linnaeus, 1758), Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, marshalli in Greece, and an assessment of 1767), Pieris balcana Lorković, 1970, Pararge its being a potential threat through larval aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758), pirithous competition to native with (Linnaeus, 1767), Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, Geranium feeding larvae (Lepidoptera: 1761) and Hipparchia syriaca (Staudinger, 1871). Lycaenidae). Phegea, 39(2): 43 – 44. Most of the species – including the Geranium EITSCHBERGER U., P. STAMER. 1990. Cacyreus Bronze – were nectaring on Marrubium L. marshalli Butler, 1898, eine neue which was quite common at the site. Tagfalterart für die europäische Fauna? Since C. marshalli is a non-native (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta, species which finds the European climate ideal 21(1/2): 101–108. for survival, it is important to follow closely its GALANOS C.J. 2014. First records of Pararge current distribution and spreading throughout aegeria and Cacyreus marshalli, and a Europe. This can reveal if climate changes are verification of Muschampia proto from the influencing the species distribution or if its Greek Island of Rhodes. First records of distribution is merely the result of importation Cacyreus marshalli and Gegenes sp. from the of infested Pelargonium plants. Records from Greek Island of Tilos; Dodecanese the Balkan Peninsula are missing in European Complex SE Aegean (Lepidoptera: atlases (e.g. KUDRNA et al., 2011; KUDRNA et al., Hesperioidea & Papilionoidea). Phegea, 2015; UFZ-LEPIDIV, 2017). Therefore, we give 42(4): 74-77. an updated distribution map of the species in GALANOS C.J. 2016. Butterflies and Skippers of Europe (Fig. 2). The following records are the South-East Aegean Island of Hálki, taken into account: Croatia (KUČINIĆ et al., Dhodhekánisa (= Dodecanese) Island 2013), Bosnia and Herzegovina (KOREN & Complex, Greece, representing 16 first KULIJER, 2016), Albania (SACHANOWICZ et al., records for the island. First record of 2016), Greece (PAMPERIS, 2009; PARKER, 2010; Cacyreus marshalli from the Greek Island of ANASTASSIU et al., 2010; COUTSIS et al., 2011; Sími. An update of the Butterfly and MARTINOU et al., 2011; GALANOS, 2014, 2016; Skipper Fauna of the Greek Island of PAMPERIS, 2017), Bulgaria (LANGOUROV & Ródhos (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea & SIMOV, 2014) and the Balkan Peninsula Hesperioidea). Phegea, 44(3): 80–87. (LANGOUROV & SIMOV, 2017). Overlooked KOREN T., D. KULIJER. 2016. New or records from Turkey (SOYHAN et al., 2013) and interesting records of three butterfly Malta (SAMMUT, 2007) are also included. (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea & Аs can be seen from the map, the species is Hesperioidea) species from Bosnia and rapidly spreading towards east during the last Herzegovina and Croatia. Natura Croatica, decade, as it has already been discovered on 25(2): 321. Turkish mainland. Most records from the KOSMAČ M., R. VEROVNIK. 2009. First record Balkans come from the Mediterranean coastline of Cacyreus marshalli (Lycaenidae) from the and the islands. The record from Macedonia is Balkan Peninsula. Nota lepidopterologica, the deepest one yet from the Balkan mainland 32(1): 81-82. (>150 km from the closest Aegean Sea). New KUČINIĆ M., T. KOREN, I. MIHOCI, M. records are expected to follow in the coming VUKOVIĆ, D. BUKOVEC, T. JAKOVLJEVIĆ, years (e.g. Serbia, Romania). S. JENČIĆ 2013. Can spreading of the Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, References 1898) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) ANASTASSIU H. T., N. GHAVALAS, J. G. in Croatia be assigned to climate change? COUTSIS. 2010. First record of Cacyreus Periodicum Biologorum, 115(3): 429-433. marshalli in Greece and comments on the KUDRNA O., A. HARPKE, K. LUX, J. potential occurrence of Zizeeria karsandra PENNERSTORFER, O. SCHWEIGER, J. on the Greek island of Crete (Lepidoptera: SETTELE, M. WIEMERS. 2011. Distribution Lycaenidae). Phegea, 38(3): 85-92. atlas of butterflies in Europe. Gesellschaft für COUTSIS, J.G., H.T. ANASTASSÍU, N. Schmetterlingsschutz e.V., Halle, GHAVALAS 2011. An explanatory note on , 576 pp. a previous article of ours, population KUDRNA O., J. PENNERSTORFER, K. LUX. fluctuations of the imported Cacyreus 2015. Distribution atlas of European butterflies

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