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BUTTERFLY COLLECTING at the TIME of a SOLAR ECLIPSE June 1964 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 109 Omoto, Keiichi, 1960. Butterflies from Miyako Island, the southern Loochoos [partly in English, with description of a new subspecies], Tyo To Ga 11: 39-43, 8 figs. Shirozu, Takashi, & Hara Akira, 1960, 1962. Early stages of Japanese butterflies in colour. VoLl 130 pp., 60 pIs.; VoUI: 129 pp., 60 pIs. Hoikusha Ltd., Osaka. Takara, Tetsuo, 1958. On the snout butterfly of Okinawa Islands. Shin Konchu 11 (12): 43, 4 figs. BUTTERFLY COLLECTING AT THE TIME OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE by JOSEF MOUCHA National Museum, Praha, CZECHOLOVAKIA June 30th 1954 was the day of a remarkable partial solar eclipse. This day I collected near the village of Cejkov near the Slovak-Hungarian frontier (SE of the town of Kosice, E. Czechoslovakia). This locality is very interesting for the collector. During my stays in Cejkov (May 5-9th 1951, June 30th 1954, and July 13-14th 1950) I have found here 142 species of Lepidoptera, of which 58 are Rhopalocera and 42 Geometridae, all collected by day only. In the surroundings of Cejkov are a number of biotopes, chiefly oak woods, hillsides covered with bushes and xerophilous plants, cultivated fields with different agricultural plants (for example corn, tobacco, red pepper, sunflower, etc.), and fruit-trees and vineyards also. Geographi­ cally this region belongs to the hilly country of cergov, where some of hills reach about 350-470 m a.s.!. Towards the south is low-lying land (99-125 m a.s.l.) on the rivers Ondava and Bodrog. The locality of Cejkov is situated on the border between this lowland and the hilly region, at an elevation above sea level of about 180 m. I observed the partial solar eclipse here on June 30th 1954. The in­ formation of the time of this solar eclipse for the vLllage of Cejkov with the exactness of -+ 15 seconds : the beginning after noon, at 12: 52.2, the middle at 14:08.2, and the end at 15: 18.2 of Central European time. The middle is the moment of the maximal eclipse of the solar disc. The intensity (the maximal part of the solar diameter covered by the moon) was 0.87. Immediately after the beginning of the solar eclipse I observed a remarkable uneasiness in the diurnal species. This behavior was common in other insects also (mainly Odonata and Diptera). On this day there was a breeze, which changed during the solar eclipse to a perceptible wind. After the beginning of the eclipse the butterflies became uneasy and began searching for resting places, as before their night's rest. The Blues (Lycaenidae) came to rest on flowers, the Browns (Satyridae) llO MOUCHA: Solar eclipse activy Vo1.l8: no.2 found shelter in the grass or on the under side of leaves on the border of the oak wood, but the Fritillaries (N ymphalidae) rested on thistle flowers. In a short time (about 15 minutes) after the beginning of the eclipse all butterflies were in their usual resting places without any activity and left these places only when disturbed. The behavior by the Hover-flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) was similar. On the contrary, I saw remarkable activity in some of the day-flying moths, mainly in Burnets (Zygaenidae) and Syntomis phegea L. (Syntomidae =Amatidae). These species were flying aimlessly, higher than usual (about 3-4 m above the ground), both into and with the wind. On the day of the solar eclipse I collected in Cejkov the following species (see also Moucha & Novak, 1960-1962): Satyridae: Melanargia gala thea L., Eumenis semele L., Coenonympha arcania L.; Nymphali­ dae: Boloria dia L., Argynnis paphia L., Melitaea athalia Rott., Nym­ phalis pol~chloros L., Apatura ilia Den. & Schiff.; Lycaenidae: Cupido argiades Pall., Plebefus idas L., Glaucopsyche alexis Poda, Lycaena phlaeas L., Strymon ilicis Esp., Strymon acaciae Fabr.; Pieridae: Lep­ tidea sinapis L., Leptidea morsei major Lark., Aporia crataegi L., Pieris rapae L., Pieris napi L.; Hesperiidae: Thymelicus sylvestris Poda; Syntomidae: Syntomis phegeu. L.; Zygaenidae: Zygaena purpuralis Brun., Zygaena punctum 0., Zygaena lonicerae Schev.; Noctuidae: Paracolax glaucinalis Den. & Schiff.; Arctiidae: Hipocrita iacobeae L.; and Geometridae: Chiasma clathrata L. All these species are common in Central Europe with two exceptions. The White, Leptidea morsei major Lork., is a rarity in European coun­ tries; in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia it reaches the western border of its distribution. Another interesting species is the Burnet moth Zygaena punctum 0., living only in hot, dry localities. The southern and eastern region of Slovakia is the northern limit of its dis­ tribution in Central Europe. Summarizing these observations of the behavior of Lepidoptera during the partial solar eclipse, I can say that the butterflies stopped flying, but the activity of the heliophilous moths is normal, and of Syntomis phegea is, surprisingly, higher. The changes in behavior of animals (mainly domestic) during solar eclipses are well known. Nevertheless I call collectors' attention to these observations of insects, which are much rarer. Reference Moncha, J., & I. Novak, 1960-1962. Ergebnisse der Erforschnng der Lepidopteren­ Fauna der Slowakei (1946-1960). Acta faunistica ent. mus. nat. Pragae 6: 45-90 (I. Teil); 8: 95-137 (II. Teil). National Museum, Praha, CZECHOSLOVAKIA .
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