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LITTLE TIGER BLUE, TARUCUS BALKANICUS (FREYER, 1845) – A NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES IN THE FAUNA OF SERBIA (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE)

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  • 1. HabiProt, Cankareva 9/13, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia

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The fauna of butterflies in Serbia is richer for another species - Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1845). During the research of the Landscape of Outstanding Features of the "Valley of Pčinja", on August 3rd and 4th, a total of 6 individuals of this species were recorded at the site of Čivčija. The feeding plant of this species is Paliurus spina-christi, on the basis of which the popular Serbian name for T. balkanicus – “dračac” was proposed.

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