01289nas a2200253 4500008004100000022002000041245020000061210006900261260001600330490000600346520042600352653002300778653002300801653001600824653001700840653001100857653001700868653001900885653002100904653001800925100002100943700002100964856005000985 2015 eng d aISSN: 2241-783400aButterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea & Hesperioidea) of the Greek central Aegean Island of Iraklia, and a synopsis of the taxa recorded from the nearby islands of Paros, Naxos, Ios and Amorgos0 aButterflies Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Hesperioidea of the Greek  c31.12. 20150 v33 a

The butterflies of the Greek Island of Iraklia have been studied systematically for the past 15 years,
revealing the occurrence on the island of 27 species. Included is also the first record of the invasive
Cacyreus marshalli for the Kiklades Islands as a whole and for Iraklia in particular. Finally a synopsis
of the butterflies found in nearby islands is also being presented.

10aCacyreus marshalli10aCentral Aegean Sea10afaunistics.10afirst record10aGreece10aHesperioidea10aIraklia Island10aKiklades Islands10aPapilionoidea1 aGavalas, Giannis1 aAlexiou, Sotiris uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/72503287nas a2200193 4500008004100000245013600041210006900177260001100246490000700257520256700264653009502831100002102926700001602947700001902963700002102982700001903003700002103022856005003043 2015 eng d00aCo-occurrence of three Aristolochia feeding Papilionids (Archon apollinus, Zerynthia polyxena and Zerynthia cerisy) in Greek Thrace0 aCooccurrence of three Aristolochia feeding Papilionids Archon ap c5/20150 v493 a

Comparative studies of co-occurring species using overlapping resources may help
in understanding the mechanisms supporting biotic diversity in species-rich
regions, such as the Mediterranean region of Europe. Three Papilionidae butterflies,
Archon apollinus, Zerynthia cerisy and Zerynthia polyxena, develop on
Aristolochia plants and co-occur in Greek Thrace. We used mark–recapture to
describe adult demography and dispersal, and searched for eggs and larvae to
assess host plants and microhabitat preferences. Adult flight timing followed a
sequence from earliest A. apollinus, through Z. polyxena to late Z. cerisy; this was
more prominent in 2010 (warm early spring) than in 2011 (cold delayed spring).
Population densities were highest for A. apollinus and lowest for Z. cerisy, whereas
dispersal ability followed a reverse pattern. Adults of all three species crossed
distances > 3 km and used all habitat types present. Four Aristolochia host plants
were used at the study locality: small Aristolochia pallida, intermediate
Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia hirta, and bulky, late-sprouting
Aristolochia clematitis. Both A. apollinus and Z. polyxena used all four
Aristolochia species, the former preferring Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia
hirta, the latter Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia pallida. Zerynthia cerisy did
not use the early-growing Aristolochia pallida while frequently using the lategrowing
Aristolochia clematitis. Further parameters affecting oviposition were
biotope and canopy closure: early A. apollinus tolerated shady sites but late
Z. cerisy avoided them. The simultaneous use of several host plants differing in
phenology and habitat requirements, combined with rather high dispersal ability,
arguably buffers the butterflies’ population dynamics against yearly variation in
weather, while allowing efficient occupation of the diverse Mediterranean landscapes.
The regional habitat diversity, created during millennia of human activity,
is currently threatened by land abandonment, which may diminish the resource
base for the studied butterflies.

10abutterfly demography; dispersal; oviposition; Lepidoptera; Mediterranean region; phenology1 aSlancarova, Jana1 aVrba, Pavel1 aPlatek, Michal1 aZapletal, Michal1 aSpitzer, Lukas1 aKonvicka, Martin uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/70801481nas a2200205 4500008004100000245013700041210006900178490000700247520081500254653001601069653001601085653001101101653001601112653001501128653002101143653001701164100002001181700002401201856005001225 2015 eng d00aTaxonomic Position and Status of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Peloponnese, Southern Greece0 aTaxonomic Position and Status of Polyommatus Agrodiaetus iphigen0 v633 a

In our study we use a 690 bp fragment of the COI gene to analyze a taxon from southern
Greece, usually treated as Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia nonacriensis (Brown,
1977). The previous conclusions on taxonomy and nomenclature of P. (A.) iphigenia
nonacriensis were not supported by molecular or cytological data, therefore the problem of
identity of this taxon has remained unsolved. We found that with respect to COI haplotypes,
P. (A.) iphigenia nonacriensis from Greece is similar to the studied populations of P. (A.)
iphigenia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) from Turkey and Armenia. Thus, we confirm that the
only Greek Agrodiaetus butterfly with blue wing coloration in males actually belongs to the
species P. (A.) iphigenia.

10aAgrodiaetus10abutterflies10aGreece10aLepidoptera10aLycaenidae10amolecular marker10aPeloponnese.1 aShapoval, Nazar1 aLukhtanov, Vladimir uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/70302475nas a2200229 4500008004100000245016000041210006900201490000600270520171000276653001701986653001802003653001302021653002102034653001402055653001502069653002502084100002902109700002002138700001902158700001802177856005002195 2015 eng d00aTracing the radiation of Maniola (Nymphalidae) butterflies: new insights from phylogeography hint at one single incompletely differentiated species complex0 aTracing the radiation of Maniola Nymphalidae butterflies new ins0 v53 a

The use of DNA sequence data often leads to the recognition of cryptic species
within putatively well-known taxa. The opposite case, detecting less diversity
than originally described, has, however, far more rarely been documented.
Maniola jurtina, the Meadow Brown butterfly, occurs all over Europe, whereas
all other six species in the genus Maniola are restricted to the Mediterranean
area. Among them, three are island endemics on Sardinia, Cyprus, and Chios,
respectively. Maniola species are almost indistinguishable morphologically, and
hybridization seems to occur occasionally. To clarify species boundaries and
diversification history of the genus, we reconstructed the phylogeography and
phylogeny of all seven species within Maniola analyzing 138 individuals from
across its range using mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers. Examination
of variation in mitochondrial and nuclear DNA surprisingly revealed a case of
taxonomic “oversplitting”. The topology of the recovered phylogenetic tree is
not consistent with accepted taxonomy, but rather reveals haplotype clades that
are incongruent with nominal species boundaries: instead of seven species, we
recognized only two major, yet incompletely segregated, lineages. Our results
are consistent with the hypothesis that Maniola originated in Africa. We suggest
that one lineage dispersed over the Strait of Gibraltar and the Iberian Peninsula
to the west of Europe, while the other lineage spreads eastward through Asia
Minor and over the Bosporus to Eastern Europe.

10aBiogeography10aDNA barcoding10aendemism10aexpansion routes10aphylogeny10aspeciation10aspecies delimitation1 aKreuzinger, Angelina, J.1 aFiedler, Konrad1 aLetsch, Harald1 aGrill, Andrea uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/69500438nas a2200121 4500008004500000245011000045210006900155300000900224490000700233653002100240100000500261856005000266 2015 Engldsh 00aColias caucasica balcanica (Pieridae) rediscovered in Montenegro, with additional new records from Serbia0 aColias caucasica balcanica Pieridae rediscovered in Montenegro w a6-100 v4310aColias balcanica1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/51300427nas a2200121 4500008004500000245008600045210006900131300001000200490000700210653003300217100000500250856005000255 2015 Engldsh 00aNew reports regarding the distribution of several Nymphalid butterflies in Greece0 aNew reports regarding the distribution of several Nymphalid butt a31-330 v4310aNymphalidae, Northern Greece1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/34400584nas a2200121 4500008004500000245019600045210006900241300001000310490000700320653006500327100002000392856005000412 2015 Engldsh 00aTelling apart Euchloe (Elphistonia) charlonia from Euchloe (Elphistonia) penia by wing characters and probable records of the former from Asiatic Turkey (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Pieridae)0 aTelling apart Euchloe Elphistonia charlonia from Euchloe Elphist a11-120 v4310aEuchloe (Elphistonia) charlonia, Euchloe (Elphistonia) penia1 aG., Coutsis, J. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/311