Two autumn collecting expeditions highlight the under-researched Lepidoptera fauna of Albania: new records and notes on related literature with additions to the fauna of the country (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera)
Abstract
The results of two entomological expeditions conducted in September-October 2025 near Mali me Gropa (Central Albania) concerning Macroheterocera are presented. One genus and three species are new for Albania, nine species are reported for the second time from the country. Among the new species, Gortyna borelii lunata (Freyer, 1838) is from Appendices II and IV of the EEC 92/43 Habitats Directive, while Nothocasis rosariae Scalercio, Infusino & Hausmann, 2016 is recorded for the second time from the Balkan Peninsula. The highest altitudes and the southernmost observation of Gortyna borelii lunata are also presented. For thirty other species, third and fourth reports for Albania are announced. Comprehensive literature sources are gathered to all 122 reported species.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Biological Control of Invasive Species
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Historia naturalis bulgarica
- Publisher
- National Museum of Natural History, BAS
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 189–219
- Publication date
- 1 July 2026