Eur. J. Entomol. 90 (3): 323-336, 1993
Lepidoptera associated with the Červené Blato bog (Central Europe): Conservation implications
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The Èervené Blato bog (South Bohemia, Central Europe) is an isolated habitat with a unique relict fauna of Lepidoptera. A list of the Lepidoptera (569 species) recorded from this peat bog is given along with notes on the relict species (tyrphobionts) and their food plants. All of the stenotopic tyrphobiontic and most of the tyrphophilous species are associated with boreal and subarctic ecosystems. All the tyrphobionts feed on peat bog plants, e.g., Ledum palustre L. and Vaccinium uliginosum L. The tyrphobionts are cold-adapted boreal and subarctic species, which are associated weakly with bogs near the subarctic tree line. The ''boreal'' like habitat island of the Èervené Blato bog is unique in the temperate zone of Central Europe. The entomological uniqueness of the locality is documented and the need for habitat conservation stressed.
Keywords: Ecology, Lepidoptera, tyrphobiontic and tyrphophilous species, relicts, food plants, communities of peat bogs, conservation, South Bohemia
Accepted: June 17, 1993; Published: October 25, 1993 Show citation
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