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Butterfly Diversity Inventory: Dnestr Canyon Steppe Grasslands

 

Some results of accounts of butterflies in period 1986-1992, which were carried out on individual parts of meadowal steppes of Dniester Canyon of Podolye, are shown. During 54 hours of account 8038 individuals imago (593 out of them - in spring and 7445 - in summer), which belong to 69 species from families Hesperidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae and Satyridae, were registered. According to abundance indexes numerous, usual and rare species have been chosen. Every species domination index was given. The role of autochthon species as bioindicators of ecological state of territory is noted.

 

Polyommatus thersites Cant.
Site Kasperovcy-4 View Sections No 1-10 2009 May 6

Photo. Polyommatus thersites Cant. male resting on stone, 5 May 2009, section N16, site Kasperovcy-3, N48.67072 E25.82378, Ternopol region.

Photo. Transect site Kasperovcy-4, view from section No1 to No 10, 2009 May 6

 

 

Reference

 

Popov, 1993. Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera population of Dnestrovsky Canyon in 1986-1992 (West Ukraine). /S.G. Popov// AS Ukraine. Entomological reseaches in the steppe zone reserves. Report thesis of international symposium May, 25-28, 1993, Rozovka. Kharkov, 1993:56-59.

 

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