Summary

This study deals with the analysis of entomological collections of Croatian Natural History Museum, new-collected material and literature treating fauna Rhopalocera in Croatia. It has been concluded that in the area of Velebit it is registered 117 (Tab. 2) daily butterfly species that makes about 80-90 % of assumed number. It gives the review of localities in areas of northern, middle and southern Velebit on which has been recorded the existence of daily butterflies, as well as detail review of fauna Rhopalocera of Velebit with localities of species findings. The most of species has been recorded in northern Velebit (100), 67 in middle Velebit and in southern the least (60), that shows that the last two areas are unsufficiently researched. Also, the zoogeographical analysis of fauna Rhopalocera in Velebit and its geographical parts (northern, middle and southern Velebit) has been given, which showed that in fauna Rhopalocera of Velebit the eurosibirian species is dominating (Tab. 2, 4). Comapison between faunas of horthern, middle and southern Velebit points out the higher level of similarity between the faunas of northern and middle Velebit than between the faunas of middle and southern Velebit, even more so between northern and southern Velebit. More sistematic analysis of faunistic characteristics of that Velebit parts can be performed after additional researches, especially of the middle and southern parts.
DNEVNI LEPTIRI VELEBITA (Povratak na prvu stranicu)