Distribution of the Genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 with niche modelling for Zygaena Angelicae and Zygaena Transalpina from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

Abstract

The paper presents new data on the distribution of 12 species of Zygaena in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of the examined specimens collected in 2001 identified as Zygaenaminos, Z. transalpina, Z. brizae were previously cited in the literature on a limited number of localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. New data for the Zygaena species were recorded at localities in central Bosnia and the Čvrsnica mountain area. Distribution analysis and niche modeling for the species Zygaenaangelicae and Z. transalpina determined that Zygaena transalpine has a narrower distribution in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to Zygaenaangelicae. It can be determined that the variables Annual Mean Temperature and Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter in both cases have a high influence on the formation of the model of the potential distribution of species. Habitat suitability mostly depended on the minimum temperature of the coldest month and seasonal precipitation for Zygaenaangelicae and Z. transalpina.