Denní motýli (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea) Národní přírodní rezervace Vyšenské kopce

Abstrakt: The paper summarizes the results of a faunistic research of butterflies in the area of the Vyšenské kopce Nature Reserve in 2002–2003. The area of study is a unique forest-steppe enclave in South Bohemia. A total of 62 species of butterflies from 7 families (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Satyridae, Riodinidae and Hesperiidae) have been found in this area, 9 of them being recorded in the Red List of butterflies of the Czech Republic. Six species previously considered as extinct in the study area have been rediscovered. A high diversity and large populations of butterflies rank this locality among the most significant ones in South Bohemia. The most important method for conservation of the local diversity of butterflies is a managed pasture and mowing.

Klíčová slova: Faunistics, Lepidoptera, National Nature Reserve Vyšenské kopce, Central Europe, Czech Republic, South Bohemia, conservation