Open AccessCaddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Kožuf and Baba mountains (Republic of North Macedonia
Author(s) -
Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković,
Halil Ibrahimi,
Jelena Hinić,
Danijela Mitić-Kopanja,
Astrit Bilalli,
Milaim Musliu,
Ioannis Karaouzas,
Mladen Kučinić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
natura croatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1848-7386
pISSN - 1330-0520
DOI - 10.20302/nc.2021.30.8
Subject(s) - caddisfly , refugium (fishkeeping) , geography , ecology , biology , larva , habitat
Adult caddisflies were collected during 2018 and 2019 from Kožuf and Baba mountains, located in the southern end of the Republic of North Macedonia. A total of 36 species were recorded, of which 22 and 8 were recorded for the first time for Kožuf and Baba mountains, respectively. Limnephilus flavicornis (Fabricius, 1787) is reported for the first time from the country from Kožuf Mountain. In addition, new localities of several rare and endemic caddisfly species were found. The results of this study highlight Kožuf and Baba mountains as refugium for caddisfly species of conservation importance.