Science

Scientific publications are part of our work

Publications are the result of the discovery of individual species in the studied area or the culmination of many years of work in the field. In addition to scientific articles related to butterflies, we also have compiled papers on our studies of fly species. The first publication is dated 2006. Since then, our publications have appeared in various scientific journals in Europe. So far, they have been released in Poland, Croatia, Germany and Austria. Our works are cited in dozens of other scientific papers and the numbers of which is constantly growing.

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Scientific publications are part of our work
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Species monitoring programs

Our publications

We translate our years of research into scholarly publications. Although this process is time-consuming and does not yield financial benefits, we are confident that our work makes a significant contribution to the advancement of lepidopterology.

New records of non-biting midges from coastal regions of Croatia and Montenegro (Diptera, Chironomidae).

Płóciennik M., Gadawski P., Kazimierczak J. 2014
Spixiana, Vol. 37, No. 1., 89-92, 2009, München

The Balkan Peninsula is one of the last regions of Europe where the aquatic insect fauna remains relatively unstudied and documented. However, the presence of diverse freshwater habitats indicates potentially high biodiversity in the region. During autumn of 2010 and summer of 2012, samples of imagines and pupal exuviae of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) were collected in coastal areas of Montenegro and Croatia. The findings resulted in the identification and documentation of new species records of Eukiefferiella fuldensis for Montenegro, and of Tanytarsus lactescens and Kiefferulus tendipediformis for Croatia. With these new records, the list of chironomid taxa reported from Montenegro contains 30 species, the list for Croatia 77 species.

The results of preliminary research in years 2018 – 2022 on the butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of Całowanie Marsh area in Mazowiecki Landscape.

Kazimierczak J. 2023.
Parki Narodowe i Rezerwaty Przyrody National Parks and Nature reserves 42(2): 17– 37.

In the area of the Całowanie Marsh in the Mazowiecki Landscape Park, research was conducted from 2018 to 2022 with the aim of understanding the butterfly fauna in this region. Insects were observed at 9 sites located throughout the marsh area and the surrounding forests. Based on our own research, we identified 301 species, and 25 out of 62 species previously reported in the literature could not be confirmed. Currently, the total number of species recorded in the Całowanie Marsh area is 326, which constitutes 10% of all butterflies in Poland. Among them, 2 species are new to the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, and 264 have not been previously documented in the Całowanie Marsh region.

Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) found in the area of the Mljet National Park – results of the research performed in 2006.

Kazimierczak J. 2009
Natura Croatica, Vol. 18, No. 2., 443–447, 2009, Zagreb

The paper presents list of 44 species from 11 families of Lepidoptera found on the Croatian island of Mljet in July and August 2006. The research took place mainly in the Mljet National Park in the western part of the island. Isturgia arenacearia (Den. & Schiff.) and Nola chlamitulalis (Hübn.) are two species from the list which were previously recorded in Croatia rarely prior to this study.

Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of Zaborski Landscape Park area – results of preliminary studies.

Kazimierczak J., Płóciennik M., Pabis K. 2006.
Parki Narodowe i Rezerwaty Przyrody National Parks and Nature reserves 25(2): 69 – 84.

288 species of butterflies and moths were found in the Tuchola Forest (N Poland) in July 2003 and in July 2004. The studies were focused on the Zaborski Landscape Park and NW part of the Tuchola Forest. There are only few historical data publications specially of moths from this area, so most species identified within the list are newly discovered for the Zaborski Landscape Park.

Species of moths (Lepidoptera) new and rare for the Lodz Upland.

Pawlikiewicz P., Kazimierczak J. 2009.
Wiadomości Entomologiczne 28(3): 183-190.

The paper provides information concerning the Lepidoptera occurring in the Lodz Upland. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time, two species have not been recorded since 1960 from the Lodz Upland. The research performed in 2001-2007, took place mainly in the area which lies east of city of Lodz and in Spała. The paper is a supplement to the latest faunistic research performed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Four species of non-biting midges (Chironomidae) new for Cyprus.

Płóciennik M., Rossaro B., Kazimierczak J. 2010
Lauterbornia 70: 137-139

Four species of Chironomidae new for Cyprus are reported. These are: Procladius choreus, Rheocricotopus tirolus, Chironomus salinarius and Paratendipes nudisquama. Except Rheocricotopus tirolus all species are widespread in Europe. R. tirolus was up to now recorded mainly from the northern and central part of the continent, however it was also found on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

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Citations

The number of citations received by our research shows its impact and importance in the scientific community, as it supports and inspires further research and development.

Polish Entomogical Monographs vol. 13- Distributional Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Poland

The distribution list aims to show the general state of butterfly occurrence in Poland. It includes entries published after 1960. Earlier works can be found in the bibliography contained in the first volume of the monograph „Fauna of Poland.

Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the province of Pomerania (northern Poland) – new records

New data are given on 41 species of Tortricidae for the province of Pomerania (northern Poland). 20 species have been recorded in this region for the first time in over 100 years.

Materials for recognition of butterflies Rhopalocera of the Grabowa river valley in Polanowska Upland

The paper presents a list of butterfly Rhopalocera species observed during research in the
Grabowa river located on the Polanowska Upland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) in the years 2013-2018.

New records of Lepidoptera in the province of Pomerania (Northern Poland)

New data are given on 44 species of 17 Lepidoptera families for the province of Pomerania (Northern Poland). Nine species have been recorded in this region for the first time in over 100 years, and one is a recent invader.

Atlas of the Distribution of Diurnal Butterflies in the Landscape Parks of the Lubuskie Voivodeship

The Landscape Parks of the Lubuskie state attempted to inventory the diurnal butterflies fauna
of seven parks in 2017-2019. A total number of 17000 observations were made.

State of knowledge on the butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of Warta-Widawka Landscape Park.

Between 2011 and 2014, research on Lepidoptera in Warta-Widawka Landscape Park was conducted to assert spatial distribution and differentiation of the species.

Contributions to the knowledge of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Wielkopolski National Park.

A faunistic list of 48 species of gelechiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) collected in the Wielkopolski National Park is given. Syncopacma larseniella GOZMANY, 1957 is new to the fauna of Poland.

The Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of the Pleszew County (Wielkopolsko– Kujawska Lowland).

The paper presents the fauna of Lepidoptera of the Pleszew County. During the study between 1994 and 2021, 719 species from 57 families were recorded (22% of Polish fauna and 34% of fauna of Wielkopolska Voivodeship).

New records of selected species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) in Central Poland.

New records of 19 Lepidoptera species from the Łódź Upland, Przedbórz Upland, and Mazowsze Lowland regions are presented. 7 species are recorded for the first time ever, and 9 species are recorded for the first time since 1960 in Łódź Province.

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the Croatian islands: An update on published records and new surveys of Pašman and Ugljan.

Since the publication of the first overview of the butterfly fauna of the Croatian islands in this journal in 2008, additional historical records and recent articles on the butterfly fauna of Hvar, Mljet, Lastovo and Krk have added further information.

A provisional checklist and bibliography of the Pyraloidea of the Balkan Peninsula.

A literature search was undertaken by authors to locate all published data on the Pyraloidea of the Balkan Peninsula of southeast Europe. All known paper publications to the end of June 2018 were researched. All publications apparently containing relevant data were read and scrutinised by us and valid data extracted to a database.

An updated list of chironomid species from Italy with biogeographic considerations (Diptera, Chironomidae).

A list of 359 chironomid species from Italy was published in 1988. The species belonged to subfamilies Tanypodinae, Diamesinae, Prodiamesinae, Orthocladiinae and Chironominae.

New taxonomic and faunistic records of fungus gnats (Insecta, Diptera) from Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.

A total of 95 fungus gnats species were identified from sweep net samples collected from Montenegro, Romania and Serbia during 2010–2017.

Microlepidoptera collected in 2020 in Olsztyn vicinity in the central part of
the Kraków-Wieluń Upland.

Recent field research yielded 158 species of micro-moths from 31 families. Two of them were for the first time recorded in Poland: Trifurcula subnitidella (Haw.), Aethes bilbaensis (Rössler).

An annotated checklist of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Croatia with their distribution and common names.

The first checklist of hawk-moths (Sphingidae) of Croatia. The checklist is based on published records and the examination of museum collections.

Species monitoring programs

We participated as lepidopterology experts in 13 monitoring programmes, collaborating with other specialists. Below are the publicly available results of „Monitoring of animal species with a focus on Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) under the Natura 2000 network” commissioned by the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Poland.

Results of the monitoring of Proserpinus proserpina (2013-2014).

Our reaserchers: Kazimierczak J. 2013
Examined site: Winiary, świętokrzyskie, Poland.

Results of the monitoring of Proserpinus proserpina (2015-2018).

Our reaserchers: Kazimierczak J., Pietraszewska N. 2018
Examined site: Winiary, świętokrzyskie, Poland.

Results of the monitoring of Maculinea (Phengaris) nausithous (2021).

Our reaserchers: Kazimierczak J. 2021
Examined site: Polana Strożyska, łódzkie, Poland.

Results of the monitoring of Maculinea (Phengaris) nausithous (2023-2025).

Our reaserchers: Kazimierczak J., Pietraszewska N. 2023
Examined site: Polana Strożyska, łódzkie, Poland.

Results of the monitoring of Maculinea (Phengaris) teleius (2021).