Selected References
Books and CDs on the butterflies of Greece and Europe
L.G. Higgins: "The classification of European butterflies",
Collins, London (1976)
L.G. Higgins & N.D. Riley: "Field guide to the butterflies
of Britain and Europe", Collins, London (1983)
O. Kudrna: "A revision of the genus Hipparchia Fabricius",
E.W. Classey Ltd., Faringdon (1977)
O. Kudrna: "The distribution atlas of European butterflies", Apollo
Books, Stenstrup, Denmark (2002)
T. Lafranchis: "Butterflies of Europe", DIATHEO, Paris (2004)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of
Rodos: Taxonomy, faunistics, ecology and phenology", Vlaamse Vereniging
Voor Entomologie, Antwerpen (1993)
L. Pamperis: "Butterflies of Greece", Bastas-Plessas, Athens
(1997)
A. Roine: "Butterflies of Europe", Lepibase CD 2.0,
Vanha-Ulvila, Finland (1999)
T. Tolman & R. Lewington: "Butterflies of Britain
and Europe", Harper Collins, London (1997)
V.V. Tshikolovets: "Butterflies of eastern Europe, Urals and the
Caucasus",
Kiev, Ukraine (2002)
C.A.M. van Swaay & M.S. Warren: "Red Data book of European
butterflies (Phopalocera)", Nature and Environment No. 99; Council of
Europe Publishing, Strasbourg (1999)
C.A.M. van Swaay & M.S. Warren (eds.): "Prime butterfly
areas
in Europe: Priority sites for conservation", National Reference Centre
for
Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries; The Netherlands (2003)
Selected papers on the butterflies of Greece
H.T. Anastassiu &
J.G. Coutsis: "Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestina
from central Greece", Phegea 32 , 153-155 (2004)
J.E.F. Asselbergs: "A contribution to the knowledge of the
Lepidoptera
fauna of Samos", Ent. Ber. 38 , 55-57 (1978)
B. Aussem: "Beitrag zur
systematischen Stellung von Pseudochazara graeca und
Beschreibung einer neuer Subspecies ", Ent. Z. 33, 13-22 (1978)
T.R.L. Bigger: "Notes and
observations on
some early summer Greek butterflies", Ent. Gaz. 25 , 97-100
(1974)
M. Bollino & G. Sala: "Papilio alexanor
eitschbergeri : a new subspecies for Samos island (Greece) and
western Turkey", Atalanta 23, 127-131 (1992)
M. Bollino, F. Vitale, G. Sala,
D. Cesaroni & V.
Sbordoni: "A check-list of Papilionoidea from Erymanthos
Oros (Greece, Peloponnisos)", Linn. Belg. XV 242-248 (1996)
R.F. Bretherton: "A distribution list of the butterflies
(Rhopalocera) of western and southern Europe", Trans. Soc. Br. Ent. 17,
1-94 (1966)
R.F. Bretherton: "More about Greek butterflies, June 1968", Ent.
Rec. J. Var. 80, 273-281 (1968)
R.F. Bretherton: "Butterflies in central Greece, June 1970",
Ent. Rec. J. Var. 82, 277-285 (1970)
R.F. Bretherton, J. Coutsis, L.G. Higgins & C.G.M. de Worms:
" Agrodiaetus coelestina Eversmann (A.C.): A Lycaenid new to
Greece and western Europe", Ent. Rec. J. Var. 84, 29-32 (1972)
J. Brown: "On two previously undescribed subspecies of Lycaenidae
from Greece", Ent.Ber. 36 , 46-47 (1976)
J. Brown: "A review of the genus Pseudochazara de Lesse,
1951 in Greece", Ent.Gaz. 27, 85-90 (1976)
J. Brown: "On the status of a recently discovered Agrodiaetus
Hübner", Ent.Gaz. 28, 3-8 (1977)
J. Brown: "Subspeciation in the butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the
Peloponnesos with notes on adjacent parts of Greece", Ent.Gaz. 28,
141-174 (1977)
J. Brown: "A new subspecies of Pseudochazara graeca (Staudinger)
from Greece", Ent.Rec. 99, 68-69 (1977)
J. Brown & J.G. Coutsis: "Two newly discovered Lycaenid
butterflies from Greece with notes on allied species", Ent.Gaz. 29,
201-213 (1978)
J. Brown & C.G.M. de Worms: "Agrodiaetus damone
(Eversmann) discovered in the Peloponnese", Ent.Gaz. 26,
191-195 (1975)
F. Carbonell: "Contribution a
la connaisance du genre Allancastria Bryk (1934). Morphologie,
biologie et ecologie d' Allancastria cretica (Rebel, 1904)",
Linn. Belg. XV 303-308 (1996)
A. Casale & S.A. Cecchin: "Further data on Parnassius
apollo Linne, 1758 in the Peloponnese", Nota Lepid. 13,
8-11 (1990)
J.G. Coutsis: "List of Grecian butterflies", Entomologist 102,
264-268 (1969)
J.G. Coutsis: "List of Grecian butterflies: Additional records
1967-1971", Ent. Rec. J. Var. 84, 145-151 (1972)
J.G. Coutsis: "List of Grecian butterflies: Additional records
1972", Ent. Rec. J. Var. 85, 165-167 (1973)
J.G. Coutsis: "Spring butterflies from the island of Skyros,
Greece", Ent. Rec. 88, 33-37 (1976)
J.G. Coutsis: "Notes concernig the taxonomical status of Coenonympha
thyrsis Freyer", Ent. Rec. 89, 1-2 (1977)
J.G. Coutsis: "List of Grecian butterflies: Additions and
corrections", Ent. Rec. 90, 137-140 (1978)
J.G. Coutsis: "Spring butterflies from the Greek islands of
Paros and Sifnos", Ent. Rec. 93, 154-156 (1981)
J.G. Coutsis: "Butterflies from the Greek island of Andros, end
June 1983", Ent. Rec. 97, 10-12 (1985)
J.G. Coutsis: "Butterflies and burnet moths from Milos island,
Greece, end May 1984", Ent. Rec. 97, 197-199 (1985)
J.G. Coutsis: "Notes concernig the taxonomical status of Turanana
panagaea taygetica Rebel", Nota Lepid. 9, 35-38 (1986)
J.G. Coutsis: "Butterflies from the Greek islands of Siros,
Naxos and Santorini", Phegea 22, 157-160 (1994)
J.G. Coutsis: "Additional butterfly records from the Greek
islands of Santorini and Siros", Phegea 24, 13-16 (1996)
J. G. Coutsis: "Skippers, Butterflies, Burnets and Harvesters
from the Greek island of Límnos, a Skipper new to the Greek
island of Santoríni and two Butterflies new to the Greek island
of Síros", Phegea 29, 9-17 (2001)
J. G. Coutsis: "Revision of the Turanana endymion species-group",
Nota Lepid. 27, 251-272 (2005)
J. G. Coutsis: "Melanargia
larissa confirmed for the Greek Cycladic island of Andros,
located in the Aegean Sea, additional butterfly records from this
island and a general overview of its butterfly composition", Phegea 35,
21-26 (2007)
J.G. Coutsis, J. De Prins & W. De Prins: "The chromosome
number and karyotype of the two morphs of Polyommatus (Lysandra
) coridon from Greece", Phegea 29, 63-71 (2001)
J.G. Coutsis & J. De Prins: "A new brown Polyommatus
(Agrodiaetus) from northern
Greece", Phegea 33, 129-138 (2005)
J.G. Coutsis & J. De Prins: "The chromosome number and
karyotype of Plebejus
(Plebejides) pylaon brethertorni from Mt.
Helmos, Peloponnisos, Greece, its tentative elevation to species level,
and notes about presently existing unsettled taxonomic questions in the
pylaon species-group complex
", Phegea 34, 57-60 (2006)
J.G. Coutsis & J. De Prins: "The chromosome number and
karyotype of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos from Mt.
Helmos, Peloponnisos, Greece, its tentative elevation to species level,
and notes about presently existing unsettled taxonomic questions in the
pylaon species-group complex
", Phegea 35, 27-29 (2007)
J.G. Coutsis, J. Dils, N. Ghavalas & D. van der Poorten: "A
new Erebia species for the Greek fauna", Phegea 25,
169-172 (1997)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Neptis rivularis (Scopoli,
1763) new to Greece", Phegea 16, 59-60 (1988)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Carterocephalus palaemon
(Pallas, 1771) new to Greece", Phegea 17, 103 (1989)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Agriades pyrenaicus
(Boisduval, 1840) from N. Greece and notes on Apatura metis
(Freyer [1829]) from N.E. Greece", Phegea 19, 133-135 (1991)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Notes on Polyommatus icarus
(Rottemburg, 1775) in Greece and the description of a new Polyommatus
from northern Greece", Phegea 23, 145-156
(1995)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "The skippers and butterflies of
the Greek part of the Rodopi massif", Phegea 29, 143-158 (2001)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "A recently discovered new
locality for Coenonympha leander in
Greece, and notes about the taxonomic position of the species-group
taxon orientalis", Phegea 33,
121-128 (2005)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Butterflies and skippers from
the Greek island of Evvia", Phegea 34, 49-55 (2006)
J.G. Coutsis & N. Ghavalas: "Archon apollinus from Rodos
Island, Greece, confirmation desirable", Phegea 34, 81-83 (2006)
J.G. Coutsis & A. Olivier: "Confirmation of the presence of
both Gegenes pumilio pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) and Gegenes
nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1783) on the Greek island of Kriti", Phegea
21, 101-107 (1993)
J.G. Coutsis, J. Puplesiene & W. De Prins: "The chromosome
number and karyotype of the two morphs of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus)
ripartii and Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis
from Greece". Phegea 27, 81-84 (1999)
J.V. Dacie, M.K.V. Dacie & P. Grammaticos: "Butterflies in
Northern and Central Greece, July 1971", Ent. Rec. J. Var. 84,
257-266 (1972)
J.V. Dacie, M.K.V. Dacie & P. Grammaticos: "Butterflies in
Northern Greece, June-July 1976", Ent. Rec. J. Var. 89, 265-266
(1977)
J.V. Dacie, M.K.V. Dacie, P. Grammaticos, L.G. Higgins & N. Riley:
"Butterflies in Northern Greece, June-July 1978", Ent. Rec. J. Var.
91, 311-314 (1979)
J.V. Dacie, M.K.V. Dacie, P. Grammaticos & J.G. Coutsis :
"Butterflies in Northern Greece, July-August 1980", Ent. Rec. J. Var.
94, 18-20 (1982)
S. de Louker & J. Dils: "The occurence of Proterebia
phegea Borkhausen in Greece with description of a new subspecies",
Phegea 15, 157-160 (1987)
R.L.H. Dennis, T.G. Shreeve, A. Olivier & J.G. Coutsis:
"Contemporary geography dominates butterfly diversity gradients within
the Aegean archipelago",
J. Biogeography 27, 1365-1383 (2000)
O. de Prins & D. van der Poorten: "Een nieuwe
Pseudochazara Soort voor de Wetenschap uit Noordoost-Griekenland",
Phegea 10, 7-21 (1981)
M.E. Fountaine: "Butterfly hunting in Greece, in the year 1900",
Ent. Rec. J. Var. 14, 29-35 & 64-67 (1902)
D.E. Gaskin & E.A. Littler: "Rhopalocera from Kefalonia,
Zakynthos, Samos and Chios islands (Greece) and the Kusadi region (SW
Turkey) in 1983 and 1984", Ent. Rec. 98, 186-192 (1986)
J.D. Holloway: "Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus) in
north-west Greece?", Ent. Gaz. 30, 189-190 (1979)
D. Jutzeler & T. Lafranchis: "Biologie et écologie d'
Hyponephele
lupina (Costa, 1836) en Grèce. Comparaison avec Hyponephele
lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)", Linn. Belg. XX, 35-44 (2005)
D. Jutzeler, T. Lafranchis & M. Wiemer: "Comparaison
des états pré-imaginaux de Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) de
Grèce et d' Esperarge climene
(Esper, 1783) d' Iran complétée par des
indications sur la taxinomie, l' écologie et la distribution et
enrichie d' observations récentes des deux espèces faites
en Grèce", Linn. Belg. XX, 51-62 (2005)
Z. Kolev: "Notes on the distribution and ecology of Balkan
populations of the Plebejus idas - group", Phegea 33,
13-22
(2005)
A. Koutroubas: "Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)
espèce nouvelle pour la Grèce", Phegea 19, 99-100
(1991)
A. Koutroubas: "Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1763)
espèce nouvelle pour la Grèce", Phegea 20, 9-10
(1992)
A. Koutroubas: "Pseudochazara geyeri occidentalis
(Rebel & Zerny, 1931) espèce nouvelle pour la Grèce",
Phegea 21, 45-46 (1993)
A. Koutroubas: "Erebia rhodopensis (Nicholl, 1900)
espèce nouvelle pour la Grèce", Phegea 22, 9-13
(1994)
A. Koutsaftikis: "Recent butterfly records from Greece", Ent.
Rec. 86, 15-17 (1974)
T. Lafranchis: "Biologie, ecologie et repartition d' Erynnis
marloyi (Boiduval, 1834) en Grèce", Linn. Belg. XIX,
135-139 (2003)
T. Lafranchis: "Biologie, ecologie et repartition de Carcharodus
orientalis (Reverdin, 1913) en Grèce. Comparaison avec
Carcharodus flocciferus (Zeller, 1847)", Linn. Belg. XIX,
140-146 (2003)
T. Lafranchis: "Biologie, ecologie et repartition de Gegenes
pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) en Grèce", Linn. Belg. XX,
116-120 (2005)
R. Leestmans & T. Arheilger: "Les Lepidopteres du massif
Chelmos (Peloponnese, Grèce): inventaire et considerations
zoogeographique", Linn. Belg. XI, 150-192 (1987), XI, 209-232 (1988)
R. Leestmans & W. Back: "Nouvelles captures d' Euchloe
penia (Freyer, 1852) dans le Peloponnese", Linn. Belg. XIII,
351-388 (1992)
J. Mairiaux & J. Hutsebaut: "The identification of
Apatura metis & Apatura ilia and their distribution in
Greece and Turkey", Phegea 25, 65-79 (1997)
X. Merit & V. Merit: "Contribution a la connaissance
lepidopterique de l'ile de Crete", Linn. Belg. XVI, 291-297 (1998)
A. Olivier: "Spring butterflies on the island of Kos", Phegea
14, 109-114 (1986)
A. Olivier: "Catalogue of the butterflies of the Greek islands
in the collection of the Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoologie
(Zoologisch Museum) Amsterdam", Phegea 15, 77-88 (1987)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Limnos",
Phegea 16, 33-42 (1988)
A. Olivier: "Taxonomy and geographical variation of
Satyrium ledereri (Boisduval, 1848) with the description of a new
subspecies from the Greek island of Samos", Phegea 17, 1-18
(1989)
A. Olivier: "Pyrgus alveus alveus (Hübner, [1803])
in Greece", Phegea 17, 61-66 (1989)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Simi",
Phegea 19, 63-70 (1991)
A. Olivier: "Critical notes on the butterflies of the Greek island
of Kastellorizo", Phegea 18, 169-190 (1990)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Astipalea",
Phegea 20, 121-123 (1992)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Tilos",
Phegea 21, 17-23 (1993)
A. Olivier: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Kalimnos",
Phegea 246, 149-156 (1996)
A. Olivier & W.O. de Prins: "Taxonomy and geographical
variation of Hipparchia mersina (Staudinger, 1871) with notes
on its ecology and phenology", Phegea 17, 169-221 (1989)
A. Olivier & J.G. Coutsis: "Notes on Maniola telmessia (Zeller,
1847) from the eastern Aegean islands, with new insights about its
population on the Greek islands of Karpathos and Kassos", Phegea 21,
113-130 (1993)
A. Olivier & A. Riemis: "Spring butterflies and moths from
the Greek island of Karpathos", Phegea 15, 9-12 (1987)
A. Riemis: "The butterflies of the Greek island of Karpathos
with notes on Hipparchia christenseni Kudrna", Ent. Rec.
98, 149-153 (1986)
K. Rose: "Voyage lepidopterique dans l'ile de Crete", Linn.
Belg. XI, 414-427 (1988)
G. Thomson: "Maniola chia - a new Satyrid from the Greek
island of Chios", Phegea 15, 13-22 (1987)
G. Thomson: "Maniola halicarnassus - a new Satyrid from
south-western Turkey", Phegea 18, 149-155 (1990)
D. van der Poorten: "Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer,
1861), a new species for the Greek mainland", Phegea 18, 27-29
(1990)
D. van der Poorten & S. Cuvelier: "Mellicta aurelia
new for Greece", Phegea 25, 89-90 (1997)
D. van der Poorten, J. Dils & J. Coutsis: "Colias erate
(Esper, 1804), a true resident of the Greek butterfly fauna",
Phegea 16, 123-127 (1988)
D. van der Poorten: "On the occurence of Kretania eurypilos
Freyer on the Peloponesos", Nota Lepid. 7, 164-170 (1984)
L. Willemse: "Distribution records of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera)
in the Greek mainland and Crete", Ent. Ber. 35, 77-88 (1975)
L. Willemse: "Some intreresting faunistical data of Rhopalocera
in Greece", Ent. Ber. 40, 156-158 (1980)
L. Willemse: "More about the distribution of Rhopalocera in
Greece", Ent. Ber. 41, 41-47 (1981)
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