LEPIDOPTERA ASSOCIATED WITH THE CERVENE BLATO BOG (CENTRAL-EUROPE) - CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS

The Cervene Blato bog (South Bohemia, Central Europe) is an isolated h abitat with a unique relict fauna of Lepidoptera. A list of the Lepido ptera (569 species) recorded from this peat bog is given along with no tes on the relict species (tyrphobionts) and their food plants. All of the stenotopic tyrphobiontic and most of the tyrphophilous species ar e associated with boreal and subarctic ecosystems. All the tyrphobiont s feed on peat bog plants, e.g., Ledum palustre L. and Vaccinium uligi nosum L. The tyrphobionts are cold-adapted boreal and subarctic specie s, which are associated weakly with bogs near the subarctic tree line. The ''boreal'' like habitat island of the Cervene Blato bog is unique in the temperate zone of Central Europe. The entomological uniqueness of the locality is documented and the need for habitat conservation s tressed.