Abstract: In the present article, we reported two new species for the Western Stara Planina Mountains – Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775), Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771). A confirmation of a recently discovered population of Apatura metis Freyer, 1829 is given too.
Keywords: distribution, Euphydryas aurinia, Heteropterus morpheus, Natura 2000, new record, Western Stara Planina Mts
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Received: 16 June 2025 · Accepted: 3 November 2025
Editor: Kal Ivanov
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No potential conflict of interest has been reported by the authors, reviewers, or subject editor. As members of the editorial board, Mario Langourov and Stanislav Abadjiev withdrеw from discussions and decisions on the manuscript.
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Langourov M., Abadjiev S. 2025 Two species of butterflies new for the Western Stara Planina Mts – Euphydryas aurinia and Heteropterus morpheus and new data for another rare species. Historia naturalis bulgarica 47: 377–383.