Butterfly fauna according to FFH guidelines in Gesäuse National Park — Continuation of mapping 2015

In 2015, the occurrences of three FFH-relevant butterflies in the Gesäuse National Park (Austria, Styria) were investigated: The Golden Check Butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) occupies avalanche troughs in the northwest. The yellow ring butterfly (Lopinga achine) can be found in the light, grassy forests along Enns and Johnsbach. The conservation status of these species may be assessed as “good” according to the criteria of HÖTTINGER, HUEMER & PENNERSTOFER (2005) and SCHNITTER (2006). For the Quendel ant blue (Maculinea arion), too few evidence is obtained to give a rating.