Natural History Photographs


Cukurbag to Adana

2 June 2008









Wasps & Bees


Glyptomorpha pectoralis



Crabronidae: Astata spec.




Flies


Bombyliidae: Chalcochiton cf. pallasii


Hemipenthes velutina


Cyllenia rustica


Exhyalanthrax cf. melanchlaenus


Exoprosopa minois/minos


Exoprosopa pandora




Butterflies


Satyrium abdominalis/spini

The small tails on the hindwing of Satyrium-species are said to mimic the antennae, to fool birds; these are supposed to attact the tail end of the butterfly. This is my first observation in line with this curious hypothesis.



Satyrium ilicis


Lycaena alciphron


Tomares cf. nogelii


Plebejus pylaon


Cyaniris semiargus


Polyommatus cf. icarus


Melitaea phoebe Melitaea trivia Melitaea spec.


Brintesia circe Kirinia roxelana
Both these butterflies apparently were drinking from an unopened flower head!


Coenonympha pamphilus


Pyrgus sidae


Carcharodus orientalis


Thymelicus sylvestris