Halfway between Bismil and Batman, near Yukansalat, we stopped for lunch close to a small river. The floodplain of the river was still inundated and this made a nice habitat for dragonflies. Flowering Tamarisks attracted various bees and wasps; some other insects were present as well. |
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| Crocothemis erythraea |
| Authority | : | (Brullé, 1832) |
| Nederlands | : | Vuurlibel |
| English | : | Broad Scarlet |
| Deutsch | : | Feuerlibelle |
| Svenska | : | Karmintrollslända |
| Français | : | Crocothémis écarlate |
| Italiano | : | Frecciarossa |
| Español | : | Libélula escarlata |
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| Orthetrum albistylum |
| Authority | : | (Selys, 1848) |
| Nederlands | : | Witpuntoeverlibel |
| English | : | White-Tailed Skimmer |
| Deutsch | : | Östlicher Blaupfeil |
| Svenska | : | Vitstjärtad sjötrollslända |
| Français | : | Orthétrum à stylets blancs |
| Italiano | : | Frecciazzurra puntabianca |
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| Orthetrum brunneum |
| Authority | : | (Fonscolombe, 1837) |
| Nederlands | : | Zuidelijke oeverlibel |
| English | : | Southern Skimmer |
| Deutsch | : | Südlicher Blaupfeil |
| Svenska | : | Blåpannad sjötrollslända |
| Français | : | Orthétrum brun |
| Italiano | : | Frecciazzurra celeste |
| Español | : | Centinela azul |
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| cf. Pseudoscolia spec. |
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The whitish tip at the underside of the antenna was very conspicuous - much more in real life than on the photo. The ID of this wasp is rather uncertain. If correct, the species is probably new to Türkiye. However, there is a decent possibility it is in another genus. |
| Stratiomys longicornis |
| Authority | : | (Scopoli, 1763) |
| Nederlands | : | Harige langsprietwapenvlieg |
| English | : | long-horned general |
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| Asilidae |
| Nederlands | : | Roofvliegen |
| English | : | Robber flies, Assassin flies |
| Deutsch | : | Raubfliegen, Jagdfliegen |
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A very large robber fly - though the photo doesn't convey its size too well. To put it into perspective: when I spotted the fly it had caught a specimen of the dragonfly, Crocothemis erythraea (see above), quite a large and powerful predator itself! |