Natural History Photographs




After five nights in Ahlat we moved to Edremit at the south-eastern coast of Van Gölü.We made the first full stop, including the coffee break, just past the village Yoncabaşi.The road soon gives way to an earth road, which does not even show on the map. The bedrock is not volcanic but consists of sedimentary calcareous rocks. There were many more streams and the overall vegetation is much more lush than north of Van Gölü.

Aporia crataegi
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:groot geaderd witje
English:Black Veined White
Deutsch:Baumweißling
Norsk:Hagtornsommerfugl
Svenska:Hagtornsfjäril
Español:blanca del majuelo
Glaucopsyche alexis
Authority:(Poda, 1761)
Nederlands:Bloemenblauwtje
English:Green Underside Blue
Deutsch:Alexis-Bläuling
Norsk:Kløverblåvinge
Svenska:Klöverblåvinge
Français:Azuré des cytises
Español:alexis
Melitaea arduinna
Authority:(Esper, 1783)
English:Freyer's Fritillary
Pieris ergane
Authority:(Geyer, [1828])
Synonyms:Artogeia ergane
English:Mountain Small White
Français:Piéride de l'aethionème
Español:blanca escasa
Erynnis marloyi
Authority:(Boisduval, 1834)
English:Inky Skipper