| Muğla, Turkey | ||
| Karadere: dunes |
| 6 - 16 June 2009 |
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| Testudo spec. |
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| Tabanidae: Atylotus pulchellus | |
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| Saropogon eucerus | ||
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| Stichopogon spec. |
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| Asilidae, unidentified | ||
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| Conops elegans | Conopidae, unidentified | |
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| Tachinidae: Cylindromyia spec. | ||
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| Mythicomyiidae: Platypygus melinoproctus | ||
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| Bombyliidae: cf Thyridanthrax lotus | |
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| Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys longicornis | ||
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| Syrphidae: Syritta flaviventris | ||
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| Crabronidae: Bembix olivacea |
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| Male briefly taking a rest from chasing other males. |
| Bembix oculata | |
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| Philanthus venustus | |
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| Tachysphex erythropus | Tachysphex cf. incertus |
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| Psammaecius punctulatus | Stizus spec. | |
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| Formicidae: Cataglyphis nodus |
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| Scoliidae: Campsomeriella thoracica | ||
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| Male preparing for night; they sleep communally inside flowerheads of Rushes. | ||
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| Colpa sexmaculata | |
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| Males attempting to copulate with a dead female. | ||
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| When the day is almost over, males aggregate to form sleeping groups. | ||
| Vespidae: Vespa orientalis |
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Consuming Aniplosia beetle in upside-down position, suspended by hind legs only. Its congener, Vespa crabro, shows the same behavior. |
| Rutelidae: Anisoplia spec. |
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| Cerambycidae: Chlorophorus rhamni | Chl. cf. sartor | |
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| Carabidae: Cicindela aphrodisia | ||
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| Scarites terricola | Cerambycidae: Stenopterus rufus | |
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| Libellulidae: Diplacodes lefebvrii | |
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| Orthetrum spec. |
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| Lestidae: Lestes virens | |
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| Lestes macrostigma | ||
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| Orthoptera, unidentified | Neuroptera: Nemoptera spec. |
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