Tuesday 20 May 2014

Cyprus - other invertebrates

April 29-May 5, 2014:
Many of the invertebrates were suffering because of the drought but a few found are shown here.
 
Crocothemis erythraea, male - Fassouri reed beds
 
Decticus albifrons - Ayia Varvara
 
Humming-bird Hawkmoth - Nikoklea
 
Oedipoda cf. miniata - Kidassi
 
 
Phoenicolacerta troodica -Polis
                                         
Volucella zonaria - Nikoklea
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    




Cyprus butterflies

April 29-May 5, 2014:
Not having had any rain during he winter everywhere was very dry and the dragonflies and orthoptera had especially suffered with numbers very low. Butterflies were reasonably frequent and several species were seen.
 
Brown Argus at Smygies
 
 Clouded Yellow - Polis
 
Cyprus Meadow Brown - Polis
 
Eastern Dappled White - Kensigton Cliffs
 
 
Grass Jewel, the smallest European butterfly at Kedares
 
Hermit - near Anarita
 
 
Long-tailed Blue - Smygies and Aspro dam
 
Lulworth Skipper - Kouklea
 
Millet Skipper near Kouklea
 
Swallowtail near Kouklea