Graeme Davis

Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) (Linnaeus 1767) Turkey
Also known as Pea Blue

Found in Europe, Africa, S/ SE Asia and Australia as well as Hawaii

Habitats include forest edge,meadows & flowery places

The larvae feed Fabaceae

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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae ssp. turcica) (Staudinger, 1871) Turkey

Subspecies is found in Southern Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kopet Dagh, Central Asia

Foodplants include Stinging Nettle and Small Nettle

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Idas Blue (Plebejus idas) (Linnaeus 1761) Turkey

AKA Northern Blue & in Turkish, Esmergöz. Similar to the Silver Studded Blue
June and August

Habitats are diverse grassy flowery places

Foodplants include various legumes

#IdasBlueButterfly #Plebejusidas #Butterflies #Turkey #NorthernBlue

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Synaphe moldavica (Esper 1794) Turkey

A lovely little moth in the family Pyralidae with a wingspan of 28–30 mm

Found in a large part of Europe, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Iran

Larvae feed on Gramineae species of grass

#Moths #Turkey #MothsMatter #Lepidoptera

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) (Linnaeus 1758) Turkey

Breed in S & C Europe, N & S Africa & W Asia

As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets

They can eat around 250 bees a day
#EuropeanBeeeater #Meropsapiaster #Birds #Turkey #Ornithology

Crumbs… I forgot these exist so early

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Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) (Scopoli 1769) Turkey

S-E Europe to Iran & migrate in winter mainly to India
Adult males are well marked with yellow underparts, chestnut back & a black head. Females plumage look duller
Habitat includes open scrubby areas inc agricultural land
#Turkey

Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus) (Buturlin 1934) Turkey

Originally classified as a sub-species of Herring Gull

Adults have a prominent black band across the bill. Wingtips are extensively black with little white

Found beside mountain lakes in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey & to W Iran

#Larusarmenicus

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Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) (Pallas 1771) Turkey

A water frog native to Europe & C Asia

The largest type of frog in most of its range

Inhabit a variety of different types of water bodies. Marsh frogs hibernate during the winter either underwater or in burrows

#Turkey

Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca) (Linnaeus 1758) Turkey

They are recognized for their longevity, with verified lifespans exceeding 100 years and anecdotal reports suggesting ages over 125 years

Found in North Africa, S Europe and SW Asia

Habitats include barren hillsides, dry open steppes

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Graceful Willow Centaurea (Centaurea saligna) (K.Koch 1963) Turkey

Asteraceae family

Height of 30 to 70 centimetres. Its stems are slender and upright, supporting a rosette of narrow, elongated leaves that can grow up to 8 centimetres long

It thrives in well-drained soils

#Turkey

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A Spider (Aculepeira armida) (Audouin 1826) Gevas, Turkey

Family Araneidae, found in N Africa, S Europe, W Asia, & C Asia
Colour orange, brown to red with a dark fringed, whitish oak leaf-shaped figure

Found in the Summer on low plants and shrubs in dry areas and along rivers

#Spider #Turkey

A Dragonfly (Thecagaster charpentieri) (Morton, 1916) Gevas, Turkey

In the family Cordulegastridae

It is found in Eastern Anatolia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq

It is one of the largest dragonflies in the region

#dragonflies #Turkey #odonata #Thecagastercharpentieri

Pyrausta aerealis (Hubner 1793) Gevas, Turkey

Found in most of Europe as well as Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, China and Algeria

Habitat is dry grassland

Larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Thymus serpyllum, Scropjularia, Gnaphalium, Helichrysum and Thalictrum

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Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata) (Linnaeus, 1758) Turkey

Family Geometridae, represented by this one sp. A day flier

Found from from Spain to Mongolia

Inhabits grassy meadows, dry chalky and limestone districts

Larvae feed mainly on the flowers of Pignut (Conopodium majus)

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Eastern Meadow Brown (Maniola telmessia) (Zeller 1847) Gevas, Turkey

AKA Turkish Meadow Brown. Smaller than Meadow Brown.

Found Greece, Asia Minor, Turkey, Palestine, to SW Iran

Larval plants include members of the grass family

#Turkey #easternmeadowbrown

I would check the Agrozmid recording scheme website and search by food plant. Might be a few on Dandelion

It’s a hard task but needs doing along with massive amounts of bramble removal.

Thank you to all our volunteers who braved the weather to do a spot of tree popping

The removal of the mostly beech and hazel saplings will keep the grass bank open for some of our amazing butterflies at Rough Bank ,Glos, like Adonis & Chalk-hill Blues

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Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae) (Esper 1783) Gevas, Turkey

Found Central Germany, North Africa, SE France and Anatolia in grassy flowery places, usually with rocks and sometimes amongst scrub

Larvae eat various Woundworts

#MarbledSkipperButterfly #Turkey

That’s Fantastic. I tried to get Sainfoin established and it wouldn’t take. At Rough Bank today actually… removing tree saplings in the wrong place

Not in the UK sadly, not the right climate for them

Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites) (Cantener 1835)
Known as Çokgözlü Menekşe Mavisi in Turkish

Often overlooked as similar to C Blue

Habitat is warm sunny flowery meadows

Larva feeds on Onobrychis species and are attended by ants and hide themselves in the litter layer to pupate

#Turkey

Olive Bee Hawkmoth (Hemaris croatica) (Esper 1800) Catak, Turkey

It is found in the Balkans, Anatolia, the Caucassus to Iran. There are local populations on the Crimea and in Eastern Ukraine/ Western Kazakhstan

Larvae have been recorded on Scabiosa, Cephalaria and Asperula species

#Turkey #Moths

Aegean Skipper (Pyrgus melotis) (Duponchel 1834) Turkey

Found in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Greece & the Middle East

A member of the Grizzled Skipper species complex

The habitat consists of grasslands and slopes

Larvae feed on Rubus sp
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Lax-flowered Orchid (Anacamptis laxiflora) (Chase (1997) Turkey

Aka as Loose-flowered Orchid, Green-winged Meadow Orchid and Jersey Orchid (Being found in the Channel Isles). Found in wet alkaline meadows

A wide distribution in Europe and Asia as far north as in Germany

#LaxfloweredOrchid #Turkey