coopera
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Post by coopera on Jan 26, 2015 20:32:52 GMT
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Post by nomad on Jan 26, 2015 21:16:28 GMT
A very beautiful country and some super images.  |
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 26, 2015 21:49:34 GMT
Nice pictures Andrew.
Any Lycaenidae ?
As it is not too far from Milan where I live, I may collect in Croatia next summer. Is there any spot you recommend ?
I am especially interested in Lycaenidae.
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coopera
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Post by coopera on Jan 27, 2015 8:01:30 GMT
I will have a look through my photographs and see what species were present. I know for sure that there were:
Plebejus argus
Cupido argiades
Lampides boeticus
Celastrina argiolus
Scolitantides orion
Polyommatus coridon
Aricia agestis
Glaucopsyche alexis
Cacyreus marshalli
Pseudophilotes vicrama
Lycaena tityrus
Lycaena phlaeas
Callophrys rubi
Favonius quercus
Satyrium acacie
Satyrium spini
I visited Porec and the surrounding areas were good for Butterflies, any rough ground or grassland (which there is plenty of). A particularly good place, where the images were taken was the Lim Fjord and the areas surrounding.
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Jan 28, 2015 16:22:16 GMT
Before I start writing. I want to say thanks to Adam Cotton who proceed me to this forum and to this topic. I live in Croatia and I know lots of things about this thread and I would be happy if I can help you. I must say that in Croatia domestic insect collectors are rarely seen but I know lots of people from Europe who comming to this beautiful country and collect decent specimens. Why are Croatia interesting? Because of his borders where you pass through three regions: Continental, Mediterranean and Mountain. The most interesting region for me mediterranean-mountain because nature is much more untouched and intensive. About Croatian species there is about 200 daylight butterflies and over 1500 moths (moths is not my main but for largest moths in Croatia I can say is Saturnia pyri and Antheraea yamamai. This second species last year in summer I often found under different forms and variations.) About daylight butterflies I like them a lot! There are some exotics. Around "Neretva" river (That is really near border with Bosnia and Herzegovina where Bosnia has few killometers entrance to Adriatic see) you can find Danaus chrysippus there in little groups (they like Citrus reticulata which surroundings of "Neretva" river has a lot (you can imagine how much lot is that when all country feed with Citrus reticulata whole year)). On only few islands in Croatia you can find very interesting and large species (female exactly) I'm talking about Charaxes jasius which feeds on Arbutus unedo plant. That species is extremely local on Croatian islands but you have premission to catch them because my country has not introduced that species in red book of protected species. The most extreeme species you can find in Croatia is Papilio alexanor ssp. atticus. I know only 3 type localities but it is very local and protected by law. You can find it in central "Istrian" peninsula, on mountain "Velebit" and on "Krk" island but north side of that island. I have one pair in my collection but I need to be quiet about that , one more cool species I have found near "Dubrovnik", much more south. You can find there Apatura metis but extremely uncommon. On "Velebit" mountain you can find Parnassius apollo which is protected. I don't have any apollo in my collection because "Velebit" is nature Park and if rangers saw you when you catching butterflies you need to prepare lots of money. One more species you can find on "Velebit" is Limenitis populi, females are extremely rare and that specimen you can find in continental side of Croatia. Other interesting species you can find around "Karlovac" and in continental side of country is Apatura ilia and Apatura iris (I know lots of locations for this species but writing here will be too much), they are protected too. Another protected species is Iphiclides podalirius and Papilio machaon, this first one is much more common than machaon. Machaon before 20 years was very common and you can see it after every rain, but today rarely seen. I have read somwehre that Croatia has Zerynthia cerisy but I really don't know where to find this species. Zerynthia polyxena you can find in continental side, correctly in Nature Park of "Lonjsko Polje" unfortunately there is protected too. I am sorry for lots of things wroted here but Croatia has really large biodiversity and very interested specimens lives here. This up are for me most exciting butterflies Croatia have. But for all other species if you need help I can help you with location and information. Writing about all, chat is too small for that, so if you have any questions please reply. If I can recommend you location where you can find very nice species, here I recommend "Krk" island (and in the middle of "Krk" island is very small island called "Košljun", there one monastery where only lived monks, and I never saw that but I heard from lots of people that there is lepidoptera entomology collection almost 300 years old preserved on that small island, really nice from tourism side), I also recommend "Istrian" peninsula, "Podravina" region (near Hungary and "Drava" river). But there are lots and lots locations where are beautifull to collecting butterflies. If you like to picture butterflies and if you have one minute wisit this blog site from my friend who likes to photo butterflies (his stage name is Jonah Hex): fotkamipisem.blogspot.com/2014/10/leptiri-best-of-2014-best-of.htmlAbout my recommedation about "Krk" island here is some pictures from same person on same site: fotkamipisem.blogspot.com/2013/08/krk-otok-leptira.htmlI am sorry for large text. I'm hope I'm not strenuous. Thank you Marko |
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 28, 2015 19:25:34 GMT
Dear Marko
Welcome to the forum !
What a great article about Croatian fauna. It motivates me to visit your splendid country next summer.
If you have any pictures of Apatura metis, I would be glad seeing them !
Thanks
Olivier
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Jan 29, 2015 14:22:59 GMT
Dear Marko Welcome to the forum ! What a great article about Croatian fauna. It motivates me to visit your splendid country next summer. If you have any pictures of Apatura metis, I would be glad seeing them ! Thanks Olivier Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of A. metis. And I don't have collected any. I only saw them in wild. They are very uncommon here. I never saw female I must say. Where you can find all butterflies collected in Croatia, you need to visit museum in "Varaždin" city, he is in north Croatia. There is one exhibition where you can find all butterfly species collected in country. That exhibition is life project of sir. Radovan Kranjčev. He wroted few books about Croatian fauna and butterflies. Marko |
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coopera
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Post by coopera on Jan 29, 2015 17:09:26 GMT
Hello Marko,
A very informative account, a wonderful read. Its fantastic to read of the different species that can be found in those parts of Croatia which I didn't manage to visit. Those old collections sound like they are worth a visit too..
Looks like I might be returning to Croatia sometime in the future!
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Jan 30, 2015 10:58:31 GMT
Hello Marko, A very informative account, a wonderful read. Its fantastic to read of the different species that can be found in those parts of Croatia which I didn't manage to visit. Those old collections sound like they are worth a visit too.. Looks like I might be returning to Croatia sometime in the future! Thank you sir for nice words. I appreciate that. If you can write more about your country butterflies that will be nice. Because I'm planing to travel around Europe to catch some new butterflies. I recommend to other people one more country near Croatia. I'm talking about Albania. There you can find very nice butterflies for example one of rarest butterflies in Europe flies there - Pseudochazara amymone. Obviously that species is protected there and very rare. I have one pair in my collection. That species flies on high steep cliffs and very hard to catch because you can lose your life on that cliffs, its very dangerous so that is one of reasons why are this species on value. Thanks again Marko |
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Post by chrysocarabus on Jan 30, 2015 18:22:24 GMT
Thank you for this very interesting text ... There are also beautiful Cetoniidae with beautiful forms in Croatia. kristof. |
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Post by goat on Dec 22, 2018 22:58:08 GMT
What subspecies of P.machaon occur in Croatia?
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