Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

From April 23 to April 25, we visited the largest desert in Europe,
Aleshkin Sands, in the Kherson region.
Brief photo fragments from the trip. Jammed lens-error E18
Therefore, much remained "behind the scenes"
The main goal-peacock eye. We arrived on time.
The rest -the sun, wind and night cold...
Overall, the experience is very good, and I want to get there again.

Elephant 1-Cleonis pigra (Scopoli, 1763)
Elephant 2,3-Stephanocleonus hollbergii (Fahraeus, 1842)
Elephant 4 - ?Pleurocleonus quadrivittatus (Zoubkoff, 1829)
Elephant 5-Bothynoderes affinis (Schrank, 1781)
Elephant 6-Chromoderus declivis Olivier, 1807

Additions and follow-up to the Egorus report on Aleshkinsky Sands (for the curious http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleshkovskie_peski ) from 23-25. 04. A small Ukrainian Dosang. Consultations on where and what to catch in the sand were received from Kiev and Lviv simultaneously over the phone. On the first day, we ignored the "burrs" passing by, we were told that they were males of Saturnia pavonia, one of the goals of the trip. The next day, everything was confirmed, but catching rushing males is difficult. Years they have from 15.30 to 17.30. then only occasionally single. Females were found by spinning males in one place. The most interesting find in the sand was C. inderiensis, which was previously identified as "svm2"in the telephone mode, according to the description. The second find in Ukraine. the westernmost point of the range.




Interesting Psychidae, similar to Stygioides colchicus


guardian of the sands-multi-colored foot-and-mouth disease


Saturnia pavonia





26.04 "shustov" and I went further south to the Crimea. First stop near Bakhchisarai, Eski-Kermen. The screen was sterile clean, very little flew, but everything was interesting and, accordingly, immediately taken. Some Nola, Acronicta euphorbiae, Conistra rubiginea, Conistra veronicae


27.04. Eastern Crimea, M. Meganom, wanted to catch kalimahus, dupontchels, afra and night. It was cold and windy. A few kalimahus caught my eye during the day


Night flights are also bad, common for the Crimea, but interesting for us: Autophila asiatica, Cucullia blattariae, Spudaea pontica, Orthosia ?populeti, two Nola species.


28.04. We returned to the Azov Sea region, to the Molochny Estuary behind the haden and Kukuli trees. Joined "Egorus", his photos of daytime portraits. Of Haden, one silenes, and several specimens. cuculii chamomillae and verbasci


By day ausonia, zorka, swallowtail




29.04. We moved further to the steppe, b. Troitskaya in the valley of the Molochnaya River. A light drizzle was falling. The most massive flight for the whole week, but not a single interesting view, even among the micros. One scoop is taken.



The result of seven nights and more than 1200 km on wheels.

Here is today's outing in the vicinity of the Mykolaiv region.
Their entomological part-I caught four cingulates, I catch them in order to determine their sex and conduct an experiment on parthenogenetic reproduction, in general, no one knows about good, reliable information on the parthenogenesis of the ringed scolopendra, whether this is true or not, the dynamics of the population?

Also, I got a fresh flatbread on the way, and of course I spent a few pleasant minutes there ))) I would like to say, of course, that not a single beetle was injured, but alas, it turned out that the whole horde from the raked flatbread climbed under my feet, where some were crushed. In general, there were so many of them that the sounds of rustling and "smacking" coming from this cake could be heard even in the standing position At the bottom as usual, there were a couple of lunar copra.

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[/quote]Hierophis Posted today, 01: 02
Here is today's outing in the vicinity of the Mykolaiv region. [quote]

Is it all over the neighborhood in one day?

Egorus, hah, yeah! Not even for a day but for 7 hours But as a secret, I don't ask how you managed to visit the largest desert in Europe in two days )))
By the way, peacock eyes-sorry

for Hierophis

You can visit someone or some area, even incorrectly
named, in (for) one minute, and get to the vicinity of the area-you need
to be very "clever".

The third time to write that the desert is not a desert, and not the biggest is how to evaluate it?

And I also wonder "in our steppe" is it somewhere near Taganrog?

Aren't lizards as pathetic as peacock eyes?

P.S. If you have something to say on the merits, then I ask in PM.

Freedom for peacock eyes!!!
Peacock eyes - sky, lizards-copperheads! mmm, well, or vice versa )))))))

Additions and follow-up to the Egorus report on Aleshkinsky sands ... The most interesting find in the sand was C. inderiensis...
...
Night flights are also bad, common for the Crimea, but interesting for us: Autophila asiatica, Cucullia blattariae, Spudaea pontica, Orthosia ?populeti, two Nola species. ...

The capture of Ukrainian C. inderiensis justifies the effort.
Nola nice, Autophila good.
It would be interesting to look at blattariae in a straightened form. The wings look a little long.

Also, I got a fresh flatbread on the way, and of course I spent a few pleasant minutes there ))) I would like to say, of course, that not a single beetle was injured, but alas, it turned out that the whole horde from the raked flatbread climbed under my feet, where some were crushed. In general, there were so many of them that the sounds of rustling and "smacking" coming from this cake could be heard even in the standing position At the bottom as usual, there were a couple of lunar copra.

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se8.jpg - Onthophagus gibbosus ssp. gibbosus Scriba, 1790

This post was edited by Liparus - 03.05.2011 17: 38

This is my first modest collection of traps this season.
Lviv region, Rostochye.
Chlaenius(Agostenus) costulatus Motschulsky, 1859
Blethisa multipunctata multipunctata (Linne, 1758)
Carabus (Carabus) menetriesi menetriesi Hummel 1827

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A "highly specialized" photo report.
From the first days of May, in the Melitopol district, Zaporozhye region,
the emergence of beetles – Brachycerus sinuatus
Habitat – slopes of gullies with remnants of the Kipchak-sagebrush steppe began.



It is most convenient to search on strips of fire-fighting plowing, especially
in places with lily plants.



Some instances, after being released, have a very interesting appearance...
(The remains of soil on the surface of beetles are retained by small bristles
located in the depressions of the elytra.)





Beetles are inconspicuous, freeze when approaching danger (human).
If disturbed – they become numb for a long time.



You need to look VERY carefully to find beetles.
In my "humble opinion", beetles can be found from Odessa and
along the Azov Sea-to Rostov.
You just need to get to the right place at the right time and
be very careful…



Currently, there are up to 10 copies. by 1km. "search".
The greatest activity was observed from 15 to 18 hours of the day.



P.S. Being careful when searching will help you avoid some surprises
and some dangers
(arch.)








P. P. S. Uzhaks are not dead, they are so "pranking, fragrant smelling" ...

To Egorus.About sand and pavonia question-a photo showing a pair of pavonias-and what kind of plant is it(birch, willow...)? What is the feeding base of butterflies in the desert? Just wondering...

for Alex D, a pair of pavonias was shot by Djon on loha, but the female "landed" there. And
the caterpillars feed on some low-growing willow. Now Djon will display "butterfly from the chrysalis" and respond...

for Alex D
, We did not observe egg laying, according to Kiev residents, caterpillars in large numbers in 2010. we were on a rosemary-leaved willow, it is up to a meter high there. Maybe on the birch tree, but who will find them there

A "highly specialized" photo report.
From the first days of May, in the Melitopol district, Zaporozhye region,
the emergence of beetles – Brachycerus sinuatus
Habitat – slopes of gullies with remnants of the Kipchak-sagebrush steppe began.

Judging by the commonness of the brachycerus - there should be a bird's nest or other bulbous ones?

A "highly specialized" photo report.
From the first days of May, in the Melitopol district, Zaporozhye region,
the emergence of beetles – Brachycerus sinuatus-began

Currently, there are up to 10 copies. by 1km. "search".

Maybe there were about 1000 copies of them per 1 hectare of steppe.
However, next year they may not be at all...

On the night of May 5 to 6, I decided to catch moths with a lamp.Caught in the Kiev region, Belotserkovsky district.When arriving at the fishing site, it turned out that the weather does not bode well - a rather strong cold gusty wind,by 21:00 the air temperature dropped to +7,the sky is overcast.The screen with the lamp was placed in the garden, directed towards the forest.
The lamp worked from 22: 00 to 01: 00.Only micro-butterflies,hymenoptera and diptera arrived,and then only in small numbers.Earthen toads were sitting at the canvas=)
Immediately after removing the screen, heavy rain began to fall.
Mdaa...the weather was bad...

for Pirx
, you also have to become a nerd...
(for the wrong " botany do not scold...)

A quick search yielded the following:
"Ptitsemlechnik — BSE
Ptitsemlechnik, ornithogalum (Ornithogalum), a genus of bulbous
plants of the lily family."and" Ptitsemlechnik-Wikipedia
Ptitsemlechnik (Latin Ornithogalum, Ornithogalum) - a genus of perennial bulbous
herbaceous plants of the Hyacinth family (Hyacinthaceae), previously classified as

Liliaceae
|Liliaceae. "

Well, as if it is more important that the plant is a lily (see the caption to the second picture)
And in the picture, the plant is Bellevalia sarmatica,
which is hyacinth, but lilac-colored. It is also noted as a feeding sinuatus for the Rostov region.

There are still observations. Beetles are often found near the growth of tulips.
Moreover, on Kuyuk-tuk, I managed to dig up a Schrenk tulip bulb,
with a larva very similar to that of brachycerus. Unfortunately, the attempt
to grow the beetle failed.

In general, brachycerus species are associated with forage plants of the lily family,
on the roots of which their larvae develop.

The
ongoing plowing of the last steppe slopes and planting of the so-called" forest "of acacia trees will quickly" save "brachycerus from the" commonness " in those places where they are found
.
(By the way, in the spring, another slope was planted, where
six dozen cuckoos of several species flew into the light overnight.)

Egorus, an interesting report About the steppe, and the Sarmatian poloz in the picture is
There are enough lily pads in such places, goose onions, for example. I didn't pay attention to such beetles, I'll try to find them. Now there are a lot of dark-bodied animals climbing the steppe, but they are large, dark and quite noticeable.
But the overgrowth of sedimentary slopes is very bad. You can try to find some Red Book plants/animals there and write a petition on the basis of the local environmental department, the same Sarmatian runner will do, crocuses, brandushki should be.

But the overgrowth of sedimentary slopes is very bad. You can try to find some Red Book plants/animals there and write a petition on the basis of the local environmental department, the same Sarmatian runner will do, crocuses, brandushki should be.

And you can also write N. B. Nikitsky out of Moscow and supply him with a chainsaw

for Pirx
, you also have to become a nerd...
(for the wrong " botany do not scold...)

A quick search yielded the following:
"Ptitsemlechnik — BSE
Ptitsemlechnik, ornithogalum (Ornithogalum), a genus of bulbous
plants of the lily family."and" Ptitsemlechnik-Wikipedia
Ptitsemlechnik (Latin Ornithogalum, Ornithogalum) - a genus of perennial bulbous
herbaceous plants of the Hyacinth family (Hyacinthaceae), previously classified as

Liliaceae
|Liliaceae. "

Well, as if it is more important that the plant is a lily (see the caption to the second picture)
And in the picture, the plant is Bellevalia sarmatica,
which is hyacinth, but lilac-colored. It is also noted as a feeding sinuatus for the Rostov region.

There are still observations. Beetles are often found near the growth of tulips.
Moreover, on Kuyuk-tuk, I managed to dig up a Schrenk tulip bulb,
with a larva very similar to that of brachycerus. Unfortunately, the attempt
to grow the beetle failed.

In general, brachycerus species are associated with forage plants of the lily family,
on the roots of which their larvae develop.

The
ongoing plowing of the last steppe slopes and planting of the so-called" forest "of acacia trees will quickly" save "brachycerus from the" commonness " in those places where they are found
.
(By the way, in the spring, another slope was planted, where
six dozen cuckoos of several species flew into the light overnight. )

Igor, thank you for such a great response ))
I'm sorry - I missed the caption to the picture.
Brachycerus is a group that is ecologically identical to those babbling flies that feed on bulbous plants. In general, it is interesting-who else is specialized in eating bulbs. Zubari from sirfids, brachycerus from elephants, there are bulbous ticks... However, this topic is not for "Fishing Reports".

A bit offtopic, but still. Forestation of steppes is a problem of modern Ukraine. Even under Yushchenko, the program "Forests of Ukraine" was adopted, according to which afforestation should be increased to the nth percent (I don't remember), including in the Steppe. The forestry department solves everything very simply - to plant Crimean pine and acacia on steppe deposits. This nonsense has been going on for years. This is a crime. Only botanists and environmental movements, such as the Ecocenter, are fighting.

for Hierophis
Brachycerus, be sure to look for it, it will be a valuable find.
All sorts of "bio-values" - we have...
As for the fight against foresters, this is in other topics... it's so hopeless...

In general, it is interesting-who else is specialized in eating bulbs. Zubari from sirfids, brachycerus from elephants, there are bulbous ticks...

As far as I know, some woodworms (on Allium).

As far as I know, some woodworms (on Allium).

Yes, yes, exactly-there are bulbous woodworms, but it is necessary to see Roman Yakovlev)), there are American fireworms, it seems also. Here the interest lies in the fact that this is a whole poorly studied ecological group of animals, intended by Darwin to alienate the phytomass of these peculiar plants of biomes of the Mediterranean and similar types. Well, a completely undervalued group.

A bit offtopic, but still. Forestation of steppes is a problem of modern Ukraine. Even under Yushchenko, the program "Forests of Ukraine" was adopted, according to which afforestation should be increased to the nth percent (I don't remember), including in the Steppe. The forestry department solves everything very simply - to plant Crimean pine and acacia on steppe deposits. This nonsense has been going on for years.

Fiercely, madly infuriates when the steppe seems to be some kind of garbage dump! As I have noticed, this is exactly what ordinary people say: they say that forests should be protected, planted and grown - and the steppe is so, " that's what was here before the Soviet rule."..

This post was edited by kotbegemot-06.05.2011 22: 24

YES. People understand the steppe as something flawed, unfinished, as something that needs to be nobly "raised". A non-utilitarian attitude to nature does not seem to have been grafted onto our rootstock. I once watched a program (in the 1990s) on UT-1-we interviewed a Nikolaev farmer-he was broadcasting about "untilled steppes in the Mykolaiv region, these are prairies, this should not be so". There are Chingachgooks who fight, but there are very few of them. In the meantime, billboards about "Plant a tree" are posted in our cities with girls, piles of dirt, photoshopped oak trees and other nishtyaks.

"we interviewed one Mykolaiv farmer-he was broadcasting about" untilled steppes in Mykolaiv region, these are prairies, this is not how it should be"

May the copperhead swallow him up!

As I have noticed, this is exactly what ordinary people say: they say that forests should be protected, planted and grown - and the steppe is so, " that's what was here before the Soviet rule."..

Yeah. The forest is hoo-hoo. And the steppe is so, weeds: "What is there to protect here, there is nothing here?!" (this is about the Karalar steppe).
I go by bus, the highway goes along the still preserved "wild" sandy beach with a wonderful littoral flora (Dnieper astragalus, camel (!!), etc.) and with almost the largest population of the lizard Eremias arguta in the Crimea. A boy rides nearby, making comments to his mother: "nice beach, only weeds would be removed..."


Karalar steppe and its inhabitant Jordanita volgensis (Moschler, 1862)

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"Karalar steppe and its inhabitant Jordanita volgensis" Kommersant

And by the way, we also have such Eh, when the weather is already good, so that you can climb... In theory, in the south of Ukraine (excluding Crimea) from Thursday, you can expect weather from the sea.

"Karalar steppe and its inhabitant Jordanita volgensis"

And by the way we also have them

Well, such - there are many of them outwardly very similar types. Without dissection, the genitals can be distinguished with some degree of probability by the shape of the whiskers, the shade and shape of the front wings, the timing of summer, and biotopes. In the Mykolaiv region, it is probably possible to find the following species:
Adscita statices
Adscita geryon
Adscita albanica
Jordanita globulariae
Jordanita subsolana
Jordanita notata
Jordanita graeca
Jordanita chloros
I think there must be at least three of the latter, because they are found in the Crimean steppes.

okoem, we have these, well, this is just one I took off, maybe they fly in different types..

"Well, here at home already...
Waiting for the end of the incubation period "
Yakovlev, uh the end of the incubation period of what?

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER IN LIFE THAN TO FIND A NEW VIEW (NOT OPEN) THAT YOU DON'T HAVE!!!

maybe they fly in different types..

Maybe different ones... Certainly.
In the photo, as far as I can tell, Jordanita notata (and sitting on a forage plant). Especially if the picture was taken in the steppe, in mid-late May. The usual steppe view.
The second option is Jordanita globulariae. But this is a meadow species, flying in June.

Finally caught Zegris eupheme by MYSELF!!!!!!!
Crimea, Dzhankoysky district, Salt Lake village district, 01.05.2011

The rest of my findings on this day are nothing compared to this... (for me...)

This post was edited by palvasru4ko - 05/11/2011 01: 03

20.05.10. Finally managed to get out for the night. We arrived after 8 o'clock in the evening, near V. Bukrina, while the sun went down, caught 21-30 to 4-00
Years good. A lot of diptera, webs. I took small beetles for a colleague from what I know-Saperda perphorata

Here is a brief result

Saturnia pyri-three specimens.already well flown

Hawk moth M. tiliae, Sph.pinastri, H. gallii, Deilephila porcellus , poplar and rare in our country-proserpine

Sovkovidki - all the usual things

T.batis
T.ocularis & or, F.lacertinaria

Geometridae - in total I. Kostyuk counted 51 species
for me intes represented

S. sociaria, E. tripunctaria and, which I haven't caught yet, Perizoma hydrata
,
Notodontidae

F.bifida, N. dromedarius, N. tritophus, Pheosia tremula, D. dodonaea, P. palpina, G. crenata, C. curtula and three specimens of milhauseri, unfortunately all three flown

Of the scoops, some interest was represented by H. bicolorata(more than a dozen arrived), H. confusa, A. alni(I haven't met them here yet), Ch. maritima., M. lunaris

C.pudibunda-took a fresh female

Nolidae

N. confusalis and both Earias

Arctiidae
Eilema sororcula, H. cunea, D. mendica, D. sannio and W. deserta

Photo from And Kostyuk














And this is my prize. For the second photo, I apologize when I noticed that there was no sharpness - almost everything was straightened out



This post was edited by svm2 - 23.05.2011 16: 19

28.05-Plans for this weekend again broke, so again stopped by Bukrin. Very hot. Caught up to 04-30, surprised by the small number of scoops and tufts, but the whole screen is covered with Siona and soft-bodied beetles, a lot of micro. I decided to write the entire list, maybe someone is interested
Cossidae
Pragmataecia castaneae

Lasiocampidae
Dendrolimus pini

Saturniidae
Saturnia pyri-very small, but quite well preserved-I didn't take it

Sphingidae
Mimas tiliae
Laothoe populi
Sphinx pinastri
Deilephila porcellus-och many

Drepanidae
Thyatira batis
Tethea ocularis

Geometridae
Lomaspilis marginata
Heliomata glarearia
Macaria alternate
M. liturata
Narraga fasciolaria
Opisthograptis luteolata
Pseudopanthera macularia
Selenia lunularia
Lycia hirtaria-wow-end of May
Synopsia sociaria
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Ascotis selenaria
Ectropis crepuscularia
Lomographa temerata
Campaea margaritata
Siona lineata - in the mass

Chlorissa viridata

Idaea degeneraria
I. straminata
Scopula immorata
S.ornata
S.rubiginata
S.marginepunctata
Cyclophora albiocellaria

Epirrhoe alternata
E. galiata
Chloroclystis v-ata
Eupithecia dodoneata
E. tripunctaria
E. egenaria
Aplocera plagiata
Lithostege farinata
Minoa murinata do not fly to the light, but near milkweed is quite common

Notodontidae-very few in terms of species composition and number
Clostera curtula
Notodonta ziczac
Pheosia tremula

Noctuidae
Idia calvaria
Pechipoga strigilata

Colobochyla salicalis

Eilema sororcula-lots
of Hyphantria cunea
Diaphora mendica
Arctia villica

Callieara pudibunda

Acronicta ?cuspis
A.rumicis
A.megacephala

Abrostola asclepiadis
Diachrysia stenochrysis

Nola confusalis
Earias clorana
E.vernana

Tyta luctuosa

Acontia trabealis

Cucullia pustulata
C.tanaceti

Elaphria venustula
Caradrina wullschlegeli
Charanyca trigrammica
Oligia strigilis
O.?latruncula

Anarta trifolii
Lacanobia w-latinum
Hecatera bicolorata
Hadena capsincola
H.confusa
Mythimna albipuncta

Agrotis segetum
Axylia putris

Here's what I took

tanaceti

pustulata

Good time of day.
So Vis and I opened the "night hunting" season. We tried out a new design and a new engine (0.7 kW; 10.5 kg) - very satisfied. Two lamps were turned on: 250 DRL and 125 UV DRL, although it was necessary to turn on one at a time. The engine worked for 3.5 hours without any problems, then I had to add more gasoline.
We got out on the night from 28 to 29.05 in the Kiev region. Brovarsky district, outskirts of Rusanov village, towards the town of Pryluki.
The temperature was just good, fishing started at plus 23 at 21: 00 and we finished fishing at plus 12 at 2: 00. The sky was clear and cloudless.
The weather was good, but we didn't see anything supernatural.
Hawkmoth - standard list: pine, small and medium wine, bedstraw, ocular, proserpine, poplar (females only), linden.
There were not many crested birds: Pterostoma palpina, Notodonta ziczac, Pheosia tremula, Clostera curtula, Notodonta dromedarius, Furcula furcula.
Males of the pine cocoonworm arrived, as well as a female and a male raspberry.
There are a lot of scoops and moths, but it's hard for me to tell by species, we've taken some of them, we'll straighten them out, determine them, and make adjustments to the message. Bears (Diaphora mendica, Diacrisia sanio, Spilosoma lubricipeda, Hyphantria cunea), Cossus cossus and Calliteara pudibunda (a pair of males) also flew to the light.
Here is a short photo report from the fishing site:

On the night of June 3 and 4, I got out to shine in the Belotserkovsky district of the Kiev region...caught in the garden, which is located in the lowlands.Directly and behind the screen is a mixed forest,flanked by orchards.The view from all sides was good.The wind was light.The sky was clear,and there was no moon in sight.From the beginning to the end of fishing, the temperature was 29-19 degrees.Luminaries from 21: 30 to 02: 30.In the arsenal were DRV 250 and fluorescent UV 26. Lamps worked simultaneously.
The season was not very plentiful,if we talk about beetles and butterflies.In the mass there were only diptera.From the butterflies flew 5 medium-sized wine,3 small wine,2 linden (strongly flown),1 bedstraw and 1 pine hawk moth; 3 male woodworms; 1 village (strongly flown) and 1 speckled bear; several species of moth and scoop.Butterflies of the pigeon family flew up from the grasses to the canvas:plum and W-white tails.
The canvas was terrorized by 4 males and 1 female deer beetle and a couple of crushers.3 hedgehogs and 2 ground toads came to visit ogonyok=)

03-04. 2011 Kiev region. Makarovsky district, mixed forest near the villages of Nebelitsa and Borovka. The weather was favorable, although the forest is very dry for this time. It shone with the DRV-250 lamp from 20.30 to 03.00. The year was quite good, but worse in terms of species composition than at the same time last year. The next day I was climbing in the woods and the surrounding area. If at night the butterflies flew more or less normally, then there were very few daytime ones. Golubyanok took a couple-lucaena alciphron and glaucopsyche alexis. I've seen giant scolia, although I've never seen it before in our latitudes. In general, the trip was quite nice, although without sensationalism.