European part of Russia

Korotko-Ryazan region, Kasimov. There is still a lot of snow, it only got warmer on Sunday. Thawed, in fact, only the hills and roads. Fly single and battered urticae, polychloros/xantomelas (I can hardly distinguish them in the box), rhamni and fresh spring moth Archiearis parthenias. I've only caught a couple of the last ones, they're pretty, but I haven't even straightened them out yet. Interestingly, from the basement of the house, all V. io disappeared somewhere, but they were not seen in flight. We are waiting for a real spring.

Today at work, Nymphalis xanthomelas flew through the window. Perfect!!!
This is probably the shortest report yet!

Today at work, Nymphalis xanthomelas flew through the window. Perfect!!!
This is probably the shortest report yet!

- But unas doesn't have them at all!!!

- But unas doesn't have them at all!!!

Andreas!!! I will keep in mind!

- But unas doesn't have them at all!!!

In the Caucasus mountains (at least in the west) it does exist, but of course it is a continental, mostly Siberian species.

In the Caucasus mountains (at least in the west) there is one, but in general, of course, it is a continental, mostly Siberian species.

"Well, well! - I saw him on September 12 in a birch grove on the edge of Krasnoyarsk!
- (And then I had to take trains to Pyatigorsk for 29 days after I missed the train back) - Romance! - But the whole of mother Siberia poboachil

That's right-on September 12, and in Krasnoyarsk, too.

Lucky you. And we have a snowstorm today

Damn it! And we have snow and rain in the morning! Bummer! The next weekend goes down the drain

We are very interesting - we have everything from deserts to floodplain forests and salt lakes

wise_snake, just great!

wise_snake - I am amazed at how much the coleopterofauna of your biotope (in which you shot) differs from our CMS-eshnaya!... - although we also have 5 geobotanical zones from Kislovodsk to Geogievsk (100 km): - semi-desert, steppe, forest-steppe, forest and alpine meadows.
- I really liked your bumblebees, caloeds... - And you shoot them as cars for sale

Yes, I liked the killer horse.Such a death machine-Jaws, a victim in the background and scattered organs.Not editing?

racehorses and mounting cases are not compatible

All natural, when he approached the horse, it spat out the victim's head. I would like to watch the hunting of horses, and then I usually get to the meal, most often ants are used for food, sometimes hunter spiders, and here is a beetle.

Andreas I just love it when the eyes/muzzle/mandibles are in focus, usually I focus on them

Bag HOLDER-SUPER

Today is the floor of Volgograd. Swallowtails flew very well, there were 3-4 butterflies in the field of view, a lot of mother-of-pearl, it's a pity they didn't let them get close. Some beetles have been encountered.

Super! The bag lady was caught after all...
By the way, the weevil is spotted (which is after the baggy) and I came across it today. I wonder what kind of beast...

This post was edited by barry - 04/18/2009 21: 49

Super! The bag lady was caught after all...
By the way, the weevil is spotted (which is after the baggy) and I came across it today. I wonder what kind of beast...

Yes, this is Bothynoderes (which was still Chromoderus) affinis.

and I got caught in the Crimea last year)

 
P.S. Above this message there is a discussion, I guess,
of new wise_snake photos, but I don't see them.
Is my computer buggy or missing a piece of the theme?

I, by the way, also do not see, and the day before Yesterday in the evening and discussion I did not show

It's finally getting warmer. Yesterday in the steppe near Volgograd. And tomorrow I'll finally understand

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Very cool, especially cool photos look on the background of the sky!!!

photographing insects with a whale lens is simply impossible!!! - Season on the side! - And I have absolutely no funds for a macro lens ) Find at least,, Helios,,, disassemble and fix the front lens, stick it on a suitable UV filter.The filter itself can be removed,it is generally not needed.

So I got some free time and decided to post a belated report after all.
So, 5.04.2009, natural monument "Kamennaya Balka". This is about 30 km from Rostov to the east. The temperature is 10-12 degrees, strong wind, sunny.
They collected animals mainly under rocks and other shelters


Landscapes:



Only two species have been found among the kivsiaks: Megaphyllum rossicum and Sarmatoiulus kessleri, which is called gray kivsiak in Russian. Last one in the photos:



There were 4 types of woodlice. One of them is Trachelipus rathkii:


Under one of the rocks sat Gnaptor spinimanus


In another place, they found some dolonos


There were a lot of kravchik burrows on the slopes, but the beetles themselves were rare. One of them was dragging a blade of grass into a hole:


In the thicket of bushes we came across a tangle of water snakes:



Then we found a hollow in which there was practically no wind and engaged in bourgeois cooking-mulled wine on a burner:


In the same place, a mottled moth flew to us for tea


And finally a little weed:



There were also Bibirstein tulips blooming there, but the pictures didn't work out because the flowers were too swaying in the wind.
The most unpleasant thing is that the beam is badly burned. We have something in the region that is getting worse and worse every year with the firing squads...

This post was edited by AlexEvs - 04/26/2009 22: 44

April 26 Volga-Akhtuba floodplain, the vicinity of Krasnoslobodsk settlement.

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2 wise_snake:
What an interesting ant-like spider!

2 wise_snake:
I liked the marten!

  

In the same place, a mottled moth flew to us for tea

It seems to me that this is not a mottled moth (Tephritidae), but a representative of the Otitidae family.

And what are the bronzes in Volgograd?

April 26 Volga-Akhtuba floodplain, the vicinity of Krasnoslobodsk settlement.

Spider kayfofyy, under goosebumps masquerading,I caught this (like the view is a little different) Class

This post was edited by Liparus - 04/27/2009 15: 50

to alex 2611:
Thank you for your clarification. How can you distinguish members of one family from another?

to Liparus:
ladybug seems to be Anatis ocellata

It seems to me that this is not a mottled moth (Tephritidae), but a member of the Otitidae family.

I beat you to it...

I beat you to it...

Grigory, a similar question. Please explain how these families differ.

I beat you to it...

Well zvinyayte....

Today in the steppe near Volgograd. Finally, I managed to catch a yellow-bellied snake, about a year ago I met this snake for the first time, but I couldn't get acquainted in any way, I got a small specimen - a little more than a meter (friends caught about 2 meters).

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to alex 2611:
Thank you for your clarification. How can you distinguish members of one family from another?

Based on the photo, it is unlikely that you will be able to use these signs. I will mention the main feature - in Otitidae, the costal vein is intact, and in variegated wings with two breaks. But, of course, I didn't use this feature in this case - you can't see it in the photo anyway.
I just have a certain number of representatives of these families in my collection and sometimes you can recognize them "in person". When you identify flies for almost a quarter of a century, you get some experience.

April 26 Volga-Akhtuba floodplain, the vicinity of Krasnoslobodsk settlement.

I may be confused, but I got the impression that the photo is IMG_0809.jpg two males joined in a passionate embrace.

This post was edited by alex 2611-04/27/2009 20: 51

Based on the photo, it is unlikely that you will be able to use these signs. I will mention the main feature - in Otitidae, the costal vein is intact, and in variegated wings with two breaks. But, of course, I didn't use this feature in this case - you can't see it in the photo anyway.
I just have a certain number of representatives of these families in my collection and sometimes you can recognize them "in person". When you identify flies for almost a quarter of a century, you have a certain experience.

Thank you, I'll know. I understand that you have a lot of experience.
It's just that I've never identified diptera myself, and out of ignorance, I've listed flies of this appearance as mottled wings. And in the collection there are a certain number of specimens of "variegated" flies. Tomorrow I will look at their costal veins

 
It's just that I've never identified diptera myself, and out of ignorance, I've listed flies of this appearance as mottled wings. And in the collection there are a certain number of specimens of "variegated" flies. I'll look at their costal veins tomorrow

Well, that's fine. At first, I also had them in mottled wings.
Well, if you want to seriously understand the collected material, then you need a "green" determinant. There, the family definition table is not bad.