Africa

8-dipper-not Alpenus investigatorum???

8-dipper-not Alpenus investigatorum???

To be honest, I looked at it and thought: I've already entered it into the database
And with nolida (7) seems to be sorted out: this Eligma duplicata Aurivillius, 1892 or Eligma hypsoides (Walker, 1869): it is necessary to straighten it out then it will be clearer.

This post was edited by vasiliy-feoktistov - 12/14/2011 09: 02

Frantika.Sergey, gegevar's serious look at you or at antiy?

Cheetah looked at the employee of the reserve

There are no insects in the photos, but there I also caught Victoria Falls from Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as from a helicopter. Bingo jumping from the bridge upside down to the rocky riverbed. There is a queue of people who want to go, they say that the steepest jump in the world.

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And some more Africa.

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Report on fishing in Africa

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Epic!

Well, then from me, too, a little African "passion"

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Well, then from me, too, a little African "passion"

Termites-probably Macrotermes sp. You didn't collect them, of course?

Why, I've picked up a few winged individuals. Please contact us if you need it.

Well, then from me, too, a little African "passion"

An interesting darkling from Cryptochilini, Cryptochile sp.

This post was edited by Andrey. A. - 12/26/2011 19: 57

Well, then from me, too, a little African "passion"

IMG_1678_1_1_resize.jpg-ktyr most likely Hyperechia marshalli.

Well, then from me, too, a little African "passion"

The mantis in the photo is Pyrgomantis sp.
Did you collect them too?

The mantis in the photo is Pyrgomantis sp.
Did you collect them too?

Yes, I managed to take a little.

Happy New Year to all! Something was dealt with from the African fees. Namibia, Zambia. I would appreciate the definition.

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Happy New Year to all! Something was dealt with from the African fees. Namibia, Zambia. I would appreciate the definition.

Victor!

cossides in the second box

1. Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)
2. Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856)
I would be grateful for the label

Egypt, Marsa Alam February 2012

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To maintain the morale of the forum members, I decided to belatedly write a report on my trip to Morocco in September of this year. The goal was to catch insects and the country to see what we have successfully implemented. Our route passed through the following cities: Casablanca-Meknes-Fes-Saidia-Tel Atlas Mountains on the border with Algeria-Medelt-High Atlas-Varzazat-Marrakech-Essoueira-Ulidia-El Jadida and again Casablanca. The country made a mixed impression – on the one hand, beautiful and in many places unspoilt nature, oriental flavor and beauty, such as the Medina of Fez and Ksura Ait ben Haddu, on the other – widespread dirt, poverty and pesky local population. We stayed, as a rule, in hotels in large cities and from there went fishing in a rented car in the surrounding area. At night, they caught by stretching the screen directly on the car, using a small car inverter.
In the vicinity of Fez, near an ancient cedar forest, a station of Hipparchia caroli was found , and there, during night fishing, a mass flight of the cocoonworm Lasiocampa trifolii mauritanica was noted . During the day, Catocala dilecta sitting in the mass are noted on cedar trunks. They are very similar in behavior to our sponsor and promise, but they are much more timid, and it was very difficult to catch them. We took a couple in 2 hours and unfortunately they were already pretty flown.
In Tel Atlas, near the Algerian border, we managed to find stations of Hipparchia hansii and Berberia abdelkader. Thus, one of the main goals of the trip was achieved.
The general list of caught species is given below. It does not include scoops and beetles, which are still undetermined, so if anyone recognizes them in the photo, I will be glad.
Pieridae
Pieris rapae mauretanica Verity, 1908
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1908)
Colotis evagore nouna (Lucas, 1849)
Colias crocea (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) .
Nimphalidae
Nymphalis polychloros erythromelas (Austaut, 1885)
Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiommata megera vividissima (Verity, 1923
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Berberia abdelkader abdelkader (Pierret, 1837
B. abdelkader taghzefti (Wyatt, 1952)
Hipparchia caroli (Rothschild, 1933)
Hipparchia algirica (Oberthür, 1876)
Hipparchia statilinus sylvicola (Austaut, 1880)
Hipparchia hansii tlemceni Slaby, 1977
Hipparchia fidia albovenosa (Austaut, 1885)
H. fidia benimguildi Varin, 1954
Lycaenidae
Quercusia quercus iberica (Staudinger, 1901)
Lycaena phlaeas lusitanicus (Bryk, 1940)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
Tarucus rosaceus (Austaut, 1885)
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821)
Polyommatus (icarus) celina (Austaut, 1879)
Lysandra punctifera (Oberthür, 1876)
Papilionidae
Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879
Arctiidae
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cymbalophora pudica (Esper,1784)
Noctuidae
Catocala dilecta (Hubner, 1808)
Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampa trifolii mauritanica (Staudinger, [1892])

Always yours Victor and Maxim.

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High probability scarab Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus)laticollis

To maintain the morale of the forum members, I decided to belatedly write a report on my trip to Morocco in September of this year. The goal was to catch insects and the country to see what we have successfully implemented. Our route passed through the following cities: Casablanca-Meknes-Fes-Saidia-Tel Atlas Mountains on the border with Algeria-Medelt-High Atlas-Varzazat-Marrakech-Essoueira-Ulidia-El Jadida and again Casablanca. The country made a mixed impression – on the one hand, beautiful and in many places unspoilt nature, oriental flavor and beauty, such as the Medina of Fez and Ksura Ait ben Haddu, on the other – widespread dirt, poverty and pesky local population. We stayed, as a rule, in hotels in large cities and from there went fishing in a rented car in the surrounding area. At night, they caught by stretching the screen directly on the car, using a small car inverter.
In the vicinity of Fez, near an ancient cedar forest, a station of Hipparchia caroli was found , and there, during night fishing, a mass flight of the cocoonworm Lasiocampa trifolii mauritanica was noted . During the day, Catocala dilecta sitting in the mass are noted on cedar trunks. They are very similar in behavior to our sponsor and promise, but they are much more timid, and it was very difficult to catch them. We took a couple in 2 hours and unfortunately they were already pretty flown.
In Tel Atlas, near the Algerian border, we managed to find stations of Hipparchia hansii and Berberia abdelkader. Thus, one of the main goals of the trip was achieved.
The general list of caught species is given below. It does not include scoops and beetles, which are still undetermined, so if anyone recognizes them in the photo, I will be glad.
Pieridae
Pieris rapae mauretanica Verity, 1908
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1908)
Colotis evagore nouna (Lucas, 1849)
Colias crocea (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) .
Nimphalidae
Nymphalis polychloros erythromelas (Austaut, 1885)
Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiommata megera vividissima (Verity, 1923
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Berberia abdelkader abdelkader (Pierret, 1837
B. abdelkader taghzefti (Wyatt, 1952)
Hipparchia caroli (Rothschild, 1933)
Hipparchia algirica (Oberthür, 1876)
Hipparchia statilinus sylvicola (Austaut, 1880)
Hipparchia hansii tlemceni Slaby, 1977
Hipparchia fidia albovenosa (Austaut, 1885)
H. fidia benimguildi Varin, 1954
Lycaenidae
Quercusia quercus iberica (Staudinger, 1901)
Lycaena phlaeas lusitanicus (Bryk, 1940)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)
Tarucus rosaceus (Austaut, 1885)
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821)
Polyommatus (icarus) celina (Austaut, 1879)
Lysandra punctifera (Oberthür, 1876)
Papilionidae
Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879
Arctiidae
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cymbalophora pudica (Esper,1784)
Noctuidae
Catocala dilecta (Hubner, 1808)
Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampa trifolii mauritanica (Staudinger, [1892])

Always yours Victor and Maxim.

And the aunt on the Donkey is holding a fence in her hands

Expedition to Madagascar feral-March of this year. We worked in the mountains, one point - a piece of forest near the national park Mantadia. They worked on the territory of the nature conservation organization Mitsinjo. I express my sincere gratitude to all the people who helped us!

In fact, it was my worst trip yet. We missed the season: it was cold, there were few insects. It was constantly raining cold and I caught a bad cold and was sick for a while.

I'm not much of a photographer, and I didn't have a good camera. So, what are the photos: as it is.

Our hotel - just behind the roofs of the bungalows, across the river - National Park. But you can't work in it, because you don't have a permit.



the bungalow had a balcony facing the forest, which we used.





View from my bed to the ceiling-light bulbs and 2 on-duty felsums. Felzums are territorial, so outsiders weren't allowed in, and sometimes there were noisy fights over my head. Smart animals were feeding over my head, and they were shitting over A.V.'s bed.



Felzums on our balcony and on my dirty pants.







The main entrance to "our" forest.



Ahead of us are AV and our guide Tiana.



I want to call it: "life is everywhere." Sprouted railings.



Madagascar's symbol is the Travelers ' tree.



Forest, getting dark.



The nest is empty, Tiana said ants.



Pandanus bush. In their sockets, you can catch very interesting prey, if you do not spare your hands-the edges are like a saw.



at night



Prey-cockroach Anallacta sp.

The fact that the symbol is accurate, and the fact that the "tree of travelers" is driven by guides. Allegedly, there is always water in it. Even if there is, what is it? I've never seen anyone drink from it. Where ravinala grows, there is always plenty of water around. And where there are problems with water, this palm tree does not grow!

There really isn't any water, but the leaf stalks are fleshy and spongy-M. B. If you die of thirst, can you squeeze something out of them?

ps. you're really out of luck with the weather. It's a good thing we didn't get caught in cyclones.

And we got caught up in it. The first week, when it rained almost continuously, there was no electricity for about a day. Tiana said that the coast was really washed away, with victims, etc. So we were really lucky.

I'll continue.

Tree fern. There are quite a lot of them in the mountains.



Local nettle, I don't know exactly. It burns badly. Careful, this is a dangerous plant, Tiana said, thank you, I already know, I replied.



a bird in the forest. It was shot at night, with a flash.



Butterfly.



A large chameleon (Jackson's?).



Baby chameleon.



Brucesia.



Probably worked Ai-ai. First, it bites out the wood, and then picks out the larvae with a specialized finger. They were in this forest, but it is very difficult to see them. Just like Fossa.



View of the village of Andazibe. The railway, now half-abandoned, and the church in the background are traces of the colonial past.





Train station, now half-abandoned.



The country is very poor.



There is no longer any wildlife in Madagascar. Not at all. Forests are reduced, and, mainly, for firewood. Instead of forests, there were wastelands. All preserved primary landscapes or nature reserves, or private territories.



There is a nature reserve in the background.



The organization that invited us is engaged in, among other things, 'reforestation' These are pine plantings, it grows quickly and, accordingly, gives business wood.



And these are the eucalyptus trees on the edge of the national park.



So as not to end up sad. It's some kind of chicken, birds came out of the national Park and grazed on the edge of the hotel.

But if 99% of farmers grow cassava and sweet potatoes instead of black pepper and cloves, then what can we talk about?

You will not eat cloves and black pepper every day (3 times a day)...

You will not eat cloves and black pepper every day (3 times a day)...

This is true. But the price of cloves is now about$10,000 / ton on the domestic market of Madagascar. And the price of rice (top quality) $ 500/ton. Pepper costs$6,000 / ton. The pepper vine grows up to 100 years, and the rice must be planted and harvested every year.

And some statistics: Vietnam (331,000 km2) produces 34% of the total volume of black pepper, and Madagascar (587,000 km2-fuck it, pepper does not grow on most of the Island, but still!) - less than 1%.

Yes, it is better not to even compare it with Vietnam. There's almost nothing left of nature there either, at least not on the plains. You go - the feeling that the whole country is a solid city, overpopulation is monstrous. But! Every piece of land is being used! Something is planted, built, or a tree, or a shop, everything is used. Madagascar has giant wastelands, the forest has been reduced, and the place is not used in any way. It feels creepy.

This is true. But the price of cloves is now about$10,000 / ton on the domestic market of Madagascar. And the price of rice (top quality) $ 500/ton. Pepper costs$6,000 / ton. The pepper vine grows up to 100 years, and the rice must be planted and harvested every year.

And some statistics: Vietnam (331,000 km2) produces 34% of the total volume of black pepper, and Madagascar (587,000 km2-fuck it, pepper does not grow on most of the Island, but still!) - less than 1%.

We're going to skip the reports for now, but:
Who owns the companies that grow spices in Madagascar?
If you start mass-growing spices, what will happen to the price of them?

We're going to skip the reports for now, but:
Who owns the companies that grow spices in Madagascar?
If you start mass-growing spices, what will happen to the price of them?

You will be surprised, but the spices are grown by farmers. Each of them has several trees (the largest farm I've seen - 250 trunks) and lianas. Primary pick-up points collect spices not even by weight, but by kapokami ("kapoka" is an empty condensed milk jar). 14 kapok - 1 kg of cloves approximately. That is, farmers hand over 3-5 kg (50 kg is VERY rare). I do not know of ANY private plantations in Madagascar (at least half a hectare).

If you start growing spices en masse, the price of them will not change dramatically. There is a constant global shortage of black pepper.

Our company is able to export up to 100 tons of pepper per month. Instead, we export from Madagascar a maximum of 25 (per season) - we take the rest in Vietnam. Not only spices are exported from Madagascar, but also their offal-sprigs from cloves (stalks), cake from pepper (distilled into oil) - everything is exported.

ps. moreover, the peasants are even given rice, butter, soap and flour (I work with such a company) at the expense of the future harvest. They don't want to do anything.

 

ps. moreover, the peasants are even given rice, butter, soap and flour (I work with such a company) at the expense of the future harvest. They don't want to do anything.

That is, such peasants do not see live money?
On the other hand, at the price of 50 cents per kg of rice (top quality), he will get 100 kg of rice for 5 kg of cloves. You can not really strain yourself probably.
In reality, I assume it will get significantly less.

Please clarify (adderley) the situation with the presence of forests and nature reserves. If you look at Google maps, you can see that the entire eastern part of the island is strewn with small protected islands, between which, obviously, there is also some vegetation. The previous report does not show the presence of insects at all. There that they are gone, or just the season is not chosen correctly ( as you know, even a first-grader will say that the season on the island begins in November and ends in February)? And the entrance to the Nat."What's being guarded by soldiers?" And is there a tourist entrance to the remains of the primary forest, at least with a camera?

I often go to the east of the Island for work. A fairly large forest in the area of Ranumafana, I have already written. There's even a wild tribe of Tanala forest people living there. If you don't go through the main gate, no one will see you. And if you take a local cop with you, he will also carry a backpack. I visited the reserve with my friends 2 times - no problems with the photo equipment. One of them was a professional photographer with a bunch of lenses.

I do not know what a season is. Less rain in summer, more fruit in winter. It's always hot on the coast.

Here here there are photos of the landscape between the "forest islands". Of course, there are also enough insects there.

For us, the climate seasons are just names that don't mean much. Well, really, what's going on outside the window? We are protected by walls, glass and air conditioning. However, animals, plants and insects are very sensitive to different seasons of the year and build their lives solely on the basis of natural changes.
In temperate climates, everything is quite clear: heat gives way to rain, rain winds and coolness, the winds then bring cold and snow cover, which then melts. Then everything repeats.
In Madagascar, where the length of the island is large, there are more than ten climatic zones. The main amount of precipitation on the island is brought from the Indian Ocean, which changes as the Earth rotates around the Sun. Madagascar should receive more precipitation in the summer ( November-March, respectively), and less in the winter ( April – October). In the mountains, precipitation can fall at any time of the year ( so everywhere).
Thus, by observing changes in the climate, we can see that the number of insects is also changing. When the Indian Ocean brings more moisture to the island, and the Sun brings more heat, vegetation comes to life, and insects in diapause come to life. This period on the island begins in November, reaching its peak in January. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to visit the island during these months.
And on the coast, where fruit and heifers are really always summer. This is indisputable.

I continue to post Madagascar photos.

A cicada that flew into the light and stayed on our balcony until morning.



Diplopods.





Spider Web



A large spider. Interestingly, we have never seen the "branded" Madagascar nephilim - apparently, they do not exist in the mountain forests. Similarly, the termite fauna was completely unexpected for me.



Grasshopper from under the tree. Simoderinae.



If I remember correctly, Conocephalinae, and the generic name flew out of my head Garbage type.





Cockroach larva from under the bed. Epilamprinae.



Forest with orchids.



Orchid pond. Frogs are bred in this pond, and conservation of endemic frogs is one of the activities of Mitsinjo, and orchids are planted in a mass around it. They are largely planted, as there is a tourist route around the pond. On the other hand, all orchids are taken from the same forest.



orchids



leafless orchid.



miniature orchids on the trunk













bedbug



Singing male cricket Paragryllodes sp.



Ground-based turbellaria.

As for the seasons, I only know about the place where we were: the tourist season is from October to December. Warm weather and little rain. At the same time, according to local residents, a massive flight of insects. It was at this time that we were invited. Unfortunately, "sometimes everything is not as we want it to be" (Makarevich) - we went as soon as we got together, but we only got together in February.

 
And on the coast, where fruit and heifers are really always summer. This is indisputable.

Let me tell you a secret - fruit in Madagascar is also seasonal. Only bananas are sold all the time. Apples, pears, plums, oranges, grapes, etc. grow, on the contrary, only on the central plateau, namely, in Antsirab.

Let me tell you a secret - fruit in Madagascar is also seasonal. Only bananas are sold all the time. Apples, pears, plums, oranges, grapes, etc.grow, on the contrary, only on the central plateau, namely, in Antsirab.

So it's not my secret, it's your secret . ( "I do not know what a season is. Less rain in summer, more fruit in winter. It's always hot on the coast.")
I'm all over the world, just for seasonality and fruit barely have time .