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Insects biology and faunistics

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Why do wasps dismember flies? (8) Yguar

Once I saw a wasp catch a fly in the air-very similar to a wasp. They both fell on the table, and the wasp bit off its head, legs, and belly from its chest and flew away without taking anything. What was that? And yet, I often see huge hornets he is ...

09.08.2010 11:07 Pirx

There are special wasps (from sphecoid, I think) known as classic sirfid hunters ("wasp-like flies") and other flies. Here is a good photo from the ...

Spilarctia alba found in Khabarovsk Region (24) Dracus

V. Dubatolov found the bear Spilarctia alba (Bremer) in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky nature Reserve & Gray, 1853), previously unknown north of Beijing. The discovery was even reported on central TV ...

30.07.2010 20:59 Bad Den

And I would say that this is alarming. After all, all the signs of a steadily approaching glaciation are present."We will all die!" (c)

Ecologists of Troparevsky park will teach Muscovites to love flies (1) Potekhin

The Festival of insects will be held on July 15 in Troparevsky Park in the south-west of Moscow, according to the Moscow Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection.http://eco.rian.ru/info/20100708/253031975.html

09.07.2010 17:45 Potekhin

The Festival of insects will be held on July 15 in Troparevsky Park in the south-west of Moscow, according to the Moscow Department of Nature ...

And did you know that... (50) Dr. Niko

Here I suggest sharing information about the interesting and unusual way of life of insects, their behavior, as well as ways to raise offspring. I mean, of course, not a banal example: bee dances are subject to certain laws, but something ...

02.06.2010 19:50 Dr. Niko

... that boxes of Brazilian bananas can sometimes contain Brazilian wandering spiders-Phoneutria fera. I think it would be superfluous to mention ...

Trophic chains of insects (4) guest: Тимур

Please tell me where to look if you want to find out if there are any insects that feed on annelids or parasitize them at any stage of development.

29.05.2010 18:00 PVOzerski

The genus Pollenia from Calliphoridae is known as parasites of earthworms.

Butterflies of the Ivanovo region (8) Илюха

Hello, everyone .Who has a list of butterfly species in the Ivanovo region ?? Share who can. Thank you in advance )

19.05.2010 10:17 Penzyak

Contact the pedagogical Institute - there is a specialist and there are articles on butterflies.

List of Ladybird species (Coccinellidae) of Saratov region (1) Алексей Сажнев

List of Ladybird species (Coccinellidae) Saratov region*A. S. Sazhnev, **A. S. Ukrainsky* Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov Saratov Branch of REO**Lomonosov Moscow State University, State Research Institute of ...

13.05.2010 18:44 Алексей Сажнев

List of Ladybird species (Coccinellidae) Saratov region*A. S. Sazhnev, **A. S. Ukrainsky* Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov ...

Representativeness of faunal studies (50) kovyl

I have read many dissertation papers on the fauna of a certain group in a certain region. Most of these works are devoted to the analysis of fauna in various aspects (trophic, zoogeography, attachment to certain biotopes, etc.), percentages are ...

05.05.2010 0:08 Aleksey Adamov

Here I found a site where there are maps of the number of types (and not only). Each point on such a map is a local fauna (the color reflects the ...

Crimea - Polygonia egea, Limenitis reducta (30) dispar

During my stay in Crimea in 2009. I caught female Polygonia egea and Limenitis reducta (Morskoe village) and Limenitis reducta (male) in a canyon near Chufut-Kale (Bakchysarai), I will write more about their photos (+ pictures).

10.03.2010 2:26 okoem

What Chiginitren sensations are we talking about? It became interesting...Про першу знахідку Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758) ...

Wine hawk moth (14) guest: Сергей

I found a caterpillar in Moscow, can you tell me the optimal conditions for breeding a butterfly?.. And isn't it strange for Moscow in general ? I haven't seen a single one in 30 years

05.03.2010 22:07 akmaldinov

Yes, that's what I was waiting for him for. And now another pupa is on the way and the same fate awaits the butterfly! I also tried to bring out a ...

What kind of structure is this? (6) silber2004

Help us understand what it is - a house or just a warehouse, and most importantly, who is its owner?The picture was taken in the north-east of the Arkhangelsk region, a birch tree lies across a forest river, the structure hangs in the middle, 1.5 m ...

27.02.2010 18:47 silber2004

Thank you very much, my curiosity is finally satisfied.

Beetles of the Moscow and adjacent regions (265) amara

Does anyone have lists in the form of files, in whole or in separate families?I will be very grateful.

25.02.2010 22:04 lepidopterolog

OK

Live birth in beetles (10) Mylabris

Recently, while going through the fees, I came across a beetle from the highlands (Chrysolina), which has a LIVE BIRTH written on the label in my hand. I remembered that when I was captured, I observed the larvae coming out of the female. But I ...

23.02.2010 21:36 amara

Thanks! I was somewhat surprised that someone had studied this process so thoroughly in troglobiont beetles. They are, as far as I know, extremely ...

Anthaxiini (Buprestidae, Buprestinae) tribe of Saratov region (2) Алексей Сажнев

Goldfish of the tribe Anthaxiini (Buprestidae, Buprestinae) Saratov regionA. S. SazhnevSaratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. VavilovSaratov Branch of REOon the rights of the manuscriptThe author would like to thank I. A. Zabaluev ...

14.02.2010 14:44 Алексей Сажнев

I will be glad to receive comments, additions, corrections in taxonomy, additional material and literature (especially the works of Bílý S.,)This ...

Butterflies of the Nizhny Novgorod region (7) Peter Khramov

Now I visit here quite often, so it became interesting, is there somewhere a thread on the Network (or at least not on the Network) info on the subject - what, where, when it flies, etc.? Googled - nothing very good Googled. It would be necessary to ...

13.02.2010 17:15 swerig

If you are interested in daily reports, ask Stas (rhopalocera.com)

Insects and wild lily (7) bio-plant

Dear forum participants,there is a dispute between us nerds. It is claimed that the common wild locust lily (Lilium martagon, Lilium pilosiusculum, Lilium caucasicum) is limited to self-pollination. It turns out that she doesn't need to produce such ...

05.02.2010 22:53 bio-plant

This is for us. with fruits, this flower is also very attractive. That's what's so alarming about self-pollination information.

Lepidoptera and UV range (9) rdl

good afternoon,I immediately apologize for the number of inaccuracies that may be in this question, since I am a person far from entomology.if I understand correctly, in butterflies, the part of the spectrum in which they see is shifted relative to ...

28.01.2010 2:03 Фиалка трехцветная

Butterflies have diverse vision, and many have color vision (in the visible part of the spectrum). Features of vision may differ not only in ...

Apollos in Karachay-Cherkessia (16) Frantic

There is an idea to go for a beetle in Karachay-Cherkessia, in June. In the district of the town of Zelenchukskaya. In parallel, I would like to pay some attention to the beans. In particular, Parnassus. Is there something there?Thank you in advance ...

13.01.2010 13:35 Бабочник

My friend drives 6-8 times a year...live so far

Swallowtail Egg (2) guest: praersh

Four years ago http://zhurnal.lib.ru/editors/t/tarutin_w_...ershovo04.shtml I imagined the stages of development of the Swallowtail in the photos, there was only one – the egg stage, and, it seems, at least to myself, I expressed doubts about the ...

05.01.2010 17:00 Бабочник

If you want to get a lot of swallowtail eggs, just put the female in a cage with fennel or dill and feed a 10% solution of honey at least once a day. ...

15.12.2009 18:04 rpanin

Here he is, like, and caught apollo in the Dniester canyon in the 80's. The point seems to be there, a little vague, but it's not clear if there was ...

The beetle capable to destroy a tree in a week, appeared in Moscow Region (18) Sergey Didenko

MOSCOW, September 29-RIA Novosti. More than 280 hectares of forest in the Moscow region fell into the quarantine zone because of a dangerous insect that appeared there - a barbel beetle, which is "worse than an atomic bomb", but its spread is ...

14.12.2009 20:37 akulich-sibiria

As I understand it, we are talking about the entire genus Monochamus...It is as a POTENTIAL carrier of stem nematodes that this genus was included in ...

How to deal with field crickets? (4) Dachnik

Good day, dear forumchane. I apologize for the possibly uncorrected question, since I am not interested in harmful insects from a scientific point of view, as you are, but only how to deal with them in private plots. I work as a deputy editor of the ...

19.11.2009 17:55 Dachnik

I think you can read the article at this link http://zoobusiness.kiev.ua/forinquisitive/10/it will be useful for both you and your readers.I saw ...

Green lacewing that fly into Moscow apartments in the summer and bite people? (8)

I read that they are from the horsefly family and bite very hardThis post was edited by Yulia Volodina - 08.11.2009 00: 25

08.11.2009 3:53

Right here http://foto.spbland.ru/details/120158/ photo of the golden-eyed horsefly And here http://www.photosight.ru/photos/2103102/ photo of ...

Lepidopteran faunistics (16) I.roK.ez

we share information on the species composition,distribution, and habitats of ch. k. in different regions of our homeland and Fraternal states.

30.10.2009 16:09

people who can help with lists of metaheterocera species from their native land, preferably with an indication of the author or source - blood from ...

Origin Goliathus beetles (7) Dr. Niko

Gentlemen, I certainly do not particularly hope, but maybe someone has information about this:

20.10.2009 1:46 Albatus

Yes, I saw it all. In the wiki, just translate this text. Cool. Vapshche. I am interested specifically in research on the evolution of this genus. ...

Damage to lilac leaves (22) Archypus

Passing once on a street in Moscow, I saw this picture: the leaves of young lilac bushes growing in the garden in front of the house were completely gnawed on the edge by some insect. After examining a few plants, I found no one - it was the ...

05.09.2009 21:17 Victor Titov

So, inspired by the success of the operation brilliantly carried out by Anthrenus, 10 minutes ago I armed myself with a net and went out into the ...

What light insects are not attracted to? (12) Pleco

Good time of day!The problem is the following: usually entomological forums discuss how to attract insects in order to collect them more efficiently; here the task is completely the opposite: you need to illuminate the object, but not attract ...

04.09.2009 19:40 barko

... it is necessary to illuminate the object, but not attract insects ... ... wind turbines should be illuminated at night with powerful spotlights, ...

"Pests" of the pine forest (16) Pleco

Good time of day!Recently, in the Yalta Nature Reserve, I argued with a forester about whether or not to cut down a burnt forest. One of the questions I couldn't fully answer was rare, red book, endemic, Mediterranean, etc. vulnerable species ...

26.08.2009 18:17 omar

Polyphagus is a polyphagus, but in the Crimea it was only caught on pine trees.

Ladybugs at an altitude of 5000m above sea level?! (4) grendaizer

I would like to know your opinion about the presence of ladybirds at mountain heights of about 5000m. In July of this year, when climbing in the area of the Bezengi Wall, I was interested in this, even on the glacier and also on the pre-summit ...

19.08.2009 22:50 Dmitrii Musolin

not all insects are active all summer. some have a summer rest (summer diapause, estivation). at some point in the summer (when heat, drought, or ...

Tragosoma depsarium (2) bugslov

Gentlemen, Who caught this beast? Where does he meet and when is his age?

11.08.2009 12:30 Aaata

The beast is serious... For him in the Ministry of Defense for several years purposefully go, so far to no avail. Look in the topic" Trips " on the ...

Mass death of bumblebees. Moscow (7) Шмель

Hello!I am concerned about this question - over the past two weeks I have been observing a lot of fallen bumblebees. They are found on lawns and asphalt. At first I saw only bumblebees with a red cephalothorax, then bumblebees of other colors.Don't ...

09.08.2009 17:28 Chromocenter

not... the way is possible-to swallow a bumblebee, say (do not swallow, Bumblebee...) ... but we do not have such a system - there is nothing to ...

Need expert help! (29) Gierran

On my way home from work, a tangle of dragonflies and wasps rolled under my feet. Uncoupled, the wasp immediately flew away, but the dragonfly got-there were only two legs left and in general some kind of sluggish. She clung to me tightly. I brought ...

09.08.2009 5:42 Guest

dear forum author! You have accessed the wrong site. Here people gather mostly KILLING insects by the HUNDREDS!!! And you - how to save, treat, etc. ...

Mass search for ladybirds in the British Isles (4) Alexander bk

ladybirds This is another confirmation that we know very little about their behavior...

08.08.2009 6:55 Aaata

I logged in the third time.

Amphimallon solstitialis and Serica brunnea (50) bugslov

I once caught Amphimallon solstitialis as a child, but I let it go out of my stupidity, thinking that it was a small May beetle! Since then, I have never seen this species in my life.With Serica brunnea, the situation is almost the same: a few years ...

21.07.2009 9:15 bugslov

I saw it on Nevsky Prospekt two days ago.Not in the Yekaterinburg Garden?This post was edited by bugslov - 07/21/2009 09: 15

Rhombonyx holosericea (4) Kemist

Gentlemen, who caught the crunch Rhombonyx holosericea, where it is found, what way of life, development cycle

13.07.2009 8:27 omar

It should be located in the eastern part of the Moscow Region. The rest is as they say. The findings are rare.

Entomophagy (38) Робинзоныч

Good day to the esteemed community.I have a couple of questions.I apologize in advance if suddenly my topic offends someone or God forbid it will hurt.Became interested in eating insects (for survival training purposes). I tried locusts and larvae ...

24.06.2009 0:35 bsm

stuff like wormwood. Well, if wormwood is pretty-double the benefit - and eat and drive away worms...And absinthe is made only from one ...

Ground beetle abundance (6) Carabus schoenherri

Hello! Please tell me what can be the reason for the different numbers of ground beetle Trechus secalis Pc. in a small-leaved coniferous forest? In the summer 2007 collections, the number was 108 copies, and in the summer of 2008-6 copies.

23.06.2009 19:04 Трофим

This is true. But I also had a decline in the administration rate. In general, I have 4 of them went (excelence, ulrikhi, cancyatus, coriaceus). And ...

Cover for faunistics (2) Pirx

Question to those forumchanam, who officially worked (works) according to the entomological profile (or almost, for example, veterinarians, parasitologists, plant protectors, etc.). The need for faunal research is obvious, although officially in my ...

23.06.2009 18:53 Трофим

Yes, in my opinion, just with difficulty, with the same sauce. Only more difficult.

Babbling flies (7) bsm

"Artemisia dracunculus (wormwood tarragon) may have partial entomophilia. Babbler fly larvae were found in 5-9% of the baskets during flowering." This is a quote from a botanical article. I have now on the agenda the issue of consortia that include ...

21.06.2009 1:46 Pirx

Well, it was discovered that the larvae of sirfids can eat pollen from plants... And this is in the genus Allograpta, which until recently was ...

How do they eat (25) fly-km

1. where is fat deposited when feeding larvae? if chitin is not stretchable, then an increase in the amount of fat should lead to an increase in internal pressure.. 2. then..during molting, how are your supplies consumed?This post was edited by ...

17.06.2009 23:17 RippeR

solidification

Flies and a chandelier (38) McAlister

Tell me, why do flies fly around the chandelier? Those. lying on the couch and watching them, I noticed that they do not deviate from this lighting device (even if it is not turned on). How can this be explained? And here's another thing-if you ...

13.05.2009 15:24 Bear

I got a camera. Ready for new observations

Biology of Chalcididae (2) adept04

Hello, dear colleagues, do you have any general information on the biology of chalcidides?

10.05.2009 15:48 Pirx

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcididaethere are references

Do cockroaches chatter? (16) Alex KNZ

Please tell me, I have been concerned about this question for a long time. Do cockroaches chirp? Several times in my childhood I came across chirping sounds coming from under the asphalt near manholes in the yard, near houses (the city of ...

25.04.2009 17:16 Zlopastnyi Brandashmyg

Well, now everything is clear! Just what kind of view and why is there no word in the literature?...Why not? Roth L.M., Hartman H.B. Sound ...

Eversmannia exornata Eversmann, 1837 (10) Vabrus

I don't know how relevant this is, but maybe someone will be interested in the point. Dubatolov just doesn't have any instructions on Siberia for the left bank of the Ob River. Tyumen region, Nizhnetavdinsky district, Kuchak Lake district. N 57,21 E ...

20.04.2009 21:45 guest: Vabrus

Yes, it is clearly expanding its range. In addition, apparently, the number is also rising. Only here are the reasons? The caterpillar, as far as I ...

Where do bees get nitrogen from? (20) Chromocenter

I used to think that honey is somehow poor, but there is protein, but it turns out that there are only solid carbohydrates (if what is written on honey cans in Italy is true), so the question is-at the expense of what they grow? well, when some ...

16.04.2009 14:31 Bio-Nom

I don't recall, alas... where I read about non-divergence, it all stopped there.Isn't this from this opera?Amazon ants ( Biological Sciences ) ...

The impact of harvester ants on the evolution of forage plants (3) BO.

I wanted to hear the nerds , threw them in http://molbiol.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=331078 what do entomologists say ?source: http://ant.bov.com.ru/index.php?module=art...rticles&b=1&a=4

04.04.2009 23:06 BO.

It turned out two topics for cohabitation.... Perhaps elementary algorithms honed by time in the compartment give a picture of "ant civilization", ...

When do P. apollo and P. mnemosyne pupae and caterpillars appear? (6) marina63

Hello! Can you tell me when the pupae and caterpillars of Apollo and mnemosyne appear — in spring or late summer? It is necessary not for collection, but for accounting in a protected natural area. We have forage plants, probably ochitok and ...

03.04.2009 8:20 marina63

Thank you for the detailed information! I know the places of summer of imago and the time, since we have been keeping records of butterflies for ...

Diapause, Estivation of Rhopalocera (9) Андреас

Not according to the nymphalids, but according to the genus Nymphalis (or, in another nomenclature, Vanessa), i.e. xanthomelas, polychloros, antiopa, l - album; plus Aglais urticae, Inachis io. Alas, now I don't remember where it came across. But ...

02.04.2009 21:51 А.Й.Элез

On 3-yes, no, just a break in the summer. This also happens in other types, and in different years in different ways. Not every wave is a generation. ...

23.02.2009 22:26 Chromocenter

I just read in Naturl History (N3 / 2008) that the species Onychocerus albitarsis (native to Peru) has a scorpion-shaped stinger at the end of each ...

Lists (154) Сергей-Д

and how do you distinguish fucose from 3 similar species externally?By the way, could anyone write a list of Ukrainian Crested and Volnyanki women? Well, or Russia's European part. And then I always look at foreign European sites, but I don't know ...

20.02.2009 19:43 Vlad Proklov

Thank you again so much! Something similar I expected! (if you are interested, you can add osiris, boeticus, nausithous, argyrognomon, maracandicus, ...

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