Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Skippers: family Hesperiidae
subfamily Pyrginae


Carcharodus alceae Carcharodus lavatherae
Aizac (Ardèche), France; 3 August 2011. Jaca, Spain; May 1982. Habitat


Carcharodus orientalis
Taurus mountains, Turkey; 29 May 2008.
Foothills near Göksu delta, Turkey; 27 May 2008.


Erynnis marloyi
Yoncabaşi (Bitlis), Turkey; 9 June 2010.
Yoncabaşi (Bitlis), Turkey; 9 June 2010. Halfway Akçabük and Görentaş (Van),
Turkey; 11 June 2010.


Erynnis tages
Aizac (Ardèche), France; 28 July 2011.


Muschampia tessellum
Uzuncaburç, Turkey; 28 May 2008.


Pyrgus cf. armoricanus
Saas Fee, Switzerland; July 1991.

Pyrgus cacaliae
Passo de Lucomagno (Tessin),
Switzerland; 15 July 2007.
Nufenen Pass, Switzerland; 20 July 2007.

Pyrgus carlinae
Saas Fee, Switzerland; July 1991.
Courtship behaviour.

Pyrgus malvae
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen,
the Netherlands; undated.
Torla, Spain; May 1982. Habitat

Pyrgus sidae
Aladag mountains, Turkey; 2 June 2008.

Spialia sertorius
Bujaruelo (Torla), Spain; May 1982.