Natural History Photographs


Uzuncaburç

28 May 2008

The modern Turkish village of Uzuncaburç is situated approximately 25 km north of Silifke in the pine-forested highlands of the southern Taurus mountains. The name Uzuncaburç, meaning Long Tower, was no doubt inspired by the Hellenistic fortification tower which forms a conspicuous landmark in the area. (quoted from C. Williams, 1974. The Corinthian Temple of Zeus Olbios at Uzuncaburç: A Reconsideration of the Date. American Journal of Archaeology 78: 405-414.)


Nymphaeum Hellenistic tower
Lunching together
Ruin of the Corinthian temple of Zeus Olbios and surroundings.

Landscape not far from Uzuncaburç.





Wasps & Bees





Eucera spec.
Left, female; right, male.



Katamenes spec.



Polistes spec.



Vespa orientalis



Megascolia maculata





Flies



Nemestrinidae: Hermoneura ?obscura



Bombyliidae: Hemipenthes morio



Usia spec.



Lomatia spec.




Tabanidae: Tabanus quatuornotatus
female male female
male



Philipomyia aprica/graeca
female male



Tachinidae: Phasini



Calliphoridae: Rhyncomya spec.



Asilidae: Laphria dizonias
In real life a near-perfect mimic of the wasp Vespa orientalis



Eutolmus spec.?
copula



Machimus spec.?



Stratiomyidae: Odontomyia flavissima







Butterflies



Satyrium spini



Tomares cf. nogelii



Chilades trochylus Lampides boeticus



Polyommatus amandus



Polyommatus syriacus



Polygonia egea Limenitis reducta



Argynnis pandora




Melitaea didyma

Melitaea punica




Hyponephele lycaon




Muschampia tessellum








Miscellaneous



Neuroptera: Libelloides spec.



Thomisus spec.



Eresus spec.