Natural History Photographs





On the final day of our trip, we stopped near Limonlu, where a small river finds its way through a magnificent gorge. Here I found two new dragonflies and a butterfly that had eluded me for 30 years: Charaxus jasius. Regrettably, I only saw it flying, no opportunity for photos...

Trithemis festiva
Authority:(Rambur, 1842)
Nederlands:Blauwe zonnewijzer
English:Indigo Dropwing
Deutsch:Schwarzer Sonnenzeiger
Italiano:Trithemis festiva
Calopteryx splendens
Authority:(Harris, 1782)
Subspecies:intermedia Selys, 1887
Nederlands:Weidebeekjuffer
English:Banded Demoiselle
Deutsch:Gebänderte Prachtlibelle
Norsk:Blåbåndvannymfe
Svenska:Blåbandad jungfruslända
Français:Caloptéryx éclatant
Italiano:Splendente comune
Gomphus schneiderii
Authority:Selys, 1850
Nederlands:Turkse rombout
English:Turkish Clubtail
Deutsch:Türkische Keiljungfer
Français:Gomphus schneiderii
Italiano:Gomphus schneiderii