Butterflies of Turkey: 2014

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Leptotes pirithous / Common Zebra Blue / Mavi Zebra

Scientific name:

Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767

Vernacular names:

en: Lang's Short-tailed Blue / tr: Mavi Zebra

Specimen Details: couple / wing upperside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Balcalı-Adana, Turkey / 90 m / Sep 20, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767

Vernacular names:

en: Lang's Short-tailed Blue / tr: Mavi Zebra

Specimen Details: - / wing underside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Balcalı-Adana, Turkey / 90 m / Sep 20, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Pelopidas thrax / White-branded Swift / Beyaz çilli Kara zıpzıp

Scientific name:

Pelopidas thrax Hübner, [1821]

Vernacular names:

en: Millet skipper / tr: Beyazçilli Karazıpzıp

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Balcalı-Adana, Turkey / 95 m / Sep 29, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Hyponephele lycaon / Dusky Meadow Brown / Küçük Esmerperi

Scientific name:

Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774

Vernacular names:

en: Dusky Meadow Brown / tr: Küçük Esmerperi

Specimen Details: - / wing underside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Geminbeli Pass, Sivas, Turkey / 2000m / Aug 2, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774

Vernacular names:

en: Dusky Meadow Brown / tr: Küçük Esmerperi

Specimen Details: - / wing underside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Geminbeli Pass, Sivas, Turkey / 2000m / Jul 26, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Chazara briseis / Hermit / Cadı

Scientific name:

Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764

Vernacular names:

en: Hermit / tr: Cadı

Details: male / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Geminbeli Pass, Sivas - Turkey / 2000 m / Aug 2, 2014

Scientific name:

Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764

Vernacular names:

en: Hermit / tr: Cadı

Details: female / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Geminbeli Pass, Sivas - Turkey / 2000 m / Aug 2, 2014

Scientific name:

Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764

Vernacular names:

en: Hermit / tr: Cadı

Details: female / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Lake Tödürge, Sivas - Turkey / m / Jul 26, 2014

Colias sareptensis / Berger's clouded yellow / Güzel azamet

Scientific name:

Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871

Vernacular names:

en: Berger's clouded yellow / tr: Güzel azamet

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Geminbeli Pass, Sivas - Turkey / 2000 m / Jul 26, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Monday, September 15, 2014

Charaxes jasius / Two-tailed Pasha / Çiftkuyruklu Paşa

Scientific name:

Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767

Vernacular names:

en: Two-tailed Pasha / tr: Çiftkuyruklu Paşa

Details: female / wing upper/underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Ayaş, Mersin, Turkey / 80 m / Sep 13, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Muschampia proto / Large Grizzled Skipper / Akdeniz Zıpzıpı

Scientific name:

Muschampia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808

Vernacular names:

en: Large Grizzled Skipper / tr: Akdeniz Zıpzıpı

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Ayaş, İçel - Turkey / 80 m / Sep 13, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Argynnis paphia / Silver-washed Fritillary / Cengaver

Scientific name:

Argynnis paphia Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Silver-washed Fritillary / tr: Cengaver

Details: female / wing upper/underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Mezitli, Mersin, Turkey / 700 m / Aug 17, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Lampides boeticus / Long-tailed Blue / Lampides

Scientific name:

Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767

Vernacular names:

en: Long-tailed Blue | Pea Blue / tr: Lampides

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye - Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767

Vernacular names:

en: Long-tailed Blue | Pea Blue / tr: Lampides

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye - Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Lasiommata megera / Wall Brown / Küçük Esmerboncuk

Scientific name:

Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Wall Brown / tr: Küçük Esmerboncuk

Specimen details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye - Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Wall Brown / tr: Küçük Esmerboncuk

Specimen details: - / wing upperside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye - Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Pieris pseudorapae / False small white / Yalancı beyaz melek

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: female / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: female / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 31 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Monday, September 8, 2014

Pieris pseudorapae / False small white / Yalancı beyazmelek

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: female / wing upperside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 29, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: female / wing uunerside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 29, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Lycaena virgaureae / Scarce copper / Orman bakır güzeli

Scientific name:

Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Scarce copper / tr: Orman bakır güzeli

Details: courting couple (female on right) /

Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli - Giresun, Turkey / 1600 m / Jul 26, 2014

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Pieris pseudorapae / False small white / Yalancı beyazmelek

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: - / wing upperside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli, Giresun - Turkey / 1600 m / Jul 26, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Pieris pseudorapae Verity, [1908]

Vernacular names:

en: False small white / tr: Yalancı beyazmelek

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli, Giresun - Turkey / 1600 m / Jul 26, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Friday, September 5, 2014

Leptidea sinapis / Wood white / Narin orman beyazı

Scientific name:
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular names:
en: wood white / tr: narin orman beyazı
Details: - / wing underside
Location / Altitude / Date:
Espiye-Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 26, 2014

Coenonympha pamphilus / Small Heath / Küçük Zıpzıp Perisi

Scientific name:

Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Small Heath / tr: Küçük Zıpzıp Perisi

Details: couple / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye - Giresun, Turkey / 395 m / Jul 28, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Aricia artaxerxes sheljuzhkoi / Caucasian argus / Çokgözlü orman esmeri

Scientific name:

Aricia artexerxes ssp. sheljuzhkoi Fabricius, 1793

Vernacular names:

en: Caucasian argus / tr: Çokgözlü orman esmeri
Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli - Giresun, Turkey / 1600 m / Jul 26, 2014

Lycaena phlaeas / Small Copper / Benekli Bakırgüzeli

Scientific name:

Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761

Vernacular names:

en: Small Copper / tr: Benekli bakır güzeli

Specimen details: - / wing upperside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Eğribel Pass, Giresun -Turkey / 2200 m / Aug 2, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Lycaena virgaureae / Scarce Copper / Orman bakırgüzeli

Scientific name:

Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Scarce Copper / tr: Orman bakırgüzeli

Specimen Details: male / wing upperside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli - Giresun, Turkey / 1600 m / Jul 27, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Friday, August 29, 2014

Zizeeria karsandra / Dark Grass Blue / Karsandra

Scientific name:

Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865

Vernacular names:

en: Dark Grass Blue / tr: Karsandra

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Erdemli, Mersin - Turkey / 90 m / Aug 21, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Vanessa atalanta / Red Admiral / Atalanta

Scientific name:

Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Red admiral / tr: Atalanta

Specimen Details:
- / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 29, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Scientific name:

Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names:

en: Red admiral / tr: Atalanta

Specimen Details:
- / wing upperside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Espiye, Giresun - Turkey / 395 m / Jul 29, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Monday, August 25, 2014

Melitaea didyma / Spotted Fritillary / Benekli İparhan

Scientific name:

Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778

Vernacular names:

en: Spotted Fritillary / tr: Benekli İparhan

Specimen Details: male / wing upperside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Dereli - Giresun, Turkey / 1800 m / Jul 27, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Polyommatus bellargus / Adonis Blue / Çokgözlü Gökmavisi

Scientific name:

Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775

Vernacular names:

en: Adonis Blue / tr: Çokgözlü Gökmavisi

Specimen Details: male / wing underside

Record- Location / Altitude / Date:

Arslanköy, Mersin, Turkey / 1700 m / Aug 17, 2014

http://www.adameros.org

Tarucus balkanicus / Little Tiger Blue / Balkan kaplanı

Scientific name:

Tarucus balkanicus Freyer, 1844

Vernacular names:

en: Little Tiger Blue / tr: Balkan kaplanı

Details: - / wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Ayaş, Mersin - Turkey / 15 m / Aug 21, 2014
http://www.adameros.org

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Aricia agestis / Brown Argus / Çokgözlü Esmer

Scientific name:

Aricia agestis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Vernacular names:

en: Brown Argus / tr: Çokgözlü Esmer

Details: -/ wing underside

Location / Altitude / Date:

Saimeyli, Adana - Turkey / 1350 m / Aug 7th, 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014

Lycaena tityrus / Sooty copper / İsli bakırgüzeli

Scientific name:
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761
Vernacular names:
en: sooty copper, tr: isli bakırgüzeli
Details: male / wing underside
Location / Altitude & Date:
Saimbeyli-Adana, Turkey / 1650m, Aug 7th, 2014