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 Astochia caspica sienkiewiczi Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania
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| JWV |
Posted on 29-07-2024 11:10
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 175 Joined: 16.12.22 |
Hi all, As I couldn't find any pictures of this species online, let alone this subspecies, I thought I'd post them here. In the beginning of this month I visited Sfantu Gheorghe in the Danube Delta, Romania for a few days. This Astochia species was quite common in the dunes bordering the sea and the salt-marsh Juncus-vegetation more land inwards. As far as I know this is the online reliable place in visitable Europe that one can encounter this species. The male/female-ratio was heavily female orientated in the sense that I encountered 1 male in approx. 5-10 females. Maybe because it was already quite late in the season for this species? Enjoy the pictures, Best, Jonne Edited by JWV on 29-07-2024 11:14 |
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| JWV |
Posted on 29-07-2024 11:11
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 175 Joined: 16.12.22 |
Male
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| JWV |
Posted on 29-07-2024 11:19
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 175 Joined: 16.12.22 |
Female
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| Chris Cohen |
Posted on 21-08-2024 17:41
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Member Location: Posts: 211 Joined: 15.02.19 |
Cool find! I agree with Astochia, although I can't comment on the species. Any chance you could upload these to iNaturalist as well? The most eastern observations for Astochia on that site are currently Krasnodar Krai, Russia. |
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| JWV |
Posted on 24-08-2024 16:58
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 175 Joined: 16.12.22 |
Hi Chris, I have uploaded my observations to observation.org https://old.obser...how_zero=0 but I will try to upload it at iNaturalist too. Best, Jonne |
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