Lepidigi
Butterflies of Europe and the Tropics
WESTERN TURKEY centred mainly on Egirdir inland from Antalya, plus a day-trip to Termessos, between 16 and 23 August 2019
WESTERN TURKEY, August 2019. A late summer trip with Alan Bernard, retracing an old Greentours 'Turkish Lake District' itinerary
Small White, Yellibel Gecidi Pass, Sultan Mountains, Konya, 18 August
Small White, the same insect as shown in the previous photo
Mountain Small White, Davras Dagi, Isparta, 17 August
Mountain Small White, also at Davras Dagi
Eastern Bath White, Davras Dagi
Eastern Bath White, Davras Dagi ski station, 17 August
parched slopes above the ski station
Clouded Yellow, Davras Dagi
Clouded Yellow, female form helice?, Davras Dagi
Clouded Yellows, Davras Dagi
Berger's Clouded Yellow "the only lemon-yellow Colias species throughout much of Anatolia", Davras Dagi
Small Copper, overlooking Beysehir Golu (Lake), Isparta, 19 August
Small Copper, as in the previous photo
Sooty Copper, male, Yellibel Gecidi, Sultan Mountains, Konya, 18 August. All the following Copper photos were taken at the same location & date
Sooty Copper, female, same day and location
Scarce Copper
just over the Yellibel Gecidi Pass at 1,600 metres, 18 August
Scarce Copper, also at Yellibel Gecidi
Scarce Copper, as previously
Scarce Copper, female, Yellibel Gecidi
Fiery Copper, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August, and the same location for all the subsequent Copper photos
Fiery Copper, female
Fiery Copper
Anatolian Fiery Copper
Anatolian Fiery Copper
Anatolian Fiery Copper, same date and location as prior photo
track to the amphitheatre, 21 August
Grass Jewel, near Kovada Golu, 16 August
Grass Jewel, riverside near Kocular, Isparta, 19 August
Indian Grass Blue, a tiny butterfly photographed from distance, overlooking Antalya harbour, 23 August
Blue Argus, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August
Blue Argus, the same insect as shown in the previous photo (nb forewing cell spot absent)
Meleager's Blue, Davras Dagi
Meleager's Blue, down from the Yasaktir picnic site, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August
Meleager's Blue, female, Davras Dagi, 20 August
Meleager's Blue, female
Meleager's Blue, male, Davras Dagi
Small Anatolian Blue (some doubt), Yellibel Gecidi Pass, 18 August
Small Anatolian Blue, same location as previous shot
Small Anatolian Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August
Common Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August
Brown Argus, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August
Chapman's Blue, near Yasaktir, 19 August
Chapman's Blue, female, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August
Chapman's Blue, female, as shown in the previous photo
Chapman's Blue, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August
Woodchat Shrike, Bagoren, Isparta, 20 August
Adonis Blue, female, Davras Dagi, 17 August
Adonis Blue, female, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August
Adonis Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August