Butterflies of Israel and the Golan Heights, 2019. |
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Written by Jos
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Travelling from 20-29 April and 8-10 June, this two-part trip was designed to sample an assortment of the spring butterflies that exist across this diverse territory, Lebanese Festoon and False Apollo among them, then to return later in the year to concentrate on the mountains of the north, home to many species not possible earlier in the season, including the newly discovered Ascentria's Fritillary and Levantine Silverline. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2019 )
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Part One. Spring Butterflies of Israel and the Golan Heights. |
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Written by Jos
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Visiting from 20-29 April 2019, this ten-day trip produced a rich assortment of the spring butterflies that exist in this diverse piece of territory, including Lebanese Festoon, False Apollo and Eastern Orange Tip in the Golan and Mediterranean Tiger Blue, Blue-spotted Arab and Desert Bath White further south. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2019 )
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Part Two. Return to the Golan Heights. |
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Written by Jos
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Following my earlier trip for Lebanese Festoons and other early season species in April, this short visit from 8-10 June was very much a follow-up, concentrating only on the uplands of the Golan Heights and Mount Meron areas and targeting the many mid-summer species that inhabit these highland regions. Abundant butterflies, including Ascentria's Fritillary, Little Tiger Blue and both Tawny and Lebanese Silverline. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2019 )
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Systematic List of Butterflies |
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Written by Jos
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A full summary of all records of the 72 species of butterfly noted during the two trips, this including 41 species on the April trip (ten days) and 55 in June (2.5 days). |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2019 )
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