Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

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Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

Postby Michal Szkudlarek » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:15 am

Hi
At the begining I propose to rename this section info "Invertebrates and fishes". All pics were taken in surroundings of Medveja. Identifications of animals below are welcome. Let's start from the movie of nematode that I found twice in puddles with yellow-bellied toads, larvas of salamandra and grass snakes.


Now wingless insects
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Female of Lampyris noctiluca
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During snorkeling I observed inter alia nice red fishes, a starfish, cuttlelfishes and garfishes. On a beach there was a tree with many fruits underneath. Thus you could see a lot of butterflies and beetles feeding on them.
Hipparchia sp.
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Cetonia aurata
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Protaetia sp.
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Purpuricenus kaehleri
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Invertebrates that I found near our campsite in a forrest:
female of a stag beetle
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Nice scopolpendra
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Female of another species with offspring
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Offspring itself
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Aeshna cyanea from a bit upper place- a puddle with lots of yellow-bellied toads and salamandra larvae.
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Euscorpius sp. found at cca 950 m a.s.l.
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Animals from drier habitats:
Herophila tristis
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Loboptera decipiens female laying ootheca
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Glomeridae sp.
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It is time for pics from Museum of Natural History in Rijeka.
Libelloides macaronius
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Crinoid
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Chitons
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Other interesting fossils
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Ocean sunfish
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Crayfish
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Leptodirus hochenwarti- they are living in caves
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Butterflies
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Re: Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

Postby Ray Hamilton » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:55 am

Hi Michal,

Interesting array of creatures here. The only ID I can help with is the first insect photo from the museum. I was lucky enough to find these on my last visit to Corfu...

Owlfly - (Libelloides macaronius)
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It's an ascalaphid, a family related to lacewings.
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Re: Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

Postby Jeroen Speybroeck » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:26 am

Dragon is Aeshna cyanea.
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Re: Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

Postby Thomas Reich » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:46 am

I would say the longhorn beetles are

Purpuricenus kaehleri
Herophila tristis
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Re: Invertebrates of Istra + pics from nature museum in Rijeka

Postby Michal Szkudlarek » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:09 am

Thanks guys!
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