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Thread Lacewing,
Nemoptera bipennis, Potamia valley
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Cricket thing, Potamia valley
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Clouded Yellow, Potamia valley
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A kind of Marbled White-type thing, quite common in grassy areas
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Orange-tip-type thing, but without any orange...
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Small Copper
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Some kind of skipper - these were very common all over the island
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Don't know what this is, either... it was at Ipsilou
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Brown Argus, near Vasilika
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unidentified darter dragonfly, Potamia valley
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Unidentified moth (seemed quite common)
photos taken with
Canon EOS 30D,
EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
Hi Katie. We were in Lesvos at the same time as you, staying in Skala Kalloni. I just happened to take a look at your blog for the first time in a while and noticed your unidentified insects.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the book loaned to us for the trip by my friend Pete (quacks of life), I think your darter may be a Southern Darter. It's the nearest thing I can find. Also, the Orange tip thingy could be a female. I don't have a European butterfly book - the friend who went with us took his - but I think the other white butterfly is a Balkan White. We saw loads of those.