Balkan Wave Moth (Idaea conanguinaria) (Lederer, 1853) Catak, Turkey

In the Geometridae family with a wingspan 17-23 mm found in very dry areas

The larva is probably polyphagous and feeds on herbaceous plants.

#Turkey #Catak #Turkishwildlife #Moths #Mothsmatter #BalkanWaveMoth

Landscape image

Portrait image

A diverse delta

Gediz Delta, Türkiye's largest wetland, hosts 80,000 birds, including 15,000 breeding pairs of greater flamingos.

#FlamingosOfGediz #TurkishWildlife #DeltaLandscapes

© tunart / E+ / Getty Images

Ripart’s Anomalous Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus ripartii) (Freyer, 1830) Erek Mountain, Van, Turkey

Not a new butterfly for me as I saw my first in Greece, however great to be re-united with one in Turkey

#Polyommatusripartii #Polyommatus #Turkey #TurkishWildlife #Wildlife #VanTurkey #ErekMountain

Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) Erek Mountain, Van, Turkey

A passerine bird in the bunting family as the name suggests
They breed in south-east Europe east to Iran and migrate mainly to India

#Turkey #TurkishWildlife #Wildlife #VanTurkey #ErekMountain #Emberizamelanocephala

Rose Chafer (Protaetia ungarica ssp. armeniaca) Erek Mountain, Van, Turkey

Protaetia ungarica ssp. armeniaca is a subspecies of a large, metallic beetle in the scarab beetle family

It is found in central and eastern Anatolia (Turkey) and Northwestern Syria
#Turkey #Turkishwildlife #Beetles

Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica) Erek Mountain
The first of my posts from Turkey
This is a moth that we also get in the UK, though its the first time I have ever seen one
#Turkey #erekmountain #vanturkey #creamspottiger #creamspottigermoth #arctiavillica #Arctia #turkishwildlife #moths #mothsmatter