Day 4: Gnishik - Slopes N of the village
Gnishik is a very small village south of Yeghegnadzor. A first day real high in the mountains. Butterfly watching at 2200-2300m.
Gnishik is a very small village south of Yeghegnadzor. A first day real high in the mountains. Butterfly watching at 2200-2300m.
Habitat, high montane pastures with purple bushes of Onobrychis cornuta
Anthocharis damone, female
Callophrys paulae on Onobrychis cornuta, larval foodplant
Proterebia afra, a late individual, unfortunately wouldn't sit still (without help) for a picture...
On the way back down to Yeghegnadzor on approx 1400m i made small stop and had this Cordulegaster insignis
Provisional species list
| Erynnis tages |
| Pyrgus sidae |
| Leptidea duponcheli |
| Anthocharis damone |
| Pieris ergane |
| Pontia edusa |
| Colias croceus |
| Colias alfacariensis |
| Colias aurorina |
| Cupido osiris |
| Pseudophilotes vicrama |
| Aricia agestis |
| Polyommatus icarus |
| Polyommatus bellargus |
| Callophrys paulae |
| Lycaena thersamon |
| Polyommatus coelestinus |
| Turanana endymion |
| Melitaea cinxia |
| Aglais urticae |
| Lasiommata megera |
| Coenonympha pamphilus |
| Coenonympha leander |
| Erebia medusa |
| Proterebia afra |
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