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Astochia caspica sienkiewiczi Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania
JWV
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Posted on 29-07-2024 11:10
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Hi all,

As I couldn't find any pictures of this species online, let alone this subspecies, I thought I'd post them here. In the beginning of this month I visited Sfantu Gheorghe in the Danube Delta, Romania for a few days. This Astochia species was quite common in the dunes bordering the sea and the salt-marsh Juncus-vegetation more land inwards. As far as I know this is the online reliable place in visitable Europe that one can encounter this species.

The male/female-ratio was heavily female orientated in the sense that I encountered 1 male in approx. 5-10 females. Maybe because it was already quite late in the season for this species?

Enjoy the pictures,

Best,
Jonne
Edited by JWV on 29-07-2024 11:14
 
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Posted on 21-08-2024 17:41
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Cool find! I agree with Astochia, although I can't comment on the species. Any chance you could upload these to iNaturalist as well? The most eastern observations for Astochia on that site are currently Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
 
JWV
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Posted on 24-08-2024 16:58
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Hi Chris,

I have uploaded my observations to observation.org https://old.obser...how_zero=0 but I will try to upload it at iNaturalist too.

Best,
Jonne
 
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