Lepidigi
Butterflies of Europe and the Tropics
WESTERN TURKEY centred mainly on Egirdir inland from Antalya, plus a day-trip to Termessos, between 16 and 23 August 2019
WESTERN TURKEY, August 2019. A late summer trip with Alan Bernard, retracing an old Greentours 'Turkish Lake District' itinerary

Small White, Yellibel Gecidi Pass, Sultan Mountains, Konya, 18 August

Small White, the same insect as shown in the previous photo

Mountain Small White, Davras Dagi, Isparta, 17 August

Mountain Small White, also at Davras Dagi

Eastern Bath White, Davras Dagi

Eastern Bath White, Davras Dagi ski station, 17 August

parched slopes above the ski station

Clouded Yellow, Davras Dagi

Clouded Yellow, female form helice?, Davras Dagi

Clouded Yellows, Davras Dagi

Berger's Clouded Yellow "the only lemon-yellow Colias species throughout much of Anatolia", Davras Dagi

Small Copper, overlooking Beysehir Golu (Lake), Isparta, 19 August

Small Copper, as in the previous photo

Sooty Copper, male, Yellibel Gecidi, Sultan Mountains, Konya, 18 August. All the following Copper photos were taken at the same location & date

Sooty Copper, female, same day and location

Scarce Copper

just over the Yellibel Gecidi Pass at 1,600 metres, 18 August

Scarce Copper, also at Yellibel Gecidi

Scarce Copper, as previously

Scarce Copper, female, Yellibel Gecidi

Fiery Copper, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August, and the same location for all the subsequent Copper photos

Fiery Copper, female

Fiery Copper

Anatolian Fiery Copper

Anatolian Fiery Copper

Anatolian Fiery Copper, same date and location as prior photo

track to the amphitheatre, 21 August

Grass Jewel, near Kovada Golu, 16 August

Grass Jewel, riverside near Kocular, Isparta, 19 August

Indian Grass Blue, a tiny butterfly photographed from distance, overlooking Antalya harbour, 23 August

Blue Argus, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August

Blue Argus, the same insect as shown in the previous photo (nb forewing cell spot absent)

Meleager's Blue, Davras Dagi

Meleager's Blue, down from the Yasaktir picnic site, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August

Meleager's Blue, female, Davras Dagi, 20 August

Meleager's Blue, female

Meleager's Blue, male, Davras Dagi

Small Anatolian Blue (some doubt), Yellibel Gecidi Pass, 18 August

Small Anatolian Blue, same location as previous shot

Small Anatolian Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August

Common Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August

Brown Argus, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August

Chapman's Blue, near Yasaktir, 19 August

Chapman's Blue, female, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August

Chapman's Blue, female, as shown in the previous photo

Chapman's Blue, Dedegol Dagi, 19 August

Woodchat Shrike, Bagoren, Isparta, 20 August

Adonis Blue, female, Davras Dagi, 17 August

Adonis Blue, female, Yellibel Gecidi, 18 August

Adonis Blue, Davras Dagi, 17 August