Colias erate (Esper, 1805)
May 27th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: erate
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Autographa bractea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
May 27th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Noctuidae
Genus: Autographa
Species: bractea
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Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
May 27th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: cardamines
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Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
May 19th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Pieridae
Genus: Pieris
Species: bryoniae
- This is high mountain species, a rare one, and can be found even at altitude higher that 2000 meters in grassy habitats.
- Eggs are laid singly on the leaves of foodplant. The larval stage depends on temeperature and food availability. Fully-grown larva is approximately 30 mm long. The pupa is attached by a silken girdle and the cremaster on the foodplant.
- Flight period: usualy in one generation from July to August.
- Hostplant: different Brassicaceae (Cardamine, Biscutella, Thlaspi).
Similar species (in Europe): Pieris napi and Pieris segonzaci.
Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
May 19th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: croceus
- This species is common and can be found in a wide variety of grassy habitats from lowland area.
- Eggs are laid singly on the upperside of leaves of foodplant. Larva hatch from egg in 6 to 10 days (depending on temperature). The larval stage depends on temeperature and food availability lasting from 20 to 40 days. Fully-grown larva is approximately 33 mm long. The pupa is attached by a silken girdle and the cremaster on the foodplant and this stage last for aproximately 18 days.
- Flight period: from beggining of May to October or even November (in 2-3 generations).
- Hostplant: different Fabaceae (Trifolium, Medicago, Onobrychis, Lotus, Coronilla, Melilotus, Hippocrepis, Astragalus).
Similar species (in Europe): Colias alfacariensis, Colias aurorina, Colias erate, Colias hecla, Colias hyale, Colias palaeno and Colias phicomone.
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
May 16th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: phoebus
- Alpine meadows, mountain tundras at 1,800-3,000 m, in the northern part of the range, it occurs also in plain landscapes at craggy river banks, over clayey and stony slopes and even in marshy habitats.
- Flight period: June-July
- Hostplant: Rhodiola rosea, Sedum sp., Saxifraga sp. .
all butterlies and moths
May 16th, 2009 Cosmin ManciArctiidae
Hesperiidae
Noctuidae
Notodontidae
Nymphalidae
- Adelpha bredowii
- Aglais milberti
- Chlosyne palla
- Euphydryas aurinia
- Euphydryas editha
- Limenitis arthemis
- Limenitis lorquini
- Limenitis reducta
- Oeneis chryxus
Papilionidae
- Archon apollinus
- Battus polydamas
- Iphiclides podalirius
- Papilio eurymedon
- Papilio machaon
- Papilio polyxenes
- Parnassius mnemosyne
- Parnassius phoebus
- Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy
- Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena
Pieridae
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Anthocharis lanceolata
- Aporia crataegi
- Colias croceus
- Colias erate
- Eurema mexicana
- Pieris brassicae
- Pieris bryoniae
- Pieris napi
- Pontia edusa
Saturniidae
Sphingidae
Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
May 16th, 2009 Cosmin ManciFamily: Pieridae
Genus: Pieris
Species: brassicae
- This species is found in a wide variety of habitats and can turn up almost anywhere where foodplants is available.
- Eggs are laid on leaf surface in batches of around 40. A female may lay up to 600 eggs in total, this hatch in 4-17 days (depending on temperature). Larvae prefers to feed on the outer leaves of the foodplant (big leaves). The fully-grown larva is approximately 45 mm long. When preparing for pupation the larva start to wandering, when the larva find a suitable place (usually away from foodplant) on a tree trunk, fences, walls. The pupa is attached by a silken girdle and the cremaster. It is approximately 20mm in length and the species is overwinters in this stage (the second generation).
- Flight period: May-June (April) July-August.
- Hostplant: mainly Brassicaceae, but also Tropaeolaceae and Capparaceae.
Similar species (in Europe): Pieris cheiranthi, Pieris mannii and Pieris rapae
Hello world!
February 19th, 2009 Cosmin ManciWelcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
about me / about this
February 19th, 2009 Cosmin Manci
- About Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci
Hello everyone and welcome to my website!
Like you have already seen or maybe you know my name is Cosmin Ovidiu Manci and I work as a biologist at the Retezat National Park Administration in Romania.
Ever since I was a young boy I was passionate about nature, plants, bugs, animals…you name it. I used to spend endless hours surrounded by a fantastic world, and as I grew up this feeling didn’t leave. After finishing the primary school I continued my studies at the Forestry Highschool in Timisoara, and after this, the obvious choice was to study Biology. This was done at the Timisoara West University. I finished my Master Degree at the “Babes–Bolyai” University in Cluj with a paper on “Romanian Odonata”. In present I am continuing my studies with a PhD at the “Babes-Bolyai” University… again on dragonflies.
During these years I was involved in different projects and published several papers.
Any time it is possible I try to freeze some of the moments I am fortunate to see in nature. I do this in photos… and all these websites are in part because of this.
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About this website
What about this website?
On this website I am trying to put together a photo album for Romanian species and not only. So, here you will find not only photos but also more information about butterflies and moths.
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Mottos:
DSLR Collecting Saves Lives!
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“Only after the last tree has been cut down,
only after the last river has been poisoned,
only after the last fish has been caught,
only then will you find that money can not be eaten.”
an old indian sayingn saying
