3 Feb 2023
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)
This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…
6 Feb 2015
Belonogaster saussurei
During bloom the widespread shrub croton socotranus is an important food source for insects of all sizes. Here the paper wasp belongaster saussurei is visiting…
3 Feb 2015
Belonogaster saussurei
A beautiful specimen of Ochradenus socotranus, untouched by livestock due to its position high up a sheer cliff face. In the morning shade from the towering…
2 Feb 2015
African migrant (Catopsilia florella)
This was the first of many species of butterflies I encountered on Socotra, and here I found at least 6 males of Catopsilia florella. I find the male rather…
2 Feb 2015
African migrant (Catopsilia florella)
The female of the species I encountered around the mangrove forest on Shuab beach of west Socotra.
1 Dec 2014
Eurema agave
Sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.
19 Nov 2013
Eurema sp.
On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…
19 Nov 2013
Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)
This individual was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This the beginning of the…
12 Nov 2013
Leuce Yellow (Pyrisitia leuce)
A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…
12 Nov 2013
Elathea Yellow (Eurema elathea)
A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…