Moth: Erebidae : Dysgonia algira
Moths of Cyprus
Family Name : Erebidae
Scientific Name : Dysgonia algira
English Name : Passenger
Size: 38 - 46 mm
Primary host-plants
Euphorbiaceae - Ricinus communis
Fabaceae - Genista
Lythraceae - Lythrum salicaria
Rosaceae - Rubus
Salicaceae - Salix
Urticaceae - Parietaria officinalis
Family Name : Erebidae
Scientific Name : Dysgonia algira
English Name : Passenger
Size: 38 - 46 mm
Primary host-plants
Euphorbiaceae - Ricinus communis
Fabaceae - Genista
Lythraceae - Lythrum salicaria
Rosaceae - Rubus
Salicaceae - Salix
Urticaceae - Parietaria officinalis
Moths of Cyprus Discovery
Moths of Cyprus Discovery | |||
Latin Name | English Name | Family | Subfamily |
Crambidae | Odontiinae | ||
Crambidae | Spilomelinae | ||
Crambidae | Spilomelinae | ||
Crambidae | Pyraustinae | ||
Elachistidae | Ethmiina | ||
Erebidae | Erebinae | ||
Erebidae | Eublemminae | ||
Erebidae | Arctiinae | ||
Geometridae | Sterrhinae | ||
Geometridae | Larentiinae | ||
Geometridae | Sterrhinae | ||
Lasiocampidae | Lasiocampinae | ||
Noctuidae | Heliothinae | ||
Visit : Moth of Cyprus – Families
Flora: Boraginaceae: Cynoglossum creticum
Boraginaceae: Cynoglossum creticum
Latin Name | English Name | Greek Name |
Cynoglossum creticum | Blue Hounds Tongue | Κυνόγλωσσο το κρητικό |
Flora : Ranunculaceae : Anemone coronaria var. coronaria
Flora of Cyprus
Scientific Name : Anemone coronaria var. coronaria
Status : Indigenous (IN)
Endemism : not endemic
Family Name : Ranunculacea
Altitudinal range : 0–875 m
Flowering : February- March
Cypriot common name : Κούκος, Λαλέδες ( Laledes )
Scientific Name : Anemone coronaria var. coronaria
Status : Indigenous (IN)
Endemism : not endemic
Family Name : Ranunculacea
Altitudinal range : 0–875 m
Flowering : February- March
Cypriot common name : Κούκος, Λαλέδες ( Laledes )
Flora of Cyprus Discovery
Flora of Cyprus Discovery
Orchids of Cyprus: Ophrys argolica ssp.elegans ( Argolis )
Orchids of Cyprus: Ophrys argolica ssp.elegans ( Argolis )
Orchids of Cyprus: Himantoglossum robertianum ( Giant Orchid, Barlia robertianum)
Orchids of Cyprus: Himantoglossum robertianum ( Giant Orchid, Barlia robertianum)
Bird: Platalea leucorodia ( Eurasian spoonbill - Χουλιαρομύτα )
Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill -Χουλιαρομύτα)
The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.
This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. The Eurasian spoonbill differs from the African spoonbill with which in overlaps in winter, in that the latter species has a red face and legs, and no crest.
They are mostly silent. Even at their breeding colonies the main sounds are bill snapping, occasional deep grunting and occasional trumpeting noises. Wikipedia
The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.
This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. The Eurasian spoonbill differs from the African spoonbill with which in overlaps in winter, in that the latter species has a red face and legs, and no crest.
They are mostly silent. Even at their breeding colonies the main sounds are bill snapping, occasional deep grunting and occasional trumpeting noises. Wikipedia
