Cerambycidae locality
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
Among the most pictoresque locatilies visited in Armenia were depicted blossoming vast alpine meadows and pastures near village Semyonovka (Սեմյոնովկա), situated in mountain landscape in altitude 2200-2400 m approx. 6 km south-east of spa town Dilijan (Դիլիջան) on the borders between provinces Gegharkunik and Tavush. This beautiful and quiet piece of Armenia offered to us not only breathtaking 360° vistas over Armenian Highlands, crowned by snowy summits of both Ararats on the southern horizon, but also numerous beetles living on rich alpine flora...
We found here in the grass running Dorcadions of four taxa - Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) dimidiatum dimidiatum Motschulsky, 1838, Dorcadion nitidum Motschulsky, 1838, Dorcadion scabricolle Dalman, 1817 and Dorcadion indutum Faldermann, 1837. On thistles were often sitting small shiny blue Agapanthia persicola Reitter, 1894 accompanied by here much rare Agapanthia lederi Ganglbauer, 1883. Countless flowering buttercups (Ranunculus) were hidding many specimens of small black and brown (...still undetermined) Cortodera.
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
↑ Hard work: Peter hunting Dorcadions...
↓ - Anemone narcissiflora fields and view over Dilijan forests
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
↑ - In distance of 140 kilometers, but so close... Shield volcano Ararat with two distant cones is Armenian symbol visible across entire country.
↓ - In Armenia you are surrounded by majestic volcanos on every horizon...
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
↑ - In the grass we found during "pasture" also these beautiful Meloe variegatus...