Tag: Peszér-forest

Ant army marches on a dead wood – video

It is also clear from our recent video that the presence of dead wood in various forms and amounts is an important condition for the conservation of species rich communities in temperate deciduous forests.
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Araneus diadematus – video from Peszér-forest

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider and crowned orb weaver.
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Neptis sappho in Peszér-forest – video

Neptis sappho, the Pallas’ sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.
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Bird’s-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)

This is a protected decaying orchid species. In the Peszér-forest we can find it more often in the closed oak groves.
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Southern festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)

Our protected day-flying moths. The only host plant of the caterpillar is the European birthwort, which is a very common plant species, it occurs several times in the Peszér-forest, so the birthwort butterfly can be found in several places.
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Kindergarteners from Kunpeszér watched the swarming of Euphydryas maturna

Over the past week (mid-May), a number of daytime butterfly species, including one of the area’s specialties, Euphydryas maturna, have been mass-swarmed in the Peszér-forest.
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Tarantula of Kiskunság is the Lycosa singoriensis

Like most areas of Kiskunság, the Songarian spider (Lycosa singoriensis), the largest spider species in Hungary, occurs in the Peszér-forest.
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The Ophrys are blooming in the Peszér-forest

In the Peszér-forest, four Ophrys species can be found in the nature conservation area of special importance: the spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes), the fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera), the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) and the stag orchid (Ophrys oestrifera).
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Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) – video

The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is also called the sail swallowtail or pear-tree swallowtail.
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The role and significance of dead wood

The presence of dead wood in various forms and in appropriate quantities is an important condition for the preservation of species-rich habitats in temperate deciduous forests. Besides organizations that consume dead wood (also) (see our short news on Cucujus cinnaberinus), there are also species that use dead trees as hiding places. These include the smooth […]
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