Dorcadion absinthium ishkovi Kadyrbekov, 2004

typical habitat

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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A typical habitat of Dorcadion absinthium ishkovi in sand dunes near Kerbulak village (right bank of Ily river, Almaty Region, SE Kazakhstan).

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Ovipositioning female of Dorcadion absinthium ishkovi.

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Not only beautiful Dorcadions inhabited dunes - we met also these blue Lethrus (sg. Hetroplistodus) scarabeids.