Israel Insect World

Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and other Insects of Israel (by Rittner Oz)

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Reply Very nice site!
06:00 PM on February 25, 2010
Very nice site!
Reply Peter Holmqvist
10:11 AM on January 03, 2010
Hi!
My name is Peter and I am from Sweden. I wonder if you cuold recomend a book about israeli butterflies? The only book i have foundout about is a book in hebrew... and that is out of my range...! I will visit Israel first half of april this spring. Is that to early in season for any butterflies in Eilat region??
Reply Oz Rittner
05:34 AM on December 06, 2009
Hy Eddiyman,
You will be here on winter, so much less insects than usual.
You can contact me by mail for further info.
israelbutterflies@gmail.com
Regards,
Oz
Reply eddyman
05:26 AM on December 06, 2009
Hi!
I'm very happy to find that site! I'm going to fly to Israel this year in winter (19. dec.-6. jan.) What Insects are there in this time? What can I bring with to Germany without permission? (I'm interested in Mantodea, butterflies and a bit in Spiders) Can you help me?
Reply mike
10:28 PM on November 11, 2009
Your close up shots of insects are way beyond amazing! Did I miss the preying mantis?
Reply Eliav Shney-dor
05:20 PM on November 01, 2009
Impressive and very interesting. Please continue developing the Site and the knowledge.
Reply Oz Rittner
01:27 AM on November 01, 2009
Hi Steve,
There are no real giants in Israel for the exception of Lucanus cervus and some Cerambycidae that can reach 6-8cm. Can you give me more details?
Reply Steven H
01:12 AM on November 01, 2009
Hey there Rittner, great site! I have a question about beetles in Israel. I'm trying to learn about 'giant beetle' that lives in the wooden foundations of structures in Israel. Anything you can tell me would be great and much appreciated.
Reply Bryna Lee Jacobson
03:19 PM on October 27, 2009
Hi Oz, I am a new olah in Israel and seeing many interesting living creatures in and around my apartment since I arrived. (lots of what I think are small geckos, crickets, and in particular what I think is a moth that I would like to identify, Can I upload a photo and ask you if you recognize it? It's behavior seems a little unusual (stays in one place for a long long time without moving). I just registered. Todah rabah!
Reply Very nice site!
10:30 AM on October 02, 2009
Very nice site!
Reply Oz Rittner
03:33 AM on September 27, 2009
it is not suprising, there are hundreds of species not yet on the site
and you are welcome to post it anytime
Regards
Oz
Reply גולן רפי
07:03 PM on September 26, 2009
היי,נידמה לי שצילמתי במעלות חידקונית אשר לא מופיעה באתר זה !
Reply Oz Rittner
06:39 AM on September 24, 2009
Hi Danny,
You should seperate cocoon (in hebrew "Peka'at") which is made by silk to protect the larve during pupation and Pupa (Golem) which is the actual thing.
Sphingids (rafrafim) and day butterflies do not make cocoons as they become pupa. If you see a pupa it can be of other insects but if the shape is the same more or less and there are no legs coming out of it and ect than its probaby will be a butterfly (or a moth).
Reply dan steinitz
05:42 AM on September 24, 2009
How very beautiful.
Thanks for the site. I have come across the site by chance, esarching for info on the butterfly farm in kidron. Now I know that the Rafraf I have met at home recently is indeed a Rafraf ha Gefen. And I have a question: Are the cocoons of butterflies distinct among insects? That is, if I see a cocoon that looks like the ones in your pictures (of butterflies cocoons), is it likely to of a butterfly?
danny
Reply Jacob Hadomi
02:04 AM on July 18, 2009
Great site!!a lot of valuable information. Thanks for the efforts.
Reply zohar
04:02 AM on July 12, 2009
mamash nifla. marvellous work. please add as many images of respective larvae/caterpillars as possible. i curious about those i find on my plants.
Reply amir ben dov
01:44 PM on July 04, 2009
amazing work

it is greatr to find such serious work done in israel

all the best

amir ben dov
Reply jean-paul
03:06 AM on February 19, 2009
The very nice site from Israel !
I have many species for exchange
http://www.lepidopexchange.com/
Best wiches
JP

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