Hello dear Colegues
Can anyone help me with Saturnia atlantica locality? We plane trip to Morocco next spring and I would like to catch S.atlantica there. If somebody has Moroccan locality for this species I would be more than happy. I only found Algerian localities on internet Does anyone knows more about habitat and tipe of localities they prefer? Thank you for any help.
Martin
Saturnia atlantica
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Hello Martin,
The only place I know is in the Oued Abiod, west of Taza.
Best wishes,
Xavier -
Dear Xavier
Thank you very much for your help! When is the best time to go there?
Regards Martin -
Dear Martin,
Mid March seems now to be the most appropriate time to go.
Best wishes,
Xavier -
Dear Xavier
That is what I thought. Thanks very much for all the informations.
Did you collect them by your self? Could you please give me GPS coordinates if its not secret Because I was looking on Google map and there seems to be no roads to go to that place.
Best wishes,
Martin -
Dear Martin,
I friend of mine collected caterpillars years ago, so why I do assume mid-March for its flying period.
Please see the GPS data: N34°14'03" - E -4°02'01", per Google Map, it appears very easy to reach the area.Best wishes,
Xavier -
Hi,
Your data shows a point in the south of Algiers, hundreds of kilometers east of your first locality.That seems .... dubious ....Greetings,
Rudi -
Hi Rudi,
You may want to translate E -4°02'01" in W 4°02'01" ?? May be you will find the correct spot ?
Greetings, Xavier
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Hi Xavier
Yes I had the same problem as Rudi but now I see the correct spot and it looks like Great place for them. That has to be olive garden.
Thank you very much!
Martin -
I am watching with interest, if you find this species
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