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Cepaea vindobonensis (14)
cataclysta
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 845 W: 165 N: 2096]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (5468) | In August I spent few days with my friends on Ponidzie. It is a region in in south-central Poland in the Nida river valley. I have seen some great butteflies including: P. argyrognomon, P. coridon, C. argiades, L. dispar, P. machano, B. dia, A. paphia, A. aglaja and many others. But this time something different. Photo was taken in a Polana Polichno Nature Reserve in a Kozubów Landscape Park. You can see it here.
It is a steppe reserve in a middle of the deciduous forest (polana means clearing). It is also a place where you can find a beautiful beetle - Lucanus cervus.
Here you can see a snail that is quite rare in Poland and present mostly in the south-eastern part (but not in the mountains) and on north-west.
Cepaea vindobonensis
Description: It is an air-breathing (Pulmonata) land snail, in the family Helicidae. The shell is dull with thin stripes and pink margin.
Distribution: Entire Carpathian region, eastern Alps, Balkans to Greece and N Black Sea region, Moldavia, Crimea, N Caucasus, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, isolated places in Germany.
Size: wide – 20-26mm, high – 17-24mm
Habitat: dry grassy areas, hills and clearings |
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