2023 Golden Eagle (Hovd – Altai)
Mongolia insect collecting expedition 2023 – Golden Eagle
As the title promises, June 23rd 2023 an entomological collecting expedition will go to the far West of Mongolia, to the Altai mountains of the provinces of Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii. It is organised by André van Eck.
It is exciting new ground for BioMongol Foundation to discover, especially if the Alpine meadows can be reached this early in the Mongolian summer.
Important taxa that will be the focus of study are bumblebees (Apidae), hoverflies (Syrphidae), mosquitos (Culicidae), Acalyptrata, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera and Coleoptera, among others. Also samples of steppe and sub-Alpine flora will be taken.