On 17th of July went to Chernaya again.
Moscow region’s largest Jewel Beetles, Chalcophora mariana sit on a dead pine trunk, from which they probably recently emerged:
A parthenogenetic bush-cricket Poecilimon intermedius, quite common there, although considered to be generally rare and local:
On 8th of June 2010 went to Chernaya station in the south of Moscow region. Despite being in the south, there is a boreal touch to it, with damp coniferous woodland neighbouring mixed forest with oak as well as steppefied open areas, which results in a very diverse habitat.
Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus):
Right by the station there is a strong population of the Brown Mountain Grasshopper (Podisma pedestris), extremely local in the region:
Vlad Proklov's wildlife blog 