Cepaea

2009.07.28: Austria, Vienna X. district, 188 m AMSL, dry brownlands.Here a specimen encapsulated on a leaf of Centaurea scabiosa, with small hole as you can see (probably breathing hole?). For reasons unknown to me this species seems to stay encapsulated on plants for some time during the summer.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke.ID: Wikipedia for snail and Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rd for plant

2010.06.29 Vienna X. (brownlands 185 m AMSL).Another specimen of this species climbing a tree, obviously (encapsulated like that) evading the heat of the day - here on Euonymus europaeus.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke

2009.06.15: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde).Feeding on Eryngium campestre; species is quite common in Vienna and surrounding regions, also to be found on other herbaceous plants and bushes, particularily on Crataegus monogyna.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke.ID: Wikipedia

2008.07.22: Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/WU, 170 m AMSL, brownlands.On dead Rumex (?!) plant, probably encapsulated to survive the dry summer months?German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke.ID: Wikipedia

Bibione, Veneto, Italy

2007.08.15: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde).Dead shells close to Crataegus monogyna so that it is likely that they fed on them. Helianthemum nummularium in the background.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke.ID: Wikipedia

2010.05.28 Vienna XXII. (heath 155 m AMSL).This species climbs trees and even grasses where they encapsulate themselves whenever it is rather dry; note, they even do this this year (even though it is extremely wet), obviously the heat of the day, when the sun comes out, suffices.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke

2010.05.28 Vienna XXII. (heath 155 m AMSL).This species climbs trees and even grasses where they encapsulate themselves whenever it is rather dry; note, they even do this this year (even though it is extremely wet), obviously the heat of the day, when the sun comes out, suffices.German name: Gerippte Bnderschnecke