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Chapias - Dark marls deposits of the Diois - Vercors, France.

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Polyommatus icarus
Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male gathering nectar of a Giant Scabious flower in black marls.

Polyommatus icarus
Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue female resting in a calcareous meadow.

Polyommatus icarus
Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue female gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a meadow.

Plebejus argyrognomon
Plebejus argyrognomon

Reverdin's Blue male gathering nectar of a Giant Scabious flower in black marls.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a great scabious.

Hesperia comma
Hesperia comma

Silver-spotted Skipper gathering nectar of a Giant Scabious flower in black marls.

Limenitis reducta
Limenitis reducta

Southern White Admiral gathering nectar of field eryngo in a meadow.

Limenitis reducta
Limenitis reducta

Southern White Admiral gathering nectar of field eryngo in a meadow.

Cydalima perspectalis
Cydalima perspectalis

Brown color variant of a Box Tree Moth female gathering nectar of a hemp-agrimony in the company of a most common white form of this species.

The very voracious caterpillars eat the leaves and bark of boxwoods that wither and die. Boxwood is an essential component in maintaining the soil of Diois marl, it is easy to understand that the consequences on this fragile environment will be important in the coming years if humans or nature does not quickly find a solution to regulate this insect.

Polyommatus bellargus
Polyommatus bellargus

Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of a carline thistle in bloom in a meadow.

Polyommatus bellargus
Polyommatus bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on alfafa in a meadow.

Zygaena Fausta
Zygaena Fausta

Burnet Moth gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a meadow.

Melanargia galathea
Melanargia galathea

Marbled White ab procida (The white spots are much thinner than in a typical individual.) male gathering nectar of a greater knapweed flower in a meadow of Diois.

Melitaea phoebe
Melitaea phoebe

Knapweed fritillary resting on a knapweed flower in a calcareous meadow.

Boloria dia
Boloria dia

Weaver's Fritillary gathering nectar of a brown knapweed in a calcareous meadow.

Boloria dia
Boloria dia

Weaver's Fritillary gathering nectar of a brown knapweed in a calcareous meadow.

Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida
Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida

A fairly rare female hoverfly gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in a wasteland near marls. The adult is floricole, the larvae develop in the rotted wood. It serves as a taxi (phoresy) to a tiny arachnid that look like a scorpion (pseudoscorpion). He uses his pedipalpes to cling to the insects that transport him to places where he will find food. They feed on litter of small arthropods, often acarines and springtails.

Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida
Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida

A fairly rare female hoverfly gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in a wasteland near marls. The adult is floricole, the larvae develop in the rotted wood. It serves as a taxi (phoresy) to a tiny arachnid that look like a scorpion (pseudoscorpion). He uses his pedipalpes to cling to the insects that transport him to places where he will find food. They feed on litter of small arthropods, often acarines and springtails.

Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida
Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida

A fairly rare female hoverfly gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in a wasteland near marls. The adult is floricole, the larvae develop in the rotted wood. It serves as a taxi (phoresy) to a tiny arachnid that look like a scorpion (pseudoscorpion). He uses his pedipalpes to cling to the insects that transport him to places where he will find food. They feed on litter of small arthropods, often acarines and springtails.

Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida
Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida

A fairly rare female hoverfly gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in a wasteland near marls. The adult is floricole, the larvae develop in the rotted wood. It serves as a taxi (phoresy) to a tiny arachnid that look like a scorpion (pseudoscorpion). He uses his pedipalpes to cling to the insects that transport him to places where he will find food. They feed on litter of small arthropods, often acarines and springtails.

Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida
Spilomyia saltuum / Pseudoscorpionida

A fairly rare female hoverfly gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in a wasteland near marls. The adult is floricole, the larvae develop in the rotted wood. It serves as a taxi (phoresy) to a tiny arachnid that look like a scorpion (pseudoscorpion). He uses his pedipalpes to cling to the insects that transport him to places where he will find food. They feed on litter of small arthropods, often acarines and springtails.

Zygaena Fausta
Zygaena Fausta

Burnet Moths mating on a blade of grass in a dry calcareous meadow.

Polyommatus bellargus
Polyommatus bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on a brown knapweed.

Argynnis adippe
Argynnis adippe

High Brown Fritillary female gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a meadow.

Argynnis adippe
Argynnis adippe

High Brown Fritillary female gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a meadow.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a great scabious.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a brown knapweed.

Rhynocoris sp.
Rhynocoris sp.

Assassin bug moving on a field eryngo near marls.

Mantis religiosa
Mantis religiosa

Praying mantis juvenile and silver-spotted skipper on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.

Mantis religiosa
Mantis religiosa

Praying mantis juvenile resting on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.

Mantis religiosa
Mantis religiosa

Praying mantis juvenile that I found posted on a plant dried to the foot in edge of the marls. Diois, France.

Mantis religiosa
Mantis religiosa

Praying mantis juvenile resting in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.

Empusa pennata
Empusa pennata

Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.

Empusa pennata
Empusa pennata

Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.

Empusa pennata
Empusa pennata

Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.

Coenonympha pamphilus
Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath posed in a dry calcareous meadow. Diois, France.

Papilio machaon
Papilio machaon

A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.

Papilio machaon
Papilio machaon

A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

halkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a faded great scabious in black marls of Diois. Drôme, France.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a faded great scabious in black marls of Diois. Drôme, France.

Polyommatus bellargus / Zygaena fausta
Polyommatus bellargus / Zygaena fausta

Adonis Blue male and Burnet moths gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in black marl of Diois. Drôme, France.

Polyommatus bellargus / Zygaena fausta
Polyommatus bellargus / Zygaena fausta

Adonis Blue male and Burnet moths gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in black marl of Diois. Drôme, France.

Lasioglossum sp.
Lasioglossum sp.

A small bee male of halictid family gathering nectar of a common ragwort flower in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.

Lasioglossum are terricolous, they make galleries surmounted by a small pile of earth.

Papilio machaon
Papilio machaon

A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.

Polyommatus thersites
Polyommatus thersites

Chapman's Blue female resting in a dry calcareous meadow. Diois, France.

Polyommatus thersites
Polyommatus thersites

Chapman's Blue female resting in a dry calcareous meadow. Diois, France.

Lysandra sp.
Lysandra sp.

Female of Polyommatus bellargus, coridon ou hispana taking a sunbath on a leaf. Diois, France.

Xylocopa violacea
Xylocopa violacea

A violet carpenter bee male gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a dry calcareous meadow. Diois, France.

The males of this species are recognizable by the two yellow-orange rings which they have in the last third of their antennae.

Xylocopa violacea
Xylocopa violacea

.A violet carpenter bee male gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a dry calcareous meadow. Diois, France.

The males of this species are recognizable by the two yellow-orange rings which they have in the last third of their antennae.

Hesperia comma
Hesperia comma

Silver-spotted Skipper female gatering nectar of a knapweed flower in a dry meadow. Diois, France.

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