An hydrophilid beetle ready to fly off the blade of grass near a small stream in a wet meadow.
Mating pair of Marbled White butterflies on a hemp agrimony in bloom in a meadow. Pyrénées Orientales, France.
A Black-veined White female gathering nectar of a Greater Scabious flower in a meadow. Pyrénées Orientales, France.
Iberian marbled white gathering nectar of a scabious flower in a meadow. Pyrénées Orientales, France.
A Round-necked longhorn gathering nectar of umbelliferous flowers where it's frequently found. Its larva develops in the dry wood of various trees and shrubs. Pyrenees Orientales, France.
Owl Sulfur female resting on a blade of grass on a calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Mantidfly found in my garden. Despite the resemblance, this little insect is not the same family as the mantis, it's a Neuroptera.
Scarce Copper female gathering nectar of a Tancy in bloom in the valley of Eyne. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Scarce Copper male resting on a blade of grass in the valley of Eyne. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo gathering nectar of a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Small Copper resting with a little longhorn beetle on a Alpine Thrift flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Queen of Spain Fritillary gathering nectar of a greater burdock flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Niobe Fritillary gathering nectar of a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo gathering nectar a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo gathering nectar a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Scarce Copper male gathering nectar of a Tansy in bloom in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo male gathering nectar a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo male and great sooty satyr gathering nectar a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
Apollo male and great sooty satyr gathering nectar a plume thistle flower in the valley of Llo. Catalan Pyrenees, France.
A Meadow Brown ant a Burnet Moth gathering nectar of a Greater knapweed flower in a dry limestone meadow. Diois, France.
A male bee of the family Megachilidae still sleeping on a Greater knapweed flower. Diois, France.
Adonis Blue male resting on a Globe-thistle in bloom in a meadow. Diois, France.
A trio of Chalkill Blue butterflies gathering nectar of a Greater knapweed flower in a dry limestone meadow. Drôme, France.
Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of a carline thistle flower in black marl of Diois. Drôme, France.
Bleu-nacré mâle posé dans la végétation sèche des terres noires du Diois. Drôme, France...Chalkhill Blue male resting in dry vegetation of black marls of Diois. Drôme, France.
Hoplia coerula placed placed high in the vegetation at the edge of a stream in a wet meadow.
The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females.
Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery.
Thick-headed Fly resting on a Wood Scabious in a wet meadow. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. The adults are nectar feeders, regularly visiting flowers.
A Black-veined White gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Marsh fritillary gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
A group of young Porcini, deliciously edible in the middle which grows a Panthercap that it is toxic mushroom. Limousin, France.
Southern green stink bug larva sunbathing on a leaf in my garden. These bugs are climate refugees, they come to us from Africa and they love our tomatoes, cucumbers, beans that they bite with their rostrum to suck the juices.
