Praying mantis juvenile and silver-spotted skipper on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.
Praying mantis juvenile resting on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.
Praying mantis juvenile that I found posted on a plant dried to the foot in edge of the marls. Diois, France.
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.
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.
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.
A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.
A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.
halkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a faded great scabious in black marls of Diois. Drôme, France.
Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra hispana ou coridon) male resting on a faded great scabious in black marls of Diois. Drôme, France.
Adonis Blue male and Burnet moths gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in black marl of Diois. Drôme, France.
Adonis Blue male and Burnet moths gathering nectar of a giant scabious flower in black marl of Diois. Drôme, France.
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.
A swallowtail caterpillar on an umbellifera stem in a calcareous wasteland. Diois, France.
Female of Polyommatus bellargus, coridon ou hispana taking a sunbath on a leaf. Diois, France.
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.
.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.