Monday, October 7, 2019

Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) Flower

Pink flower; Pink-white flower; four petals; white charlock; color varies from white, purple to yellow; two colors in the same flower; clearly visible veins on petals; yellow stamens

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) Mushroom

Red mushroom with white patches

Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

White mushroom with brown patches

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Alpine Marmot


Rosebay Willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) flower

Rosebay Willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) flower; pink  flower; four pink petals; four reddish pink sepals

Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris) flower

Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris) flower; white flower; sometimes purple, lilac or blue flower; four petals; hairy feature around the stamen

Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris)

Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris) flower buds; purple flower; sometimes white, lilac or blue flower; four petals; hairy feature around the stamen

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Shore Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)

Pink flower with white stripes; yellow center; false bindweed; shore convolvulus; beach morning glory

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Butterfly

Black butterfly with red bands and white and blue spots

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) Butterfly

Yellow butterfly; black markings; blue spots; two red spots; swallow-like tails

Map (Araschnia levana) Butterfly

Black butterfly with white bands and red spots; summer generation; Looks like a miniature of White Admiral. The spring generation has orange wings with black and white spots

Monday, September 2, 2019

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

pink flower; reddish pink flower; reddish purple flower; compound flower; six petals;  twelve stamens; red and/or yellow stamens

Common Hop (Humulus lupulus)

green inflorescence; hop plant; hops; main flavor ingredient of beer

Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) Nymph

older nymph; brown bug; dry leaf like small bug

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) Butterfly

side view; wings closed; dark brown butterfly with pale yellow spots; ivory white spots; black and white spots; white wing border

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) Butterfly

dark brown butterfly with pale yellow spots; ivory white spots; black and white spots; white wing border

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Common Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)

Common Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis); wild pink flower with five petals; bouncing-bet; wild sweet William; soaped; bunch of flowers; light pink flower

Rose hip of Rosa canina

Rose hip; red fruit; orange fruit; red rose fruit; orange rose fruit; dog rose

Horse Chestnut (Aesculus)

Horse Chestnut (Aesculus); Green fruit; thorny fruit; spiky fruit; dark brown nut; conker; Aesculus hippocastanum

Friday, August 16, 2019

Plane Tree (Platanus) fruit

Plane Tree (Platanus) fruit; multiple achenes; green hairy fruit

Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui) Butterfly

Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui) butterfly; orange butterfly with black and white dots or markings; ventral view; black, white, orange, purple, brown and blue markings or dots on the under-side; brown head

Friday, August 2, 2019

Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Pink flower; Himalayan balsam; hooded shape; flower color may vary from white and light pink to dark pink; green fruits with seeds

Oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) moth

Male; dark brown and yellow moth; day-flying moth; white spots on wings

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Clouded Yellow butterfly (Colias crocus)

Clouded Yellow butterfly (Colias crocus); yellow butterfly; bright yellow to orange-yellow wings; black margins on the upper side of the wings; black and brown dots on the lower side of the wings; green eyes; brown head

Friday, July 26, 2019

Hazelnut

Hazelnut; common hazel; corylus avellana; cluster of one to five nuts; pale green nuts with a leafy outer covering or bract; brown when ripened

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Walnut

Juglans regia fruit; walnut; nut covered with green hull or husk; hard shell and walnut kernel inside

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly

Small White (Pieris rapae) Butterfly; small cabbage white; black spots; black dots; white yellow butterfly; a mating pair and an intruder :)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album); orange butterfly with black spots; notches on the edges of wings

Common Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Common Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) ; green butterfly; greenish yellow butterfly; greenish white butterfly; reddish brown dots on wings

Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator)

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator);   blue emperor;  female; laying eggs; blue green dragonfly; large dragonfly

Lythria Cruentaria moth

Lythria cruentaria Moth; female moth; yellow orange moth; pink bars; very small iridescent green dots; orange under-wing, pink stripes on upper-wing; found on rumex plants; found on heathland

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly

Small white (Pieris rapae) butterfly; small cabbage white; black spots; black dots; white yellow butterfly; folded wings

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens); male damselfly; not dragonfly; found along slow-flowing streams; dark blue wing patch

Male Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly

Male; small eye on upper wing; folded wings; orange and brown colors; two very small black dots on the lower wing

Female Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly

Female; large eye on upper wing; folded wings; orange, brown and buff colors

Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

ladybird beetle; ladybug; orange red beetle with seven black spots; black head with white spots; orange red elytra

Chrysomela populi broad-shouldered leaf beetle

black, dark blue, dark green body; black head; bright red orange elytra; red beetle; orange beetle

Blue Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Centaurea cyanus, cornflower; bachelor's button; intense blue color; ring of blue flowers; central head with purple violet florets; Blue flower

Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)

Centaurea nigra; common knapweed; thick inflorescence; flowers at outer border; pink flower; head has small purple florets

Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) flower

Cirsium vulgare; common thistle; spear thistle; bull thistle; pink-purple flower, with similar  multiple florets; thorns near flower

Friday, May 31, 2019

Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)

blue damselfly; not dragonfly; male has blue and black bands in tail

Striped Bug (Graphosoma lineatum)

shield bug; bug with black and red stripes; Minstrel bug; abdominal black dots

Red Campion (Silene dioica) Flower

wild pink flower; deeply notched five petals; looks like ten petals

Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum) Flower

small wild pink flower; five petals; dark pink stripes with white veins in petals

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) Dragonfly

grey blue dragonfly; male

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Flower

wild pink flower; small compound flower; dense inflorescence

Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) Beetle

green rose chafer; big shiny green beetle; white markings

Cantharis fusca Solidier Beetle

beetle with red and black color; red head; orange head; red abdomen; long antennae

Sunday, May 26, 2019