Monday, October 7, 2019

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