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1 1 Gorse Orbweaver ♀

Gorse Orbweaver ♀

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A female Gorse Orbweaver spider (Agalenatea redii), spotted while feeding on an ...

0 0 Pale flax

Pale flax

by DespinaTsafetopoulouPorirua, New Zealand

Wildflower of the linum species, spotted at Houghton Bay, Wellington NZ.

0 0 Red cicada

Red cicada

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

A red cicada (Tibicina haematodes) spotted near Katarraktis village, Epirus ...

3 0 Dark Blue Tiger butterfly

Dark Blue Tiger butterfly

by DespinaTsafetopoulouSingapore, Singapore

A beautiful blue & black spotted butterfly, at "Butterfly World", Changi ...

0 0 Sand Crocus

Sand Crocus

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted bloomed in an olive grove, Nea Dimitriada, Volos city, Greece.

0 0 Greylag goose nest & egg

Greylag goose nest & egg

by DespinaTsafetopoulouOtago, New Zealand

Spotted at the Oamaru public gardens, New Zealand.

0 0 Masked Lapwing

Masked Lapwing

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted at Travis reserve, Christchurch NZ.

0 0 Giant kelp

Giant kelp

by DespinaTsafetopoulouCanterbury, New Zealand

Giant bladder kelps floating at Corsair bay, Lyttleton, New Zealand.

1 2 Bushman's pipe

Bushman's pipe

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Α Bushman's pipe vine, a South African native plant, spotted at the ...

1 0 Wasp spider (αράχνη Αργιόπη)

Wasp spider (αράχνη Αργιόπη)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΠεριφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

A female Argiope bruennichi, spotted in Goura stream, near Kypseli village, ...

0 0 Calliptamus grasshopper

Calliptamus grasshopper

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Νοτίου Πηλίου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A Calliptamus grasshopper, wich landed on me, in Paltsi beach, South Pelion, ...

1 0 Hot pink Silene wildflower

Hot pink Silene wildflower

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Νοτίου Πηλίου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A hot pink wildflower, Silene creticaspecies -Caryophyllaceae family. Spotted ...

2 0 Sicanus scorpion

Sicanus scorpion

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted at the parking lot near Adamena stream, Portaria village, Pelion ...

0 0 House sparrows

House sparrows

by DespinaTsafetopoulouBay of Plenty, New Zealand

Brave (and hungry) house sparrows, eating our breakfast leftovers at a Taupo ...

1 0 Blue-throated Keeled Lizard

Blue-throated Keeled Lizard

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΠεριφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

A large male Blue-throated Keeled Lizard (Algyroides nigropunctatus), spotted ...

1 2 Wall lizard (τοιχόσαυρα albanica)

Wall lizard (τοιχόσαυρα albanica)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Κεντρικών Τζουμέρκων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

Podarcis muralis ssp. albanica lizards, male and female, spotted at ...

0 0 Speckled Wood butterfly

Speckled Wood butterfly

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Καρδίτσας, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A Speckled Wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria spp. aegeria), a very common brown ...

1 0 Jersey Tiger (Νυχτοπεταλούδα Panaxia)

Jersey Tiger (Νυχτοπεταλούδα Panaxia)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Κεντρικών Τζουμέρκων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

Α Jersey tiger moth, spotted in Kalloni settlement, Kypseli village, Epirus ...

3 0 European gypsy moth

European gypsy moth

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on the wall of a central Volos house, in Greece. It had big hairy ...

0 0 Smooth foxglove -Grecian foxglove

Smooth foxglove -Grecian foxglove

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Κεντρικών Τζουμέρκων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

A very beautiful wildflower, spotted in full bloom near Katarraktis village, ...

0 2 Purple wild Bellflower (καμπανούλα του Χώκινς)

Purple wild Bellflower (καμπανούλα του Χώκινς)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Κεντρικών Τζουμέρκων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

A common Epirus wildflower, Campanula hawkinsiana, spotted blooming near ...

1 0 Carabus Greek Beetle

Carabus Greek Beetle

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A Greek carabus ground beetle, spotted at Pefkakia Archaelogical reserve, Volos ...

0 0 Zabrus ground beetle

Zabrus ground beetle

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A Zabrus spinipes spinipes ground beetle, spotted at the Goritsa Archaeological ...

0 0 Hygroscopic earthstar

Hygroscopic earthstar

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

dozens of Hygroscopic earthstars, spotted all around the Goritsa hill ...

0 0 Common dandelion (Πικραλίδα)

Common dandelion (Πικραλίδα)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Common dandelions, an endemic herb species, spotted bloomed in Goritsa hill ...

0 0 Red admiral caterpillar

Red admiral caterpillar

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Α Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) caterpillar, spotted near my house, Nea ...

1 1 Great Willow herb (Επιλόβιο το Στενόφυλλο)

Great Willow herb (Επιλόβιο το Στενόφυλλο)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Αρταίων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

Bloomed Great Willow herbs, in Epirus region, Greece. The species is a quite ...

0 0 Ματθιόλα η τρικέρατη

Ματθιόλα η τρικέρατη

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A very common Greek wildflower, spotted bloomed in Alykes beach, Volos city, ...

0 0 Mediterranean catchfly  (Σιληνή η έγχρωμη)

Mediterranean catchfly (Σιληνή η έγχρωμη)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Bloomed pink Mediterranean catchfly plant (Silene colorata), spotted in Alykes ...

0 0 White Campion (Λευκή σιληνή)

White Campion (Λευκή σιληνή)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted bloomed in the Civic Cultural park of Nea Ionia, Volos city, Greece.

0 0 Mustha spinosula

Mustha spinosula

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Dozens of Mustha spinosula adult bugs, spotted on the trunk of a cypress, next ...

1 0 Bloomed pomegranates (Ροδιές)

Bloomed pomegranates (Ροδιές)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Bloomed pomegranates in many different colors, spotted in the Civic Cultural ...

0 0 Hoopoe (Τσαλαπετεινός)

Hoopoe (Τσαλαπετεινός)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΒόλος, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A male Hoopoe (Upupa epops), camouflaged between Solanum elaeagnifolium ...

1 1 Wall Brown ♀ (Λασιομάτα η μέγερα)

Wall Brown ♀ (Λασιομάτα η μέγερα)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A female wall brown butterfly (Lasiommata megera), spotted while resting on a ...

0 1 Gourd Ladybird (πασχαλίτσα της πικραγγουριάς)

Gourd Ladybird (πασχαλίτσα της πικραγγουριάς)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Gourd Ladybirds spotted on squirting cucumber bloomed plants, Nea Demetrias ...

0 1 Common Rockrose (Ηλιάνθεμο)

Common Rockrose (Ηλιάνθεμο)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Κεντρικών Τζουμέρκων, Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Greece

Α bloomed common Rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium) spotted in Agios ...

0 0 New South Wales Christmas Bush

New South Wales Christmas Bush

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted bloomed in the Botanic gardens, Christchurch NZ.

0 0 Field horsetail

Field horsetail

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted in Christchurch Botanic Gardens. The species is considered a pest plant ...

0 0 Everlasting daisy

Everlasting daisy

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWest Coast, New Zealand

Bloomed Everlasting daisies (Helichrysum bellidioides) in their natural ...

1 0 Lindheimer's Beeblossom

Lindheimer's Beeblossom

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Lindheimer's Beeblossom, an American native plant, spotted at the Christchurch ...

1 0 Yellow meadow rue

Yellow meadow rue

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Bloomed Yellow meadow rue, a Siberian native wildflower, spotted at the ...

1 0 Ruby Tiger Moth

Ruby Tiger Moth

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

I spotted this moth while I was doing some water hose maintenance, in my veggie ...

1 4 Annual honesty (Λουναρία η ετήσια)

Annual honesty (Λουναρία η ετήσια)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Bloomed bicolor annual honesty plants (Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza) a Greek ...

0 1 Geranium Bronze

Geranium Bronze

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A South African butterfly species, wich established in several Mediterranean ...

3 0 Columbine meadow-rue

Columbine meadow-rue

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Bloomed columbine meadow-rue (Thalictrum aquilegiifolium), spotted at the ...

1 1 Tiger flower

Tiger flower

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Α bloomed Tiger flower, a Mexican native, spotted at the Christchurch Botanic ...

0 0 European Lantern Fly

European Lantern Fly

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Α European Lantern Fly, spotted on an aubergine leaf, in my veggie garden, ...

0 1 Common vervain (Βερβένα η φαρμακευτική)

Common vervain (Βερβένα η φαρμακευτική)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΔήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

A Verbena officinalis bloomed plant , a very common Greek wildflower species, ...

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