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1 0 Mint Beetle; Escarabajo de la Menta

Mint Beetle; Escarabajo de la Menta

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

The mint leaf beetle, as the name suggests can normally be found in the summer ...

1 0 Knot grass

Knot grass

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Variable moth of the family Noctuidae. It shows a curved white mark near the ...

1 3 Eucalyptus weevil; Gorgojo del  eucalipto

Eucalyptus weevil; Gorgojo del eucalipto

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Curculionidae. Brown-oranged colored weevil 7-9 mm long with the characteristic ...

0 0 Common King Fischer;

Common King Fischer;

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Sparrow-sized bird with the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher ...

1 0 Keeled Skimmer; Libélula Azul

Keeled Skimmer; Libélula Azul

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

This species resembles the Black-tailed Skimmer but is slimmer and the male has ...

16 4 Provençal Fritillary; Doncella Ibérica

Provençal Fritillary; Doncella Ibérica

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Wingspan of 34–50 mm. The male upperside ...

3 0 Provençal Fritillary; Doncella Ibérica

Provençal Fritillary; Doncella Ibérica

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Black and orange butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The Provençal Fritillary ...

2 2 Black Arches; Monja

Black Arches; Monja

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Moths with white forewings with black connected wavy arches. Wingspan of 4 to 5 ...

2 0 Common Purple & Gold

Common Purple & Gold

by arlanda

The wingspan is ca. 20 mm. The forewings have a red-violet color with large ...

2 2 Jersey Tiger; Calomorpha

Jersey Tiger; Calomorpha

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Day-flying moth of the family Arctiidae. The adult wingspan is 52–65 mm. and ...

4 4 White Featherleg; Patiblanco

White Featherleg; Patiblanco

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Endemic to the South-West of France and Iberia. The White Featherleg's most ...

1 2 Keelback Slug; Babosa

Keelback Slug; Babosa

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the ...

3 1 Script lichen

Script lichen

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Crustose lichen. Very variable. It has a thin, smooth, pale crust with ...

5 3 Scrambled Egg Slime

Scrambled Egg Slime

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Plasmodial slime mold, a member of the Myxomycetes class. One cm in ...

1 1 Bittersweet; Matagallinas

Bittersweet; Matagallinas

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

The spanish name, matagallinas (chicken killer), is due to its toxicity. The ...

1 0 Meadow Brown; La Loba

Meadow Brown; La Loba

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Male. It is a species similar to Gatekeeper (which prefers to rest with its ...

2 2 Beautiful Demoiselle; Caballito del Diablo Azul

Beautiful Demoiselle; Caballito del Diablo Azul

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Male. The male wings are entirely metallic blue. Immature onesoften have much ...

2 0 Speckled Wood; Mariposa de los Muros

Speckled Wood; Mariposa de los Muros

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Brown butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The upperside of the wings is dark ...

3 0 Large Pincertail; Libélula Cernícalo

Large Pincertail; Libélula Cernícalo

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

This 'dragonfly' is bigger and rarer than the 'Small Pincertail' (Onychogomphus ...

2 0 Meadow Brown; La Loba

Meadow Brown; La Loba

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Feale. It is a species similar to Gatekeeper (which prefers to rest with its ...

1 2 Beautiful Demoiselle; Caballito del Diablo Azul

Beautiful Demoiselle; Caballito del Diablo Azul

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Female. The male wings are entirely metallic blue. Immature onesoften have ...

0 0 Keeled Skimmer; Libélula Azul

Keeled Skimmer; Libélula Azul

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Mating couple. O. coerulescens is a characteristic dragonfly because of the ...

2 0 Common scorpionfly; Mosca escorpión

Common scorpionfly; Mosca escorpión

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Female. The Common Scorpion fly (Panorpa communis) is an insect that belongs to ...

3 0 Willow Emerald Damselfly

Willow Emerald Damselfly

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Female. Damselfly with a metallic green body. Usually, at rest it holds its ...

5 0 Rim lichen

Rim lichen

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Crustose lichen of Lecanora genus, probably L. argentata or L. chlarotera. ...

12 4 Western demoiselle;

Western demoiselle;

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Male. Damselfly endemic of the South of France and the Iberian peninsula. It is ...

2 1 Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bee; Abeja cuco

Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bee; Abeja cuco

by arlandaAsturias, Spain

Solitary kleptoparasitic or brood parasitic bees, of the family Megachilidae, ...

1 0 Silver-washed Fritillary, Nacarada

Silver-washed Fritillary, Nacarada

by arlanda

The Silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with black spots on the ...

0 0 Common Toad; Sapo Común

Common Toad; Sapo Común

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

Juvenile toad 2 cm long. There were many of them walking on the ground, ...

3 0 Black slug, Babosa común

Black slug, Babosa común

by arlandaSan Tirso de Abres, Asturias, Spain

About 15 cm long. Maturity is reached at about 2.5 cm. The colour of the black ...

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