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4 1 Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

by rgcmmeManzanares el Real, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

0 0 Thyme, Tomillo salsero

Thyme, Tomillo salsero

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Aromatic perennial herb up to 20 cm high. The leaves are evergreen, arranged in ...

1 1 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Medium size hoverfly. The size of the coloured patches on the abdomen varies ...

0 0 Early purple orchid, Satirión manchado

Early purple orchid, Satirión manchado

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Polinea in Orchis mascula. Pollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of ...

0 0 Silver Y, Plusia

Silver Y, Plusia

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Medium-sized moth of the family Noctuidae, which is named for the silvery ...

0 0 White-footed elf cup, pucheruelo

White-footed elf cup, pucheruelo

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The deeply cup-shaped cap of the fruiting body is up to 3 centimetres broad. ...

1 0 Small Heath, Níspola

Small Heath, Níspola

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The Small Heath is a lateral basker, only ever resting with its wings closed ...

3 0 Small Heath, Níspola

Small Heath, Níspola

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The Small Heath is a lateral basker, only ever resting with its wings closed ...

1 0 White Wagtail, Lavandera blanca

White Wagtail, Lavandera blanca

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae. The White Wagtail is ...

6 9 Orchis champagneuxii

Orchis champagneuxii

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Flowering plant of the orchid family, Orchidaceae,. It grows to 15-20 ...

1 3 Chrysotoxum intermedium

Chrysotoxum intermedium

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

European hoverfly. This hoverfly imitate wasps. They are black with yellow or ...

0 0 Red Banded Polypore, Yesquero rebordeado

Red Banded Polypore, Yesquero rebordeado

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Cap hoof-shaped or triangular, hard and tough texture, up to 30-40 x 25 x 10 ...

0 0 Red deadnettle, Ortiga roja

Red deadnettle, Ortiga roja

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Herb up to 5–20 cm in height. The leaves have fine hairs, are green at the ...

0 0 Common Brimstone, Limonera

Common Brimstone, Limonera

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The male is sulphur yellow on the upper side and the female white with a ...

0 2 White willow, salguero

White willow, salguero

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk ...

1 5 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The Griffon Vulture is 93–110 cm long with a 2.3–2.8 m wingspan. In the ...

4 3 Common Copper, Manto bicolor

Common Copper, Manto bicolor

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and ...

2 2 Red squirrel, Ardilla roja

Red squirrel, Ardilla roja

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Arboreal, omnivorous rodent. The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body ...

0 1 Harvestmen, murgaño

Harvestmen, murgaño

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Opiliones are known for their exceptionally long legs relative to their body ...

1 1 Ocellated Lizard, lagarto ocelado

Ocellated Lizard, lagarto ocelado

by arlandaComunidad de Madrid, Spain

The ocellated lizard is one of the largest members of its family, wall lizards. ...

1 0 Seven-spot ladybird, mariquita

Seven-spot ladybird, mariquita

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

It is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but ...

2 0 Common Broom, Retama negra

Common Broom, Retama negra

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Cytisus scoparius typically grows to 1–3 m tall. The shrubs have green shoots ...

6 0 Iberian Wall Lizard, Lagartija ibérica

Iberian Wall Lizard, Lagartija ibérica

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis averaging 5–7 cm adult ...

1 0 Iberian honey bee, abeja ibérica

Iberian honey bee, abeja ibérica

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Apis mellifera iberiensis also known as A. mellifera iberica (Spanish: ...

2 2 Phellinus ignarius

Phellinus ignarius

by arlandaComunidad de Madrid, Spain

Phellinus igniarius is a polypore fungus and is one of the causes of heartrot ...

1 0 Grey Wagtail, lavandera cascadeña

Grey Wagtail, lavandera cascadeña

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Winter, non-breeding male. It looks similar to the Yellow Wagtail but has the ...

0 0 Common Sandpiper, Andarríos chico

Common Sandpiper, Andarríos chico

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Small wader in winter plumage. It is 18–20 cm long with a 32–35 cm wingspan, ...

0 0 Common Sandpiper, Andarríos chico

Common Sandpiper, Andarríos chico

by arlandaEl Boalo, Madrid, Spain

Small wader in winter plumage. It is 18–20 cm long with a 32–35 cm wingspan, ...

3 0 Wall Brown, Saltacercas

Wall Brown, Saltacercas

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

It is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). The male ...

0 1 female Blackbird, mirlo hembra

female Blackbird, mirlo hembra

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Female. The Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It ...

1 0 Grey Wagtail, lavandera cascadeña

Grey Wagtail, lavandera cascadeña

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain

Male and female. Winter plumage. Grey wagtail looks similar to the Yellow ...

4 7 Iberian Azure-winged Magpie, Rabilargo

Iberian Azure-winged Magpie, Rabilargo

by arlandaComunidad de Madrid, Spain

Bird in the crow family, 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the ...

5 0 Queen of Spain Fritillary, Sofía

Queen of Spain Fritillary, Sofía

by arlandaManzanares el Real, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

The Queen of Spain Fritillary is a fairly common butterfly in Europe and ...

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