Bios Photo 10/2023

Bee flyl (Lomatia sabea) on a flower in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Thistle Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia cardui) on a grass in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Mud dauber Wasp (Sceliphron sp) at the edge of a puddle on a path, making mud pellets for its nest, in spring in the countryside near Hyères, Var, Fra...

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) resting on the surface of a puddle on a muddy path in the countryside in spring, near Hyères, Var, France

Red darter (Crocothemis erythraea) male on a dry reed in spring, Gapeau riverain, north of Hyères, Var, France

Riverain and coastal river of the Gapeau north of Hyères in spring, Var, France

Western demoiselle (Calopteryx xanthostoma) male on a dry reed in spring, Gapeau riverain, north of Hyères, Var, France

Longhorn beetle (Stenopterus rufus) mating on a flower in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Berger's clouded yellow (Colias alfacariensis) male on a vipersbugloss in spring, overgrown meadow in the countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Landscape of the Vieux Salins de Hyères. Protected bird sanctuary partially open to the public. View of the Levée St Nicolas basins to the east, with...

Bottom of basin dried out and cracked by drought and persistent lack of water in spring, Vieux salins in Hyères, Var, France

Landscape with a vineyard in spring, in the foreground control roses for the detection of cryptogamic diseases, near Pierrefeu du Var, France

SOuthern Darter (Sympetrum meridionale) female on a dry branch in spring, Gapeau riverain, Hyères, Var, France

Landscape with sandstone slabs and umbrella pines in spring, Plaine des Maures, near Les Mayons, Var, France

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) male on a rock in spring, Gapeau riverain at Hyères, Var, France

Spring Azure (Celastrina argiolus) on flowers in spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Saint Bernard's Lily (Anthericum liliago), spring flowers, Paine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Landscape of the Plaine des Maures National Reserve, Area little affected by the 2021 fires, in spring, Near Vidauban, Var, France

Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) Tadpoles in a temporary pond in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Feathered Footman (Spiris striata) male, wings closed, on a grass in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Blue (Lysandra sp) Couple on dry flowers in spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Rhynocoris erythropus on a bindweed flower in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata) female lying in wait in a clump of flowers in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Butterfly-lion (Ascalaphus ictericus) open wings, on a stem in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Two-tailed Pasha (Issoria lathonia) female, wings open, gathering a flower in spring, Plaine des Maures around Les Mayons, Var, France

Common Bee Fly (Hemipenthes morio) on the ground on a branch of dead wood in spring, Plaine des Maures near Vidauban, Var, France

Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) picking a flower in spring, Plaine des Maures, near Les Mayons, Var, France

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) on a rockrose leaf in spring, Plaine des Maures, near Les Mayons, Var, France

Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus) capturing a honeybee (Apis mellifera) on a scabiosa flower in spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita caesarea) in a pine forest clearing in spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Predatory Bush Cricket (Saga pedo) on the prowl in a clump of flowers in late spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Predatory Bush Cricket (Saga pedo) on a flower in late spring, Plaine des Maures near Les Mayons, Var, France

Spotted Sulphur (Emmelia trabealis) and Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) foraging on a mallow flower in spring, Countryside near Hyères,...

Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male in flight, wings half open, arriving on a vipersbugloss flower to forage, in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Va...

Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male in flight, wings open, arriving on a vipersbugloss flower to forage, in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, Fr...

Quad biking on a forest road, potentially disturbing wildlife, in spring in a wood in the Gapeau valley, near Hyères, Var, France.

Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris) on the surface of a small body of water in spring, near Hyères, Var, France

Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) female, wings spread out in front on a leaf in spring, Gapeau riverain , near Hyères, Var, France

Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male in flight, wings open, arriving on a vipersbugloss flower to forage, in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, Fr...

Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) on a spurge stem in spring, Countryside near Sanary, Var, France

Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) on a spurge stem in spring, Countryside near Sanary, Var, France

Clutch of eggs laid by a female Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) on a fennel stalk in spring, Country garden near Sanary, Var, France

Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) group with adult and young on a chard stem in spring, Vegetable garden near Sanary, Var, France

Great-banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) closed wings on a shrub in spring along a country lane near Hyères, Var, France

Olive Bee Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering in front of a black horehound flower it is foraging for in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Va...

Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) female on a mallow in spring, countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo meridionalis) on a leaf in spring, Var, France

Mullein Moth (Shargacucullia verbasci) caterpillar on a stem of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Red darter (Crocothemis erythraea) female on a twig in spring, Var, France

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) male on a twig in spring, Gapeau riverain, Hyères, Var, France