Bios Photo 10/2023

Dusky thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria), moth on wood, side view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Canary-shouldered thorn (Ennomos alniaria), moth on wood, side view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria), Moth on wood, side view, Gers, France.

Rusty Tussock Moth (Orgyia antiqua), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata), moth on leaf, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Backlit cicada exuvia, Lot et Garonne, France.

Field cricket (Gryllus campestris) on wood, side view, Gers, France.

Shaded fan-foot (Herminia tarsicrinalis), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Common rustic (Mesapamea secalis), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Ringed china-mark (Parapoynx stratoria), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Lettered china-mark (Diasemia reticularis), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Riband wave (Idaea aversata), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

L-album wainscot (Mythimna l-album), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

L-album wainscot (Mythimna l-album), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Dingy footman (Collita griseola), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Purple bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Sycamore moth (Acronicta aceris), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Large wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Large wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Bordered straw (Heliothis peltigera), moth on wood, side view, Gers, France.

Passenger (Dysgonia algira), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria), wood moth, top view, Gers, France.

Tutts Burnished Brass (Diachrysia stenochrysis), moth on wood, side view, Gers, France.

Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Swallow prominent (Pheosia tremula) moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Small magpie (Anania hortulata), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Rosy footman (Miltochrista miniata), moth, side view, Gers, France.

Aspen Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), wood moth, top view, open wings, Gers, France.

European stag (Cervus elaphus), velvet stag lying at the bottom of a ravine in a spring to protect itself from heat and insects, 1800m altitude, Haute...

European deer (Cervus elaphus), velvet deer in blooming asphodel, 1800m altitude, Haute-Garonne, France.

European stag (Cervus elaphus), velvet stag descending a small ridge, 1800m altitude, Haute-Garonne, France.

European deer (Cervus elaphus), velvet deer on a ridge, 1860m altitude, Haute-Garonne, France.

Broad-leaved anemone (Anemone hortensis), Corte region, Corsica. A Mediterranean herbaceous species found throughout the western and central Mediterra...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and oth...

Branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) in a burnt area. Species of acidic schist soils, Corte region, Corsica

Asphodelus ramosus in Corsica. Species of acidic schist soils, Corte region, Corsica

Bédriaga's Lizard (Archaeolacerta bedriagae) in Upper Corsica. Archaeolacerta bedriagae, the Bedriaga Lizard or Corsican Mountain Lizard, the only rep...

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibl...

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibl...

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibl...

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibl...

Ewes in a sheepfold, Pietralba, Haute Corse, Corsica.