Thursday, 27 August 2020

27-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MEDITERRANEAN SPINY FALSE WOLF SPIDER (Zoropsis spinimana)

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Males of Z. spinimana reach a length around 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in), while females are 15–18 mm (0.59–0.71 in) long. This spider resembles a...

27-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SMALL DUSTY WAVE MOTH (Idaea seriata)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/322983-Idaea-seriata
Wednesday, 26 August 2020

26-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - VESTAL MOTH (Rhodometra sacraria)

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Rhodometra sacraria, the vestal, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edit...

26-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria)

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Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. I...

26-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (FEMALE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15299-Sylvia-melanocephala
Tuesday, 25 August 2020

24-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PINE PROCESSIONARY MOTH (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61293-Thaumetopoea-pityocampa

25-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (FEMALE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15299-Sylvia-melanocephala
Monday, 24 August 2020

24-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (JUVENILE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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The Sardinian warbler, Curruca melanocephala, presents itself as a charming and distinctive bird of the Mediterranean. The males are adorned...

24-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CATALONIA WALL LIZARD (Podarcis liolepis)

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The Catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis), often called the Columbretes wall lizard or sargantana bruna, is a slender, 15–20 cm long r...

24-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLUE ROCK THRUSH (JUVENILE) (Monticola solitarius)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13141-Monticola-solitarius

24-8-2020 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - LARGE PSAMMODROMUS LIZARD (Psammodromus algirus)

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Psammodromus algirus, known commonly as the Algerian psammodromus or the large psammodromus, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertida...

24-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH (FEMALE) (Carduelis carduelis)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9398-Carduelis-carduelis
Sunday, 23 August 2020

27-3-2018 FERNKLOOF, SOUTH AFRICA - ORANGE BREASTED SUNBIRD (FEMALE) (Antohobaphes violacea)

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The orange-breasted sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea, is a small, nectar-feeding bird endemic to the fynbos biome of southwestern South Africa...

23-8-2020 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4954-Ardea-cinerea

23-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CRICKET BAT ORBWEAVER (Mangora acalypha)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319548-Mangora-acalypha

23-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MANTIS (FEMALE) (Mantis religiosa)

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The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the Mantidae family, which is the largest family of the order Man...
Saturday, 22 August 2020

22-8-2020 GANDIA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN HOOPOE (Upupa epops)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20969-Upupa-epops

22-8-2020 GANDIA, VALENCIA - SILK FLOSS TREE (Ceiba speciosa)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154290-Ceiba-speciosa

21-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (MALE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15299-Sylvia-melanocephala