Wednesday, 18 October 2023

19-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EMERALD MOTH (Phaiogramma faustinata)

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The larva feeds polyphagous in the herb layer. In Tenerife, I found it on Lotus glaucus and in La Gomera on Lotus glinoides. Phaiogramma fau...

19-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BROAD NOSED WEEVIL (Rhytideres plicatus)

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Insect with a length of 6.5 to 14 mm. Oblong, depressed dorsally, black, covered dorsally with oval, strongly imbricate scales, gray, yellow...

18-10-2023 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, VALENCIA - EURASIAN MARSH HARRIER

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The western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacen...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023

18-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CUTWORM AND DART MOTH (Polymixis dubia)

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Surroundings of the town: cereal fields, olive trees, almond trees and orchards, surrounded by holm oak and repopulated pine forests (black,...

16-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - JASMINE MOTH (Palpita vitrealis)

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 Palpita vitrealis, common name jasmine moth or white pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. This species occurs worldwide, in...
Monday, 16 October 2023

17-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SMALL BLOOD VEIN MOTH (Scopula imitaria)

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 Scopula imitaria, the small blood-vein, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799 and it is found...

17-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PUG MOTH (Eupithecia cocciferata)

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Eupithecia cocciferata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, in France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia...

16-10-2023 BELLUS, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)

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The speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm. Th...

16-10-2023 BELLUS, VALENCIA - EASTERN IBERIAN PSAMMODROMUS (Psammodromus edwarsianus)

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 The East Iberian sand racer or East Iberian psammodromus (Psammodromus edwarsianus) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is...

17-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - TAWNY COCKROACH (Ectobius pallidus)

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Ectobius pallidus, the tawny cockroach, is a species of non-cosmopolitan cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It occurs in southern England, ...
Sunday, 15 October 2023

15-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLUE ROCK THRUSH (MALE) (Monticola solitarius)

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The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Tu...

15-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SESAME LEAFROLLER (Antigastra catalaunalis)

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Antigastra catalaunalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel ...

15-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - STINK BUG (Acrosternum millierei)

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Acrosternum millierei is a species of insects with 469 observations.  

15-10-2023 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...
Saturday, 14 October 2023

14-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CARPET MOTH (Euphyia frustata)

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 Euphyia frustata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. The wingspan is about 28 to 34 mm.

14-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANGLE MOTH (Isturgia miniosaria)

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Isturgia miniosaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in France, Spain and Portugal. It is also found in North Afr...
Friday, 13 October 2023

12-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH (Macroglossum stellatarum)

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The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is nam...

13-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HALF EDGED WALL JUMPING SPIDER (Menemerus semilimbatus)

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Menemerus semilimbatus is a spider in the family Salticidae. Menemerus semilimbatus are about 6.5–8.4 millimetres (0.26–0.33 in) long, the m...

13-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MEDITERRANEAN SNOUTED POTTER WASP (Rhynchium oculatum)

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Rhynchium oculatum is a large potter wasp up to 3 centimeters in size. It is coppery red and may have yellow markings on its abdomen. The en...

13-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LESSER BLOODY NOSE BEETLE (Timarcha goettingensis)

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T imarcha goettingensis, commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of leaf beetle nativ...

13-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea eugeniata)

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Idaea eugeniata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Italy, France, Andorra, Spain, Portugal and North Africa. The wingspan i...

13-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PUG MOTH (Eupithecia oxycedrata)

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 Eupithecia oxycedrata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Spain, southern Portugal, the Balearic Islands, southe...
Thursday, 12 October 2023

11-10-2023 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - GREATER FLAMINGO (Phoenicopterus roseus)

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Greater flamingos are very social. They travel in groups numbering up to thousands and they communicate by using visual and auditory cues. G...

11-10-2023 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - GREATER FLAMINGO (JUVENILE) (Phoenicopterus roseus)

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The Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It was described by Peter Si...

11-10-2023 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The Little egret (Egretta garzetta) is small elegant heron in the family Ardeidae. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land...
Wednesday, 11 October 2023

11-10-2023 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - NOMAD DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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The red-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. Sympetrum fonscolombii is a widespread and co...

11-10-2023 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)

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The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate z...

11-10-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LADY OF THE NIGHT CACTUS (Cereus hexagonus)

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Cereus hexagonus or lady of the night cactus is a species of columnar cactus found in Ecuador and Venezuela. Cereus hexagonus grows like a t...

11-10-2023 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - ZITTING CISTICOLA (Cisticola juncidis)

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 The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range inclu...

11-10-2023 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - COMMON BUZZARD (Buteo buteo)

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The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in the family ...