Monday, 30 September 2024

30-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SMALL RANUNCULUS MOTH (Hecatera dysodea)

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Hecatera dysodea, the small ranunculus, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, primarily in Central Europe and Southern E...
Sunday, 29 September 2024

29-9-2024 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - PLAIN TIGER BUTTERFLY (Danaus chrysippus)

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Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Austral...

29-9-2024 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - BROAD SCARLET DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Crocothemis erythraea)

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The scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include broad scarlet, ...

29-9-2024 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - 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...
Saturday, 28 September 2024

28-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - THERESIAN MOTH (Lamoria anella)

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Lamoria anella is a species of snout moth described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 found in Africa, Asia and Europe. The ...
Wednesday, 25 September 2024

25-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

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Orthetrum chrysostigma, the epaulet skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bo...

25-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HAWAIIAN BEET WEBWORM MOTH (Spoladea recurvalis)

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Spoladea recurvalis, the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwid...

25-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui)

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Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cos...

25-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - APPLE MINT (Mentha suaveolens)

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A variant of apple mint, pineapple mint, displays white variegation on its leaves, Pierce County, Washington Mentha suaveolens, the apple mi...

25-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - SPOTTED LADY'S THUMB (Persicaria maculosa)

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Persicaria maculosa (syn. Polygonum persicaria) is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Common names include lady's th...

5-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - LAMENTING GRASSHOPPER (Eyprepocnemis plorans)

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Eyprepocnemis plorans, the lamenting grasshopper, is a species of insect in the family Acrididae. It is the type species of the genus Eyprep...
Tuesday, 24 September 2024

17-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (FEMALE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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The adult female in breeding plumage is duller than male with dull grey head, brownish upperparts and cream-buff underparts with brownish-ol...

24-9-2024 EL PALMAR, ALBUFERA - BLACK HEADED GULL (JUVENILE) (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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  The Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small and one of the most abundant gulls in much of Europe and Asia, and also in e...

24-9-2024 EL PALMAR, ALBUFERA - GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)

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Population size Unknown Life Span 15-22 years Top speed 51 km/h mph km/h mph  Weight 700-1500 g oz g oz  Height 1 m ft m ft  Length 80-104 c...

24-9-2024 EL PALMAR, ALBUFERA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Grey herons are the largest birds most of us ever see in our garden: the wing span is around 6ft. Despite their size, they are surprisingly ...

24-9-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a large long-legged wading bird of the heron native to Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It lives ...

24-9-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long b...

24-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON SUNFLOWER

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The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested...

24-9-2024 CATARROJA, VALENCIA - IBERIAN GREY SHRIKE (Lanius meridionalis)

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The Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis ) is a member of the shrike family. It is closely related to the great grey shrike, Lanius excu...
Monday, 23 September 2024

23-9-2024 POTRIES, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

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The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants report...

23-9-2024 VILLALONGA CAMPO, VALENCIA - CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias croceus)

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Colias croceus, clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites. Colias croceus is one of the most wides...

23-9-2024 VILLALONGA CAMPO, VALENCIA - SNAKE MILLIPEDE (Ommatoiulus rutilans)

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Ommatoiulus rutilans (C. L. Koch, 1847) Common name “Millipede” Length 1.5 to 38mm. Average lifespan 7 years Widespread in Spain and into th...

22-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus)

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The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested...

23-9-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SATIN WAVE MOTH (Idaea subsericeata)

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Idaea subsericeata, the satin wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It...