This Blog contains Wildlife and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. On the right of the page are labels for each species of Bird/Animal etc. Click on a label to show all of the photos taken for that species. Information for each species is from Wikipedia. Just click on any image for a large picture.
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Thursday, 8 July 2021
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Friday, 2 July 2021
2-7-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLACK BANDED BEE FLY (Genus Hemipenthes)
Hemipenthes is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are many described species, distributed throughout the Holarctic realm. These are small to large robust flies with a body length of 5–14 mm. They can be distinguished from similar genera (Villa) by their wing venation. A number of species formerly in this genus were moved to a separate genus, ins in 2020.
Larvae are hyperparasites on parasitic Hymenoptera.
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
30-6-2021 FONT ROJA, ALCOY - COMMON BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY (Gonepteryx rhamni)
The Cleopatra butterfly inhabits open woodland and scrub. The flight period is from May to August in most parts of its range, except Spain, where it is double brooded and may fly almost all year. The adult hibernates in evergreen trees and shrubs. The caterpillars feed on the buckthorns Rhamnus alaternus. When the green caterpillars are prepared to pass to the pupal stage, they tie themselves through a silk belt to the host plant, on the underside of a leaf. The green chrysalis became gradually yellow and red, revealing the colors on the wings of the adult close to flutter.
This species is native to the Mediterranean region (Southern Europe, North Africa and West Asia).
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