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There are so many superficially similar species in my books that I can't even say which genus this...

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France, Provence, Alpes de Haute Provence, 06/07/2011

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France, Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Camargue, Marais de Viguerat 29/06/2011

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France, Provence, Alpes de Haute Provence, 06/07/2011

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Sharing the nectar on this knapweed with a bug and a Chequered Beetle. France, Provence, Alpes-de Haute Provence, 06/07/2011

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We think the male was trying to mate but the female wasn't interested. But maybe there was something...

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France, Provence, Alpes de Haute Provence, c 1700m, 06/06/2011

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I'm not sure of ID here. France, Provence, Alpes de Haute Provence, 06/07/2011

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This large cricket landed in some grass at the foot of a pine tree and proceeded to climb all the way...

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Had we photographed this beautiful spider in northern France there would have been no doubt about ID...

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This a female, the male is much smaller. France, Alpes de Haute Provence, c 1700m, 07/07/2011

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One of several beautiful longhorns we found on white umbellifers. France, Alpes-de Haute Provence, 05/07/2011

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I think this is a Knapweed Fritillary (well, it IS sitting on a knapweed flower) but I could be...

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After pulling off the road to enjoy our sandwiches in the shade of a large tree I spotted this...

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I love skippers (don't we all?) but find them very difficult to ID. Hope I'm right with...

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France, Alpes de Haute Provence, c1700m, 03/07/2011

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Not absolutely certain of ID but hoping this is right! France, Alpes de Haute Provence, c 1700m, 04/07/2011

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Heavily cropped, I'm afraid, but this was a new species to us, distinguished from the other similar...

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