Chequered Beetle- Trichodes alvearius

Chequered Beetle- Trichodes alvearius

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

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[1442] Pempelia palumbella?

[1442] Pempelia palumbella?

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

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Great Green Bush Cricket- Tettigonia viridissima

Great Green Bush Cricket- Tettigonia viridissima

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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Oak Leaf Spider- Aculepeira ceropegia?

Oak Leaf Spider- Aculepeira ceropegia?

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

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Flower Spider- Thomisus onustus

Flower Spider- Thomisus onustus

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

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Longhorn Beetle- Leptura cordigera

Longhorn Beetle- Leptura cordigera

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

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Knapweed Fritillary- Melitaea phoebe

Knapweed Fritillary- Melitaea phoebe

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

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Narrow Rose-banded Wave- Rhodostrophia calabra?

Narrow Rose-banded Wave- Rhodostrophia calabra?

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

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Safflower Skipper- Pyrgus carthami?

Safflower Skipper- Pyrgus carthami?

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

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Marbled White- Melanargia  galathea

Marbled White- Melanargia galathea

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

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Escher's Blue- Polyommatus escheri?

Escher's Blue- Polyommatus escheri?

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

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Chequered Beetle- Trichodes leucopsideus

Chequered Beetle- Trichodes leucopsideus

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

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Brassica Bug nymph- Eurydema oleracea?

Brassica Bug nymph- Eurydema oleracea?

This little guy was seen amongst the vegetation at the back of our campsite pitch. France, Provence, Digne-les-Bains, Eaux Chaudes, 4/07/2011

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Burnet Moth- Zygaena sp.

Burnet Moth- Zygaena sp.

I don't know which species this is and don't have any other photos to assist with ID- can anyone...

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[1696] Bright Wave- Idaea ochrata?

[1696] Bright Wave- Idaea ochrata?

We saw this on our campsite at Digne; we'd chosen a pitch with a flowery bank behind it and this was...

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[1932] Spring Usher- Agriopis leocophaearia

[1932] Spring Usher- Agriopis leocophaearia

It was already afternoon before I noticed this pretty moth on my study window sill (see below)...

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[2355] Dumeril's Rustic- Luperina dumerilii

[2355] Dumeril's Rustic- Luperina dumerilii

Still got lots of last year's holiday pics to sort through! France, Dordogne, St. Meyme de Rozens, la Cabane du Pommier, 24/09/2011

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[1867] Treble Bar- Aplocera plagiata

[1867] Treble Bar- Aplocera plagiata

Or is it Lesser T-b?? France, Dordogne, St. Meyme de Rozens, 28/09/2011

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