Natural History Photographs


On the final day of our stay in Ville sur Sarre, I explored one more time the mountain slopes around the village. During the two weeks of our stay the season had noticeably progressed, with several plants no longer being in flower. But there were still many butterflies, and on this final day I gave these due attention. Walking along a track next to a small river in mostly wooded area gave me hardly views on the landscape, and sadly I have no overview photos to show. The photos shown here were all taken close to where I returned in the afternoon.
Hyponephele lycaon
Authority:(Kühn, 1774)
English:Dusky Meadow Brown
Deutsch:Kleines Ochsenauge
Français:Misis
Español:lobo
Lycaena alciphron
Authority:(Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms:Heodes alciphron
English:Purple Shot Copper
Deutsch:Violetter Feuerfalter
Français:Cuivré mauvin
Español:manto púrpura
Parnassius apollo
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Apollovlinder
English:Apollo
Deutsch:Roter Apollo
Norsk:Apollosommerfugl
Svenska:Apollofjäril
Français:Apollon
Español:apolo
Aromia moschata
Nederlands:Muskusboktor
Tettigoniidae
Authority:Krauss, 1902
Nederlands:Sabelsprinkhanen
English:Katydids, bush crickets
Deutsch:Laubheuschrecken
Vanessa atalanta
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:atalanta
English:Red Admiral
Deutsch:Admiral
Norsk:Admiral
Svenska:Amiral
Français:Vulcain
Español:atalanta
Parnassius apollo
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Apollovlinder
English:Apollo
Deutsch:Roter Apollo
Norsk:Apollosommerfugl
Svenska:Apollofjäril
Français:Apollon
Español:apolo
Zygaena carniolica
English:Crepuscular Burnet
Deutsch:Esparsetten-Widderchen, Krainer Widderchen
Français:Zygène du sainfoin, Zygène de la carniole
Coenonympha arcania
Authority:(Linnaeus, [1760])
Español:ocelada banda blanca
Galium verum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Geel walstro
English:Lady's Bedstraw
Deutsch:Echtes Labkraut
Norsk:Gulfegra
Svenska:Gulmåra
Français:Gaillet espacé
Italiano:caglio giallo, caglio zolfino, erba zolfina, presuola
Español:cera virgen, cuajaleche, cuajaleches, galio, galio amarillo, hierba cuajadera,
hierba sanjuanera, lagrimera
Pyrgus carlinae
Authority:(Rambur, 1839)
English:Carline Skipper
Deutsch:Ockerfarbiger Würfel-Dickkopffalter, Südwestalpen-Würfel-Dickkopffalter
Français:Hespérie de la parcinière
Lycaena alciphron
Authority:(Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms:Heodes alciphron
English:Purple Shot Copper
Deutsch:Violetter Feuerfalter
Français:Cuivré mauvin
Español:manto púrpura