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The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced.\nDescription:\nThis beetle is characterised by very long antennae (like all other Cerambycids and a somewhat coppery or greenish metallic tint. The typical form, characterised by a pronotum with a metallic color, is widespread in Europe, except for most of Spain and Southern Italy. In such regions, in North Africa, and in Asia to Japan, the species is represented by some subspecies characterised by a more or less red pronotum. The antennae are longer than the entire head and body length in male and as long as body in females. Nevertheless, the Oriental subspecies have usually shorter antennae. \nBiology:\nThe adults are usually found on leaves, especially those of the willow trees, where the larva of this species lives. The secretion with the characteristic musky smell is produced in thoracic glands, and is expelled through openings located on the distal part of the metasternum, near the hind legs articulation. The secretion was formerly supposed to contain salicylaldehyde or a salicylic ether, but there is now evidence that it consists instead mainly of four different monoterpenes, among which rose oxide, one of the most important fragrances in perfumery (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made in a Marsh Region in the Netherlands, where Willows are growing.
Red squirrel posing with a hazelnut on a dull day
Macro of beetle of Oedemera nobilis feeding on a white edelweiss flower
A Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland, UK
Male Lynx Spider on a Passion Flower in East Texas.
Ant under microscope
Squirrel on a tree branch looking at the camera.
Image of tiger beetle on green leaves on natural background. Animal. Insect.
Squirrel eating a nut on a tree branch
Longicorn on wild plants, North China
. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower
Squirrel in a tree looking cute.
Summer day: single hoverfly on a blooming white queen annes lace
Dorsal close up of northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hydrida on a sandy soil
Adult Scentless Plant Bug of the subfamily Rhopalinae
Leptura quadrifasciata, the spotted longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nAdult beetles are 11–20 mm long, black with four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. In extreme cases the elytra may be almost entirely black. It is found throughout the Northern and Central Palaearctic region. \nLarvae make meandering galleries in various trees, including oak, beech, birch, willow, alder, elder and spruce. The life cycle lasts two or three years.\nThe adults are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands on the described Habitats.
Bee insects in the wild, North China
The endangered Dune Tiger Beetle Cicindela maritima on natural sand environment
Possible hybrid between easstern grey and red squirrel, feasts on maple flowers with tongue out, in spring
Fly on umbelliferous plant
(Gryllus campestris) Field cricket
Closeup on the Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida sitting on sandy soil
Coreus marginatus Dock Bug Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
close up of leaf beetle inhabiting on the leaves of wild plants. Altica beetle. Close-up Blue Milkweed Beetles (Chrysochus pulcher)
Summer day Single hover fly on top of a blooming queen anne`s lace flower head.
Northern dune tiger beetle - Cicindela hybrida
Beetle on a plant in summer
White-clouded longhorn beetle (Mesosa nebulosa) sitting on leaf, macro photo
Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67729 2 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68392 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68392 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68383 2 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68383 1 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68409 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68409 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68394 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67729 1 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68388 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68388 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68394 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67719 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Aelia acuminata (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araschnia levana (Nymphalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
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Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Enicospilus ramidulus (Ichneumonoidea sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Beris vallata (Stratiomyidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
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Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Nematopogon swammerdamella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anthocharis cardamines (Pieridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araschnia levana (Nymphalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Empis tessellata (Empididae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysomela populi (Chrysomelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Platystoma seminationis (Platystomatinae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anthophila fabriciana (Choreutidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araniella spec. (Araneae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Urophora cardui (Tephritidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Donacia spec. (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Lestes spec. (Odonata sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Corizus hyoscyami (Rhopalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Lucilia spec. (Diptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Nematopogon adansoniella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
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Nematopogon adansoniella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Enicospilus ramidulus (Ichneumonoidea sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Anania verbascalis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Limax maximus (Limacidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Cauchas rufimitrella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Tetrix subulata (Tetrigidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Tetrix subulata (Tetrigidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Epiphragma ocellare (Tipulidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Harpella forficella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Harpella forficella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Aeshna isoceles (Aeshnidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Elophila nymphaeata (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Elophila nymphaeata (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Radix balthica (Lymnaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Radix balthica (Lymnaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Volucella zonaria (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Stathmopoda pedella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Eurydema oleracea (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Stenocorus meridianus (Cerambycidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Stenocorus meridianus (Cerambycidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Sitochroa palealis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Macaria alternata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Macaria alternata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cassida spec. (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Pammene aurana (Tortricidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Arge cyanocrocea (Argidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anania verbascalis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Malachius bipustulatus (Melyridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Malachius bipustulatus (Melyridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Closterotomus norwegicus (Miridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Closterotomus norwegicus (Miridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Aelia acuminata (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Tritomegas bicolor (Cydnidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Helophilus pendulus (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Stratiomys longicornis (Stratiomyidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Mystacides longicornis (Leptoceridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Helophilus pendulus (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Mystacides longicornis (Leptoceridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Hydrometra stagnorum (Hydrometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Hydrometra stagnorum (Hydrometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 4.jpg
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum (Staphylinidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
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