The maximum temperature in the Charente today is 38⁰C but feels like 44⁰C, minimum 24⁰C. 20km/h Easterly gusts of wind. Phew.
Wildflower (Orlaya grandiflora) Lace Flower
Pansies.
Typical spider but I cannet get much further with ID!!
My Favourite Chateau in La Rochefoucauld, 15 mins from home, so we see it often.
Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis). This is a female, she has not got the muscle that the males have :-)
Same as the shot above, with a wider view of the Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
La Marguerite.
The 8th of May - Remembrance day in the local village.
France marks the end of the Second World War in Europe on May 8th each year – it is a national holiday, and is called 'National Day' in France.
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)....
Les Lézards des murailles.
Yet another spider without ID, see the underneath below which looks so different....
Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena) with a Common Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) le cercope sanguin.
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Le Cuivré commun ou Bronzé - on Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans).
Lace flower with a Beehive beetle (Trichodes alvearius) le Trichode des ruches ou Clairon des ruches.
Solitary bee larvae are the victims of the voracious appetite of this beetle's larvae.
See above. The small Carpet beetle is on the left of the photo (Anthrenus verbasci). L'anthrène du bouillon blanc ou anthrène bigarré des tapis.
Four Spotted Crane Fly (Nephrotoma quadrifaria). Tipule à quatre tache.
Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba). Also called an Owl moth or Le Hibou in French.
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A male greenfinch (Chloris chloris) Le Verdier d'Europe, and a male sparrow (Passer domesticus) Le Moineau domestique taking a drink.
Four different insects on the Lace Flower, the main one being a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Abeille européenne.
Rosemary beetle larva (Chrysolina americana) la chrysomèle du romarin.
I think I have managed to ID this spider and it is (Runcinia grammica). It is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Thomisidae. It is apparently called a Grape Seed Crab Spider, or in French, Le Thomise rayé.
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Pigeon ramier.
Small tortoiseshell (I think) (Aglais urticae) La Petite tortue ou Vanesse de l'ortie.
As above. The beetle at the back is a Grey rose chafer beetle (Oxythyrea funesta). La Cétoine grise .
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Le Pic épeiche.
If you look carefully at the top photo, you can just see some red on the back of its head, proof that it is a male.
As above.
Spotted horned longhorn beetle (Paracorymbia maculicornis) on a Californian Poppy. Lepture à cornes tachetées.
As above.
I just might get to finish May photos if this heatwave continues for as long as they say it will!
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