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March 14th 2025 This update includes 3 new moth species, the Rose-flounced Tabby, the Rusty Wave and the Single-dotted Wave.
Next come 2 new insect species, the Fourlined Silverfish and the Masked Hunter.
Lets' finish with 2 new spider species, Atypus sp and the Latticed Dome Sheetweaver and one new springtail species, the Hairy-Back Girdled Springtail.
I've just passed the 1,000-page mark dedicated to species observed in Europe (actually, I'm at 1,004).
Ford insects, there are 320 Lepidoptera (81 butterflies, 184 moths, and 55 micromoths), 33 dragonflies or damselflies, and 341 other insects (a dedicated index will be created for an order starting at 100 species; beetles will arrive very soon).
Then, in descending order, come birds with 156 species, arachnids with 93 species, mammals with 17 species, gastropods with 17 species, reptiles with 6 species, amphibians with 4 species, crustaceans with 4 species, plus 13 species belonging to other phyla or classes.
It is also worth adding 283 pages corresponding to species observed during my trips outside Europe.
February 5th 2025 This update includes one new moth species, photographed at the caterpillar state, the Figure of Eight, one new arachnid species, Xysticus lanio and one new bird species, the Kentish Plover.
Let's finish with insects and 7 new species, the Common Lagoon Fly, Raglius alboacuminatus, the Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach, Polydrusus (Scythodrusus) inustus, Bombylius venosus, Minyops carinatus and Liparus coronatus.
January 15th 2025 This update includes 3 new moth species including 2 photographed more than 10 years ago in French Guiana and just identified recently, Gonuris leonnatus, Rhododactyla semirosea and the Fox Moth.
Let's continue with insects and 4 new families en species, the Tanbark Borer, the Robber flies, the Cereal Leaf Beetles and Ceroxys hortulana.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Macaroeris nidicolens and one new reptile species, the Common Slow Worm.
December 3rd 2024 This update includes 5 new bird species observerd during o short visit to the Danube Delta, the Pygmy Cormorant, the Squacco Heron, the Dalmatian Pelican, the Glossy Ibis and the Whiskered Tern.
Next come 2 new moth species, the Brown-tail Moth and the Greater Wax Moth.
Let's finish with one new insecte species, Lasiorhynchites olivaceus and one new amphibian species, the Palmate Newt.
October 22nd 2024 This update includes 3 new bird species, the New Zealand Plover which finishes the list of my sightings in New Zealand, then the Caspian Gull and the Black Stork.
Let's continue with 2 new moth species, the V-pug et the Muslim Moth, and one new arachnid species, Varroa destructor.
Let's finish with 6 new other insect species, the Lesser Striped Flea Beetle, the Varied Carpet Beetle, the Rice Weevil, the Cuckoo Wasps of the Chrysidinae subfamily, Chrysops viduatus and Anaceratagallia sp.
September 29th 2024 Let's continue with pictures shot in New Zealand including one new orthoptera species, Sigaus australis and one new dragonfly species, the New Zealand Bush Giant Dragonfly.
Next come sixteen new bird species, the Rifleman, the New Zealand Pigeon, the Double-banded Plover, the White-fronted Tern, the Weka, the South Island Oystercatcher, the Caspian Tern, the California Quail, the Sacred Kingfisher, the Tui, the Black Swan, the New Zealand Grebe, the Little Pied Cormorant, the Common Myna, the Paradise Shelduck and the Pied Stilt.
April 30th 2024 This update includes one new micromoth species, the White-legged Case-bearer, one new other insect species, Cydnus aterrimus and one new mammal species, the Greater White-toothed Shrew.
Next comes a first batch of slightly more distant species encountered during a stay in New Zealand, first a new mammal species, the New Zealand Fur Seal and then fourteen bird species, the White-faced Heron, the Silver Gull, the Australian Magpie, the New Zealand Fantail, the Australian Pied Cormorant, the Kea, the Spotted Shag, the Yellow-eyed Penguin, the Australasian Gannet, the Kelp Gull, the Variable Oystercatcher, the New Zealand Bellbird, the New Zealand Scaup and thee Black-billed Gul.
February 24th 2024 Let's finish with species from Martinique, including one new gastropod species, the Giant African Land Snail, one new spider species, the Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula, one new other insect species, Pepsis sp, and two new bird species, the Laughing Gull and the Village Weaver.
Let's continue with some species from metropolitan France, including two moth species, the Pale Oak Beauty and the Large Tabby, two new micromoth species, Enolmis acanthella and Bagworm Moths, and at least one new other insect species, Tetramorium sp.
January 20th 2024 Let's continue with species from Martinique including one new butterfly species, the Large Orange Sulphur.
Following are five new bird species, the Shiny Cowbird, the Grey Trembler, the Spectacled Thrush, the Black-whiskered Vireo and the Mangrove Cuckoo.
Let's finish with one new amphibian species, the Cane Toad and two new crustacean species, the Caribbean Hermit Crab and the Swamp Ghost Crab.
September 18th 2023 This update includes one new insect species, Pogonocherus hispidus.
You will find then new West Indies species observed during a short stay in Martinique. Let's begin with one new butterfly species, the Gold-rim Swallowtail, and one reptile species, the Martinique Anole.
Let's continue with six bird species, the Tropical Mockingbird, the Carib Grackle, the Green Heron, the Purple-throated Carib, the Black-faced Grassquit and the Common Gallinule.
Let's finish with three crab species, the Mudflat Fiddler Crab, the Blue Land Crab and the Red Rock Crab.
May 29th 2023 Let's continue wiyj north american birds and five new species, the Semipalmated Plover, the Pileated Woodpecker, the Sanderling, the Dark-eyed Junco and the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Let' finish with one new mammal species, the North American Beaver.
March 7th 2023 Here are other new North American species seen during our road trip through Québec. You will find 15 new bird species, the Downy Woodpecker, the Evening Grosbeak, the Osprey, the Belted Kingfisher, the Pine Siskin, the American Kestrel, the White-throated Sparrow, the Bonaparte's Gull, la Ruffed Grouse, the Great Blue Heron, the Double-crested Cormorant, the Harlequin Duck, the Bald Eagle, the Cedar Waxwing and the Northern Gannet.
Let's finish with five new mammal species, the Red Fox, the American Red Squirrel, the Beluga Whale, the Groundhog and the Grey Seal.
January 20th 2023 This update brings six new moth species, the Guernsey underwing, the Shaded Fan-foot, the Ruby Tiger, the Dingy Footman, the Passenger and the Box Tree Moth.
Here following are two new micro-moth species, the Barred Marble and the Ox-tongue Conch.
Let' continue with two new north american bird species following a road-trip thru the Québec province (many other species to be added by the next update), the Common Grackle and the Song Sparrow.
Then here are four new other innsect species, Polydrusus formosus, Campyloneura virgula, Mesosa nebulosa and Conomelus anceps.
Let's finish with two new spider species, Alopecosa sp. and the Civic Meshweaver.
December 1st 2022 Only three new species for this update, that's two new bird species, the Short-eared Owl and the Common Sandpiper, and one new spider species, Carrhotus xanthogramma.
October 23rd 2022 This update includes one new micromoth species, the Lichen Button.
Let's continue with six new other insect species, the Southern Green Shield Bug, Cixius nervosus, the Cereal Fly, Drilus flavescens, Uroleucon sp. and Sciara sp..
June 16th 2022 This update includes one new micromoth species, the Bud Moth.
Let's continue with three new other insect species, Campopleginae sp., Dasytes (Metadasytes) caeruleus and Medetera sp..
Following this here are two new spider species, Leptorchestes berolinensis and Parasteatoda lunata.
Lest's finish with one new springtail species, Orchesella villosa.
March 13th 2022 Despite all my efforts to ensure the correct identification of species, I sometimes make mistakes (especially as I don't specialize and am interested in the entire animal kingdom).
So, I would particularly like to thank an Internet user who took the trouble to point out to me an error in the identification of a moth caterpillar. I misidentified the caterpillar of the March Moth.
This update includes a certain number of new species seen during a trip to Hungary, in particular in the region of Lake Balaton.
Let's start with a new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Green Hairstreak.
Let's continue with four new insect species, Tipula fascipennis, the Peach Capnodis, Capsodes gothicus and Phyllobius betulinus.
Following this here are four new bird species , the Hooded Crow, the Eurasian Golden Oriole, lthea Lesser Whitethroat and the Great Reed Warbler.
Let's finish with two new spider species, Tibellus sp. and Eresus moravicus, two new reptile species, the Grass Snake (my observations in Western Europe are now listed as Barred Grass Snake) and the Green Lizard, and at least one new mammal species, the European Ground Squirrel.
January 26th 2022 Following the acquisition of a camera trap I started to make video montages with the first recorded sequences, it starts with the Western Barn Owl.
You will also find one new spide species, Ballus chalybeius.
And at least, here seven new insect species, the Aleocharine Rove Beetles, the diptera of the Dixidae family, the Yellow-legged Hornet, the Common Leaf Weevil, Pachyrhinus lethierryi, Mocydia crocea and the Pied Shieldbug.
December 13th 2021 This update includes, among others, my first North American species (a very limited number) following one touristic visit to New York City.
You will find one new species of butterfly (rhopalocera), the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and three new moth species, the Straw-barred Pearl, the Square-spot Rustic and the Satin Grass-veneer.
You will then find two new bird species, the Ring-billed Gull and the American Robin.
Let's continue with three new insect species, the Green Leek Grasshopper, Allygus modestus and the Black-and-Red-bug.
Let's finish with two new spider species, Lepthyphantes minutus and Clubiona comta.
October 22nd 2021 This update includes one new butterfly species, the Niobe Fritillary and three new moth species, the Broad-barred White, the Bordered Straw and the Scorched Carpet.
Let's continue with one new dragonfly species, the Scarlet Dragonfly.
You will then find five new species of other insects, Chlorophorus glabromaculatus, Nacerdes (Xanthochroa) carniolica, the Oak bush-cricket, the Eared Leafhopper and the Large Gold Grasshopper.
Let's finish with one new spider species, the Oak Spider and one new snail species, the Copse Snail.
May 6th 2021 This update includes one new moth species, Aplocera plagiata or Aplocera efformata.
Let's continue with one new bird species, the Spotted Flycatcher.
Then here are four new insect species, Notostira elongata, the Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, the Striped Summer Chafer et Euceraphis sp.
Let's finish wih three new spider species, Salticus zebraneus, Theridiosoma gemmosum and the Cardinal Spider.
January 31st 2021 This update includes one new butterfly species, the Sooty Copper and one new moth species, the Buff Ermine.
Let's continue with five new bird species, the Western Swamphen, the Monk Parakeet, the Ruff, the Rook and the Northern Wheatear.
Let's finish with three new insect species, Hispa atra, Pherbellia cinerella and Limnia unguicornis.
November 27th 2020 This update includes one new moth species, the Bloxworth Snout.
You will then find a new bird species, the Alpine Chough.
Let's continue with one new insect species, the Hairy-footed Flower Bee.
Let's finish with two new springtail species, the Clover Springtail and Dicyrtoma fusca.
September 27th 2020 Some hard disk drive problems have delayed this update. This will not reduce the time between the capture of pictures and their classification!
You will find two new moth species, in the caterpillar form, the Flame Shoulder and the Dark Spectacle.
Dealing with birds here are the two first nocturnal bird of prey, the Little Owl and the Western Barn Owl.
I have also started to add some audio records of bird songs.
Let's continue with four new insect species, Tipula (Savtshenkia) pagana, Micromus angulatus, Phaonia subventa et Psychoda sp.
Lets' finish with one new spider species, Scotina celans and one new springtail genus, Pogonognathellus sp.
March 18th 2020 I continue with a few new species seen during vacation in Iceland.
Let's start with two new moth species, the Broom Moth and the Brown Knot-horn.
Here after are eight new bird species, the Great Skua, the Barnacle Goose, the Arctic Tern, the Snow Bunting, the Pink-footed Goose, the Horned Grebe, the Common Loon and the European Golden Plover.
Let's finish with three sea mammal species, the Common Seal, the Minke Whale and the Humpback Whale.
November 25th 2019 This update includes one new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Blue Spot Hairstreak, four new moth species, the Chalk Burnet, the Marbled Green, the Shuttle-shaped Dart, the Grey Pug, and four new micromoth species, Oegoconia sp, Metalampra sp, the Small Birch Bell and the Small Purple Flat-body.
Let's continue with three new bird species with two of them starting a series of observations done during vacation in Iceland, the Griffon Vulture, the Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Northern Fulmar.
Then you will find five new insect species, Stenodema laevigata, the Damsel Ant Bug, Trichodes apiarius, the Buffalo Treehopper and the Tortoise Bug.
Let's finish with one new spider species, the Marbled Cellar Spider.
April 11th 2019 This update includes three new micromoth species, Stathmopoda pedella, the Triple-stripe Piercer and the Birch-aspen Leafroller.
It finishes with five new insect species, Zophomyia temula, the Downlooker Snipefly, Thelaira solivaga, the Broad Centurion and Cylindromyia bicolor.
December 3rd 2018 This update includes one new moth species, the White-point and one new micromoth species, the Brown Oak Tortrix.
Let's continue with two new other insect species, the Dusky Cockroach and Chrysis sp.
Then here is one new bird species, the Common Whitethroat.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Marpissa radiata.
August 23rd 2018 This update includes three new moth species, the Pale Tussock, the Vapourer, the Silver Barred and one new micromoth species, the Cherrybark Tortrix.
Let's continue with four new other insect species, Odynerus sp., Phaeostigma notata, Licinus hoffmannseggi and Epiphragma ocellare.
Let's finish with one new harvestman species, the Spring Harvestman.
May 26th 2018 This update includes five new moth species (most of them observed in the caterpillar state), the Small White Wave, the Pale Brindled Beauty, the Small Eggar, the Four-spotted Footman and the Fruit Beauty Moth.
Let's continue with five new other insect species, the Four-spotted Carrion Beetle, the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Ctenophora (Cnemoncosis) festiva, Rainiera calceata and Physiphora alceae.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Pseudeuophrys lanigera
February 21st 2018 This update includes one new moth species, the November Moth.
Let's continue with seven new other insect species, the Common Earwig, Idiocerus lituratus, Psychoda surcoufi, Tipula rufina, the Lathbury's Nomad, the Tawny Mining Bee and Stenidiocerus poecilus.
Let's go on with one new spider genus, the Leafcurling Sac Spiders
Let's finish with two Sprintaail species, Dicyrtomina saundersi and Poduromorpha with also one new myriapod species, the House Centipede.
November 19th 2017 This update includes two new moth species, the Black-spot Chestnut, the Common Marbled Carpet and one new micromoth species, the Garden Rose Tortrix.
Let's continue with five new other insect species, the Common Green Lacewing, Asiraca clavicornis, Sylvicola fuscatus, Synophropsis lauri and Ophion obscuratus.
Let's finish with four new arachnid species, Xysticus ulmi, the Common Hammock-weaver, the Red Velvet Mites and the Walnut Orb-weaver Spider.
August 1st 2017 I will now register this site so that it is known by search engines. I will not remain as the only visitor…
This update includes seven new moth species (Heterocera), the Double-striped Pug, the Mother of Pearl, the Lesser Cream Wave, the Yellow-barred Brindle, the Svensson's Copper Underwing, the Bordered Beauty and the Elbow-striped Grass-veneer.
Let's continue with two new other insect species, Chrysotoxum festivum and the Large Conehead.
Let's finish with one new spider species, the Invisible Spider.
June 1st 2017 The web site is now online again at the following new URL: "http://unmondedansmonjardin.free.fr":
This update includes my observations done while hiking on the mountains of Belledonne, France.
Let's start with four new butterfly species (Rhopalocera), the Almond-eyed Ringlet, the Large Ringlet, the Purple-edged Copper and the Black-veined White.
Let's continue with five new moth species (Heterocera), the Scarce Striped Grass-veneer, the Rosy Underwing, Actinotia radiosa, Mesotype verberata and the Mottled Beauty followed by one new Micromoth species, Eana argentana.
Then there are seven new species of other insects, the Lady birds of the Scymninae sub-family, the Alder Spittlebug, Evacanthus interruptus, the Common Green Grasshopper, the Small Gold Grasshopper, the Large Banded Grasshopperé and the Green Mountain Grasshopper.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Icius subinermis.
March 27th 2017 This web site is still off line but this is going to be fixed when my Internet connection provider will succeed in de-obstructing the underground pipe that will route the optic fibre to my house.
This update includes five new moth species, the Straw Underwing, the Riband Wave, the Flame, Crambus pascuella, the Light Arches and one new microlepidoptera genus, Bryotropha sp.
Let's go on with five new insect species, Diaperis boleti, Loensia fasciata, Chrysopa perla, the German Scorpionfly and Pachytodes cerambyciformis.
Let's finish with one new spider species (let's rather say a group of two species), the Ozyptila of the praticola group
January 31st 2017 This web site is still off line but this is going to be fixed during the coming month.
This update includes four new moth species, the Sharp-angled Peacock, the Scarce Umber (in the caterpillar form), the Dun-bar (in the caterpillar form) and the Green Silver-lines.
After that you can find four new bird species, the Black-necked Grebe, the White Stork, the Whooper Swan and the Common Crane.
Let's go on with four new insect species, the Sluggish Weevil, the Western Conifer Seed Bug, the Figwort Weevil and Harpocera thoracica.
Let's finish with three new spider species, the Rabbit Hutch Spider, Harpactea hombergi and the Black-palped Jumper.
December 3rd 2016 The web site if off line since November 21st following the removal of the hosting service of my Internet connection provider. I am going on with updates at the same pace but on an offline version. I will put all this back online in a month or two after having chosen a new hosting service.
This update includes one new moth species, the Early Grey.
After that you can find four new bird species, the Green Sandpiper, the Common Snipe, the Yellowhammer and the Pied Avocet.
Let's go on with ten new insect species, the Celery Fly, the Mediterranean Katydid, the Banded Mosquito, Machilidae sp., Rhyparochromus vulgaris, Osmia cornuta, Tropidothorax leucopterus, the Tipula of the Yamatotipula subgenus lateralis group, Otiorhynchus sp. and the Common Glow-worm.
Let's finish with two new spider species, the Buzzing Spider and the Bark Sac Spider.
September 21st 2016 This update includes three new moth species, the L-album Wainscot, the Gold Spot and the Burnished Brass.
This is followed by two new bird species, the Grey Partridge and the Purple Heron.
Let's continue with three new insect species, Wesmaelius sp., Pantilius tunicatus and Eristalis intricaria.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Arctosa sp.
June 21st 2016 I have added, this times, one page dedicated to caterpillar thumbnails.
This update includes one new butterfly species, the Purple Hairstreak, three new moth species, the Long-legged Tabby, the Little Emerald, the Tree-lichen Beauty and three new micro-moth species, the Nettle-tap, Anacampsis blattariella and the Brown House-moth.
Let's finish with two new other insect species or families, the Tumbling Flower Beetles and Chrysogaster solstitialis.
April 9th 2016 I have added, in the top left menu, one page to perform searches on the pages of this web site. This is done with "Google Custom Search".
Furthermore, this update includes one new butterfly species, the Pearly Heath, one new moth species, the Mint Moth and two new micro-moth species, Dasycera oliviella and the Gold-ribbon Argent.
Let's finish with six new other insect species, the Fairy-ring Longhorn, the Curled Rose Sawfly, Lasius emarginatus, Tipula lunata, Stenopterus rufus and Ancistrocerus sp.
February 8th 2016 This update includes two new moth species, the Peach Blossom and the Dusky Carpet with four new microlepidoptera species, Ptycholoma lecheana, the Carnation Tortrix, Clepsis consimilana and the Crescent Bell.
Let's go on with one new damselfly species, the Dainty Damselfly.
Let's finish with six new other insect species, the Wasp Beetle, the Large Rose Sawfly, Cantharis livida, the Nut Weevil, the Buzzer Midge and Platystoma seminationis.
December 30th 2015 This update includes two new moth species, the Common Pug and the Blossom Underwing with a new microlepidoptera species, the Yellow Underwinged Thick-horn.
Let's go on with four insect species, the Ten-spotted Ladybird, Chyromya sp., Tipula varipennis and Valgus hemipterus.
Then you will find four new bird species, the Common Tern, the Red-crested Pochard, the Red-backed Shrike and the Whinchat.
Let's finish with one new spider species, Evarcha falcata.
October 12th 2015 Let's finish with the species of French Guiana and 22 moth species observed at the light trap, the Streaked Sphinx, Protambulyx goeldii, Cicinnus sp., Adeloneivaia jason, the Gold-fringed Snout Moth, Hemeroblemma opigena, Symphlebia neja, Amaxia bella, Rhuda focula, Amaxia consistens, Eacles guianensis,
Xylophanes chiron, the Cluentius Sphinx, Isognathus excelsior, Amaxia chaon, Desmoloma sp., Automeris sp., Epimolis incarnata, the Southern Flannel Moth, Argyrosticta sp., Amaxia gnosia and Euglyphis braganza.
They are followed by a last bird species, the Rufous Crab Hawk and a last mammal species, the Proboscis Bat.
Let's come back now to the species found on this side of the Atlantic ocean with 3 new insect species, the Spotted Cranefly, Nematus (Pteronidea) poecilonotus and Cloeon sp., one new arachnid species, Philodromus of the rufus goup and at least one new gastropod species, the Rotund Disc.
February 3rd 2015 During my stay in French Guiana I had the pleasure to meet some members of the Association des Lépidoptéristes de France who kindly permitted me to attend a light trap night session. I have been able to shoot a few pictures.
That's why this update includes an important number of new moth species. Please notice that I have used the new classification which includes the previous Arctiidae family into the Erebidae family (while this is not yet done for the European species ...)
I remind you that the information that I have collected here may contain a non-negligible number of errors. So please double check with other sources if you plan to use these informations.
There are 3 new butterfly species, the Mneme Tigerwing, Prepona sp. or Archaeoprepona sp. and the Aetolus Stripestreak.
Then there are 38 new moth species, the Boisduval's Horned Devil, Adhemarius gannascus, the Sky-pointing Moth, Antiblemma sp., the Black Witch, Boriza argentipunctata, the Emeraldine, Cresera ilus, the Bellatrix Prominent, Drugera arida,
Dyomyx guenei, Eacles penelope, Epia muscosa, Eulepidotis dominicata, Eumorpha phorbas, Eupastranaia tumidifrons, Hapigia annulata, the Gold-mark Prominent, Himerarctia docis, Letis buteo,
the Mimosa Pearl, the Maruca Pod Borer, Nemoria scriptaria, Oospila of the tricamerata group, Ophisma despagnesi, Orcynia calcarata, Parathyris semivitrea, Rifargia causia, Rifargia felderi, Rifargia myconos,
Robinsonia marginata, the Moonlight Queen, Trichromia phaeocrota, Triommatodes padrina, Trogoptera notata, the Rosy Ermine, Xylophanes amadis and Xylophanes neoptolemus.
Let's continue with 7 new bird species, the American Darter, the White-headed Marsh Tyrant, the Piratic Flycatcher, the Striated Heron, the Amazon Kingfisher, the Spot-tailed Nightjar and the Common Potoo.
Let's finish with one new reptile species, the Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman and one new mammal species, the Guyanan Red Howler.
November 8th 2014 Let's go on again and again with species from French Guiana and 10 new butterfly species, the Sulzer's Lady Slipper, Hypothyris ninonia, Eurema sp., Pareuptychia lydia, the Amber Phantom, the Astyoche Satyr, the Two-banded Satyr, the Helenor Morpho, Eurybia sp. and the Uncertain Owlet.
I will add one new moth species, Virbia elisca.
Here are now 12 new bird species, the Swallow-tailed Kite, the Channel-billed Toucan, the Silver-beaked Tanager, the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater, the Blue-grey Tanager, the Ruddy Ground Dove, the Palm Tanager, the Harpy Eagle, the Blue-black Grassquit, the Tropical Kingbird, the Least Tern and the Cocoi Heron.
Then you will find 1 new damselfly species, Mecistogaster lucretia, 4 other new insect species, one unknown Leafhopper nymph (Cicadellidae sp.), one unknown mantis species (Mantidae sp.), Manicocoris rufipes and Erotylus giganteus.
Let's finish with 3 new arachnid species, one unknown Jumping Spider (Salticidae sp.), one unknown Nursery Web Spider (Pisauridae sp.), Leucauge sp., 2 new reptile species, the Boa constrictor, the Goldenscale Anole, and at least 1 new mammal species, the Golden-handed Tamarin.
July 5th 2014 Let's continue with species from French Guiana and 7 new butterfly species, the Variable Cracker, the Cupido Metalmark, the Hermes Satyr, the Red Postman, the Sara Longwing, the Croesus Eyemark and the Brazilian Crescent.
Here is one new moth species, the Green-banded Urania.
Dealing with birds, you will find 7 new species, the Smooth-billed Ani, the Green-rumped Parrotlet, the Wattled Jacana, the Red-necked Woodpecker, the Magnificent Frigatebird, the Scarlet Ibis and the Little Blue Heron.
Let's go on with 6 new other insect species, the American Grasshopper, the Violet-winged Grasshopper, Taeniotes subocellatus, the Nogodinidae family, Apiomerus sp. and Eneoptera sp.
We continue with one new spider species, the Blue Fang Skeleton Tarantula, two new reptile species, the Spectacled Caiman and the Striped Forest Whiptail .
Let's finish with one new mammal species, the Common Squirrel Monkey.
April 23rd 2014 This update is a beginning of a series concerning my first contact with the wildlife of South America following a two weeks trip in French Guiana.
Let's start with 17 new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Scarlet Peacock, the White Peacock, Brassolis sophorae, the Butler's Skipper, the Spineless Silverdrop, the Lilac-banded Longtail, Magneuptychia sp., the Aoede Longwing, the Sharp Banded-Skipper, the Tropical Buckeye, the White-patched Emesis, Melinaea ludovica, Cissia penelope, the Gulf Fritillary, the Common Nymphidium, the Orcus Checkered-Skipper and the White Grass Yellow.
Let's go on with 3 new moth species (heterocera), Chetone catilina, the Banana Stem Borer and Eubaphe sp.
Dealing with birds you will find 6 new species, the Semipalmated Sandpiper, the Snowy Egret, the Great Kiskadee, the Black Vulture, the Crested Oropendola and the Yellow Oriole.
Here is the following with two new dragonfly species, the Band-winged Dragonlet and the Red-faced Dragonlet and three other insect species, the Waterhyacinth Grasshopper, Nasutitermes sp. and Poecilopompilus sp.
Let's finish with three new spider species, the Silver Argiope, Frigga pratensis and Nephila sp., two reptile species, the Giant Ameiva and the Rainbow Whiptail, one amphibian species, the Crested Forest Toad, and two mammal species, the Pale-throated Sloth and the Red-rumped Agouti.
January 14th 2014 This update includes one new bird species, the Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Let's continue with four new insect species, the Chorthippus of the brunneus group, the Yellow Dung Fly, Ampedus cinnaberinus and the Moth Midge.
Let's finish with one new arachnid species, Zoropsis spinimana.
November 20th 2013 This update includes two new moth species, the Straw Grass-veneer and the Flounced Rustic with also to new microlepidoptera species, the Nut Bud Moth and the Morning-glory Plume Moth.
Let's go on with three other insect species, Polistes nimpha, Carabus problematicus and the Stripe-winged Grasshopper.
Let's finish with three new arachnid species, Leiobunum rotundum, Nelima sp. and the Dune Wolf-spider.
September 27th 2013 This update includes three new moth species, the Lesser Swallow Prominent, the Common Grass-veneer and Pyropteron sp..
Let's go on with five other insect species, the Snail-killing Fly, Sphecodes albilabris,the Italian Tree Cricket, Lygus pratensis and the Tenthredo of the marginella group.
Dealing with spiders I have created one page for the Xysticus of the cristatus group following information found on the dipode-vie.net web site (in French language). The page dedicated to Theridion sisyphium is now changed into one page dedicated to the Phylloneta of the impressa group. You will also find one new harvestman species, Opilio canestrinii
July 12th 2013 For this update I have sorted again my pictures of butterlies of the Colias genus and so I have added (maybe I am wrong) one page for the Pale Clouded Yellow.
Then you will find two new moth species, the Snout (as a caterpillar) and the Smoky Wainscot, and also one new microlepidoptera species, the White-speckled Clothes Moth.
Let's continue with nine new other insect species, the Clouded Yarrow Fly, Hedychrum rutilans, the German Wasp, the Meadow Froghopper, Phaonia pallida, the Common Wasp, Meiosimyza rorida, Eristalis abusiva and Tachina magnicornis.
Let's finish with one new arachnid species, the Four-spot Orb-weaver.
May 19th 2013 This update includes a small improvement dealing with the navigation on this web site. Some pages show buttons to select geographical areas where the pictures were shot. I am now using "cookies" to keep this selection from one page to another or when reloading the page. Other similar improvements will appear in the next following months.
You will find one new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Adonis Blue, and two new moth species (heterocera), the Common Footman and the Southern Six-spot Burnet.
I have corrected two species identification errors on insects. Syrphus ribesii has become Syrphus vitripennis and I have added one page for Eristalis arbustorum. So I remind you that the information on this site may still include some errors and you need to double check with other sources if you plan to use them.
You will the find four new species of other insects, Nephrotoma quadrifaria, Ectobius vinzi, Larinus turbinatus and Xylotrechus antilope.
Let's finish with one new arachnid species, Segestria bavarica.
April 9th 2013 This update includes three new moth species, the Indian Meal Moth, Aedia funesta and the Blood Droplet Burnet, and two new microlepidoptera species, the Hook-marked Straw Moth and the Brassy Long-horn.
Then you will find five new insect species, the Sharp-tailed Grasshopper, the Sulphur Beetle, Helophilus trivittatus, Lissonota sp. and Halictus scabiosae.
Let's go on with one new arachnid species, the Woodlouse Spider.
Let's finish with two gastropod species, the Two Toothed Door Snail, and the Common Chrysalis Snail.
March 3rd 2013 This update includes two new moth species, the Four-spotted Moth and the Small Ranunculus, and two new microlepidoptera species, Pleurota aristella and Nemophora raddaella.
Let's go on with one new bird species, the Eurasian Reed Warbler.
Then you will find five new insect species, Trichius fasciatus, Eliozeta pellucens, the Lucerne Bug, Ephemera glaucops and the Alder Leaf Beetle.
Let's finish with two arachnid species, Philodromus sp. and Sitticus pubescens.
February 2nd 2013 I am going the update, early this year, with pictures shot in June 2011.
Let 's start with two new butterfly species, the Silver-studded Blue and the Weaver's Fritillary.
Let's go on with four new moth species, Udea fulvalis, the Carniolan Burnet, the European Corn Borer, the Small Magpie and two new microlepidoptera species, Alabonia geoffrella and the Red-barred Tortrix.
You will find then three new other insect species, Peribalus strictus, the White-spotted Rose Beetle and the Common House Mosquito with also two new spider species, Drassodes sp and the Amaurobius of the similis group.
Let's finish with one crustacean species, the Common Striped Woodlouse, and one new millipede species, the Flat-backed Millipede
December 23rd 2012 This update includes two new moth species, Eudonia delunella and the Hebrew Character (as a caterpillar), with three new microlepidoptera species, Schiffermuelleria schaefferella, the Blackthorn Argent and the Yellow-barred Long-horn.
Let's go on with one new bird species, the Middle Spotted Woodpecker.
There are then eleven other new insect species, Volucella bombylans, the Hawthorn Shieldbug, the Forest Cockroach, Ichneumon extensorius, the False Blister Beetle, Ceraleptus gracilicornis, Caliprobola speciosa, Plagionotus detritus, Arma custos, the Woundwort Shield Bug and at least Leiopus femoratus.
Let's finish with two new arachnid species, Nigma walckenaeri and Marpissa muscosa plus one page on the Pardosa of the lugubris group.
November 14th 2012 I update these web pages steps by steps after having sorted some of the pictures shot in the field. After doing a selection, I make groups of 100 pictures. The archival, telling species apart (when I can), the collection of documentation and information about the new species (between 5 and 15 in a group of 100 pictures) and the update of this web site last between one and two months.
As the number of new pictures (I am sometimes shutter addict) is greater than the number of sorted pictures, the shift between the date of the picture and the publishing date is always increasing. This not a particular problem, you just need to be patient to see my progress in photography.
This update includes two new moth species, the Satellite (as a caterpillar) and the Light Emerald , with a new microlepidoptera species, the Small Barred Long-horn.
Let's go on with one new bird species, the Black Kite.
There are then eight other new insect species, the Narcissus Bulb Fly, Rhagio vitripennis, the Iris Seed Weevil, Liophloeus tessulatus, Empis tessellata, Agriotes pilosellus, the Lesser Stag Beetle, and at least the Pellucid Fly.
Let's finish with two new arachnid species, Heliophanus tribulosus, and the Black Lace-weaver.
October 13th 2012 This update includes some species observed in the Basse Vallée du Doubs, sometimes in the far and during a very short stay, guided by Frédéric Tillier who kindly make me re-discover the region when I have spent my youth.
You will find one new moth species, in the caterpillar form, the Lackey Moth and one new microlepidoptera species, Notocelia cynosbatella.
Let's go on with siw new bird species, the Sand Martin, the Black-crowned Night Heron, the Eurasian Stone-curlew, the Common Greenshank, the Yellow Wagtail, the Eurasian Tree Sparrow and at least the European Bee-eater.
Let's finish with three other insect species, Tipula vernalis, Melanocoryphus albomaculatus, and the Rustic Sailor Beetle, two arachnid species, the Ornate Cow Tick, and the Two-tubercled Orb-web Spider, and one gastropod species, the Girdled Snail.
August 25th 2012 You will find three new moth species observed at the caterpillar state, the Oak Eggar, the Twin-spotted Quaker and the Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, as well as two new microlepidoptera species, the Green Longhorn and the Spruce Seed Moth.
Let's go on with six new other insect species, the Elder aphid, the Checkered Beetle, Issus coleoptratus, Periclista sp, the Green Tiger Beetle and at least Meliscaeva auricollis following the correction of a wrong species identification.
You will also find two new spider species, Philodromus dispar and the Zebra Spider.
Let's finish with one gastropod species, the Common Amber Snail and one centipede species, Geophilus flavus.
July 9th 2012 This update finishes with my bird watching results in the northern part of the Netherlands and goes on with my spring observations ... in April 2011!
You will then find three new Bird species, the Fieldfare, the Western Marsh-harrier and the Eurasian Spoonbill.
Dealing with insects, I have created one page for the Tipula of the lunatipula subgenus.
Concerning Arachnids, welcome to Heliophanus cupreus. I have also replaced the page on the Cucumber Green Spider by one page dedicated to the Araniella genus. The previous page was having many errors because of unreliable sources and personal mistakes caused by bad understanding. The new page is based on information from the web site araneae spiders of Europe and on a scientific study of the German arachnologist Peter Sacher dealing with the visibility of the dots on the spiders of this genus. I have only found it in Norwegian language so I now may have added my own misunderstandings to the errors of automatic translation tools ...
Doing this, one picture of an Enoplognatha of the ovata group was classified, by error, as Araniella. I have fixed this identification error and I have created the matching page.
May 31st 2012 About presentation you will notice than some pages with thumbnails, whose size was becoming too large, have been modified so that they are not totally displayed at first load. You need to click on an arrow at the bottom of the page to display the following thumbnails. Then the time to load at first connexion is reduced. Those who want to browse thru the whole page will have some additional mouse clicks to perform.
Also, in some pages that I call "detailed pages" (in which I wanted to add some information about families - will I take time to do this one day?), informations are now displayed on demand using buttons.
This update mainly includes some ornithological observations done in the Netherlands. Having to do a quick trip to Den Helder, I have taken an extra vacation day to go to the Texel Island. Unfortunately I have not been very lucky and I have got bad weather.
Then you will find thirteen new bird species, the Common Eider, the Common Shelduck, the Meadow Pipit, the Common Gull, the Greylag Goose, the Brant Goose, the Eurasian Curlew, the Eurasian Oystercatcher, the Gadwall, the Tufted Duck, the Eurasian Wigeon, the Bar-tailed Godwit and the Black-tailed Godwit .
Let's finish with one new moth species, the Small Engrailed, one new diptera species, the Window Gnat and one new arachnid species, Zygiella x-notata.
April 7th 2012 The growth of this small web site requires some adaptations which are done one by one. You will notice here a small change in the menu to group all the insects.
You will find one new moth species (heterocera) which has been missed in a previous update, the Dark Arches.
There are three new bird species, the Coal Tit, the Eurasian Siskin and the Common Merganser.
Working with spiders, I have replaced the page formely dedicated to the Giant House Spider (Tegeneria gigantea) by a page dedicated to the House spiders of the atrica group.
Let's go on with three other insect species, the St. Mark's Fly, the Cream-streaked Ladybird and the Ashy Mining-bee.
Let's finish with one new gastropod species, the Garden Slug, and one crustacean species, the Common Rough Woodlouse.
February 11th 2012 This update includes three new moth species (heterocera), the Meal Moth, the Chestnut and the Clancy's Rustic.
There is one new bird species, the Common Redshank.
Let's go on with one new spider species, Metellina merianae.
Among gastropods, welcome to the Darparnaud's Glass Snail.
Lets' finish with two new insect species, the Marsh Crane Fly and the Wood Cricket.
January 11th 2012 This update includes two new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Southern White Admiral and the Large Copper.
There are also two new moth species (heterocera), the Beet Webworm Moth and Oncocera semirubella with a new microlepidoptera species, observed as caterpillar, Ethmia pusiella .
I have also fixed a species identification error. The Svensson's Copper Underwing has become Copper Underwing.
Among odonata, there is a new damselfly species, the Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Let's go on with seven other insect species, the Red Cabbage Bug, Spilostethus pandurus, Dasypoda hirtipes, Hedychrum nobile, the Rufous Grasshopper, the European Mantis and the Yellow Weevil.
I have added one page for the spider of the Xysticus genus, knowing that it is very difficult to tell species apart.
Let's finish with one new gastropod species, the Bush Snail.
November 16th 2011 I am slowly keeping on updating this web site with pictures shot in July and August 2010. You will find some Mediterranean species observed during a stay in the Var (southern France).
There are three new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Two-tailed Pasha, the Rock Grayling and the Tree Grayling.
There are three new moth species (heterocera), the Sub-angled Wave, the Maiden's Blush and the Gypsy Moth.
You will also find two new dragonfly species, the Southern Darter and the Red-veined Darter.
Let's go on with seven new other insect species, Dinera ferina, Corizus hyoscyami, the Tree Damsel Bug, the Great Potter Wasp, Camponotus vagus, the Blue-winged Grasshopper and Calliptamus wattenwylianus.
Let's finish with two myriapod species, the Garden Centipede and the Black Snake Millipede.
September 23rd 2011 I am not used to doing so but I will inform of an update of the link page where I have added Le Jardin de Lucie, a blog site in French language that I do like very much.
This update also includes three new moth species (heterocera), Chrysoteuchia culmella, the Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Phlyctaenia coronata.
Furthermore, I have corrected two misidentifications. The Moorland Clouded Yellow has now become Mountain Clouded Yellow and Eudonia lacustrata has now become Eudonia mercurella. I say again that a non-negligible number of misidentifications must remain and, if you are using information from this site, it is recommended to double check with information from other sources.
You will also find one new bird species, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (not for beautiful pictures but just for having observed a new bird species in my garden)..
Let's go on with two new arachnid species, Odiellus spinosus and Synaema globosum.
At least, let's finish with fourteen other insect species, the Cypress Jewel Beetle, Graphomya maculata, the Giant Tachinid Fly, the Long Hoverfly, Hemicrepidius hirtus, the Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle, Cheilosia illustrata, the Red Spotted Plant Bug, the Crucifer Shield Bug, the Common Flesh Fly, the Forest Dung Beetle, Tachina fera, Scaeva pyrastri and the Black-striped Longhorn Beetle.
August 13th 2011 This update includes three new moth species (heterocera), the Bee Moth, Crambus pratella and the Treble Brown Spot.
You can also find one new microlepidoptera species, Platyptilia ochrodactyla.
Let's finish with eight other insect species, the Sloe Bug, the Bishop's Mitre, the Twenty-two-spotted Ladybird, the Green Nettle Weevil, the Tiger Crane Fly, the Birch Catkin Bug, the Large Birch Sawfly and Sapromyza sexpunctata.
I have removed the Spotted Cranefly's page because the picture was not sufficient for the identification of the species. I have also removed Eysarcoris fabricii because I have made an beginner error by believing to have observed this species. Please double check any information found on this site as the number of errors may not be negligible.
July 9th 2011 This update includes one new butterfly species (Rhopalocera), the Glanville Fritillary, and one new microlepidoptera species, the Ferruginous Eulia Moth.
You will also find one new dragonfly species, the Red-eyed Damselfly. I have also fixed one identification error by adding the Keeled Skimmer. It was mistaken as a Southern Darter (female).
Arachnids are not forgotten with 4 new species, the Sheep Tick, Agalenatea redii, the Spotted Wolf Spider and the Flower Crab Spider.
Lets' go on with two new insect species, Trichodes alvearius and the Red-tipped Flower Beetle.
You will also find one new gastropod species, the Slender Amber Snail . I have also fixed one identification error by adding the Brown Garden Snail . Some pictures were mistaken for Roman Snail.
Let's finish with one new mammal species, the European Hare.
May 6th 2011 Let's finish with my trip to Guadeloupe with 3 new bird species, the Brown Trembler, the Guadeloupe Woodpecker and the Bananaquit and one new amphibian species, the Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog.
My spring observations (2010) start with 1 new moth species, (as a caterpillar), the Mottled Umber.
Let's go on with 7 new insect species, Ptychoptera albimana, the Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn, Polydrusus cervinus, the Gooseberry Sawfly, Dorytomus longimanus, the Alder fly and the Parent Bug.
And let's finish with 2 new arcahnid species, Larinioides cornutus and Cyclosa conica.
March 5th 2011 This update includes one new amphibian species which was dropped during one previous update, this is the Agile Frog.
You will also find a first contact with the Caribbean wildlife during a short stay in Guadeloupe early 2010. I have added a filter to some index files. It is used to display species depending on the observation region (notice that this filter is not based on the geographical range of the species but on the location where I have shot the pictures).
So there are 9 new bird species, the Spotted Sandpiper, the Brown Pelican, the Royal Tern, the Common Cattle-Egret, the Gray Kingbird, the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, the Common Ground Dove, the Antillean Crested Hummingbird and the Zenaida Dove.
There are three new reptile species, the Green Iguana, the Les Saintes Anole and the Guadeloupean Anole.
Let's finish with one new moth species (caterpillar only), the Tetrio Sphinx, one new insect species, the Leaf-cutter Ant and one new crustacean species, the Atlantic Ghost Crab.
January 15th 2011 This update includes a new category where I will put species which have no specific sheet yet. You can find the Compass Jellyfish.
There are also two new moth species (heterocera), the Orange Swift and the Rush Veneer.
There are also three new bird species, the Common Pochard, the Reeves's Pheasant and the Egyptian Goose.
There is one new other insect species, the European Hornet
Let's finish with two new arachnid species, the Mothercare Spider and the Common Garden Orb Weaver.
November 11th 2010 This update includes four new moth species (heterocera), the Bright Wave, the Peacock Moth, Pyrausta purpuralis and the Red Underwing. There is also a new microlepidoptera species, Pammene aurana.
There are also two new bird species photographed during a stay in northern Brittany, the Great Black-backed Gull and the Sandwich Tern.
Let's go on with one new damselfly species, the Common Blue Damselfly and two other insect species, the Bee Beetle and the Woodland Grasshopper.
Let's finish with two arachnid species, the Labyrinth Spider and Dicranopalpus ramosus.
September 18th 2010 This update includes two new moth species (heterocera), the Sussex Emerald and the Rosy Footman.
Let's go on with six new other insect species, Sicus ferrugineus, Gymnosoma rotundatum, Brachyleptura fulva, the Green Leafhopper, Carpocoris purpureipennis, and Polistes bischoffi.

July 8th 2010 I am still one year late with this site update. I am spending a lot of time to gather informations on the new species I have photographed.
This site shows 317 different species: 209 insect species (butterflies: 61, moths and microlepidoptera: 59, dragonflies and damselflies: 26, other insects: 63), 70 bird species, 14 arachnid species, 6 gastropod species, 11 mammal species, 3 reptile species, 2 amphibian species and 2 crustacean species.
The whole site includes a selection of 953 photos, all shot in Europe.
935 pictures (98%) were shot in France.
737 pictures (78%) were shot in the Yvelines (French department near Paris).
255 pictures (27%) were shot in my garden.
This update includes one new butterfly species (rhopalocera), the Black Hairstreak, four new moth species (heterocera), the Large Yellow Underwing, the Blood-vein, the Brown China Mark and Eudonia lacustrata, and at least one new microlepidoptera species, the Apple Ermine.
You will also find one new damselfly species, the Southern Damselfly and three new dragonfly species, the White-tailed Skimmer, the Emperor Dragonfly and the Lesser Emperor.
Let's go on with six new other insect species, Criorhina ranunculi, the Iris Sawfly (larva only), the Willow clytra, Oreina menthastri, the Long-winged Conehead, and the Tanner Beetle.
I have removed the page on Palomena viridissima, because after verification I have only observed Palomena prasina in my garden.
There is one new bird species, the Western Jackdaw.
There is one new spider species, Evarcha arcuata.
There is at least one new gastropod species, the Leopard Slug.
April 24th 2010 This update includes two new moth species, observed as caterpillars, the Lesser Yellow Underwing and the Goat Moth.
There is also one new microlepidoptera species, the Dark Strawberry Tortrix.
The use of extender tubes has enabled me to add 7 new insect species: the Cream-spotted Ladybird, Cortodera humeralis, Cheilosia albitarsis, Helophilus pendulus, the Rose Aphid, Rhopalus subrufus and the Dark Bush-cricket.
You will also find 3 new spider species, the Cucumber Green Spider, the Common Hammock-Weaver and Misumenops tricuspidatus.
February 6th 2010 I am beginning to catch up with the late update of this web site.
This update includes one new bird species, the Black Woodpecker.
There are, at least, 6 new insect species, the Poplar Leaf Beetle, the Pale Green Weevil, the Glaucous Leaf Weevil, the Common Cockchafer, Actina chalybea and Suillia variegata.
December 19th 2009 This update includes one new moth species. I have taken some poor quality pictures 3 years ago and I have just found which species it is, Crocota tinctaria.
You will also find one new bird species, the Common Redpoll.
November 21st 2009 Only one new bird species in this update, the Ring-necked Pheasant.
I have also added some other pictures, mainly of birds, here and there.
October 24th 2009 The end of my trip in Ardèche and the following pictures, back to the Paris region.
Starting from September 10th 2008, the pictures are taken in RAW mode and converted using Canon DPP software.
There are 4 new butterfly species, the Dingy Skipper, the Berger's Clouded Yellow, the Dryad and the Common Yellow Swallowtail. There are 3 new moth species, Drasteria cailino, the Angle Shades and the Brimstone Moth.
There is at least one new mammal species, the Least Weasel.
September 12th 2009 I am going on with the low pace of updates. There is still a one year delay since the date I took the pictures.
I am spending a lot of time to document on the new different species …
This update includes the beginning of a series of pictures shot during a summer stay in Ardèche.That's why there are new species you can more easily observe in the south of France.
There are 6 new butterfly species, the Striped Grayling, the Spotted Fritillary, the Heath Fritillary, the Great Banded Grayling, the Clouded Yellow, the Silver-spotted Skipper and one new moth species, the White Plume Moth.
There is one new dragonfly species, the Green-eyed Hook-tailed Dragonfly and one new damselfly species, the Copper Demoiselle. Ther are 3 new insect species, the Sand Digger Wasp, the Bloody-nosed Beetle and Lygaeus simulans.
There is also one new bird species, the Mistle Thrush.
July 11th 2009 This update includes 2 new moth species, the Yellow-tail (caterpillar only) and the Latticed Heath.
There is also one new dragonfly species, the Western Clubtail and two new insect species, Dolichomitus imperator and the Tapered Drone Fly.
At least one new bird species, the Common Buzzard.
June 11th 2009 This update includes 3 new moth species, the Straw Dot, the Drinker (caterpillar only) and the Heart and Dart.
There is also one new dragonfly species, the Southern Darter and one new insect species, Macrophya duodecimpunctata.
May 16th 2009 This update includes one new moth species, the Grey dagger and one new bird species, the Common Stonechat.
There are also new pictures of Great Spotted Woodpecker.
There are also two new insect species, the Red-headed Cardinal Beetle and the Forest Bug.
At last one new spider species, the Nursery web spider.
April 16th 2009 This update includes two new moth species, the Common Carpet and the Brown Silver-line.
There is also one new dragonfly species, the Four-spotted Chaser, and one new insect species, the Common Crane Fly.
At last, among reptiles, the first snake is welcome, the Grass Snake.
March 28th 2009 This web site is now hosted on a new server with 1GB of allocated space. This is much more comfortable.
The URL is slightly changed, use now http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN.
There are 2 new bird species, the Common Linnet and the European Greenfinch.
There is also 1 new insect species, the Large Bee Fly.
March 14th 2009 This small update includes one new bird species, the Eurasian Jay, and one new mammal species, the European Rabbit.
February 20th 2009 There are 2 new bird species, the Great White Egret and the White Wagtail.
This update includes, among other changes, some new pictures of the Siberian Chipmunk.
January 31st 2009 This update includes 1 new moth species, the Spring Usher.
There are 3 new bird species, the Little Grebe, the Common Teal and the Common Kingfisher.
There is 1 new mammal species, the Brown Rat.
January 14th 2009 This update includes 1 new butterfly species and 2 new moth species, the Geranium Bronze, the Pale Shoulder and the Knot Grass.
There are 4 new bird species, the Hoopoe, the Goldcrest, the Northern Lapwing and the Mandarin Duck.
There is 1 new dragonfly species, the Migrant Hawker , and 2 other insect new species, the Spotted Cranefly and the Multicoloured Asian Ladybird.
December 13th 2008 This update includes some pictures shot during a stay at Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées Orientales, France) in August 2007.
There are 4 new butterfly species, the Essex Skipper, the Large Wall Brown, the Short-tailed Blue and the Lang's Short-tailed Blue.
There is 1 new moth species, Sitochroa palealis.
There are 3 new bird species, the Greater Flamingo, the Yellow-legged Gull and the European Shag.
There is 1 new damselfly species, the Brown Emerald Damselfly, 1 new species for the other insects, the Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket , and then 1 new gastropod species, the White Garden Snail.
November 8th 2008 201 different species are now listed :126 insect species (butterflies : 45, moths : 31, microlepidoptera : 3, dragonflies and damselflies : 15, other insects : 32), 48 bird species, 9 arachnid species, 4 gastropod species, 8 mammal species, 2 reptile species, 2 amphibian species and 2 crustacean species.
This is a selection of 536 pictures, all shot in Europe.
518 pictures (97%) were shot in France.
418 pictures (78%) were shot in the Yvelines (French department near Paris).
199 pictures (37%) were shot in my garden.
News dealing with Moths and Butterflies: The Brown Argus, some pictures were wrongly identified as Common blue females, the Shaded Broad-bar and some pictures of already listed species.
Dealing with Birds there is one new species: The Corn Bunting (I need to replace this picture very soon) and some pictures of Common Moorhen's chicks.
There are 4 new insect species: The Spotted Longhorn, the Common Red Soldier Beetle, the Hornet Mimic Hoverfly and the Meadow Grasshopper (I have removed the Tapered Drone Fly as I now think that the identification was erroneous).
There are 2 new dragonfly species: The Southern Hawker and the Moustached Darter .
There are 2 new spider species: La Lined Orb-weaver and the Wasp Spider.
July 2007 was also a good month where Western Roe Deers have not been very shy and were easy to approach. So I have added some better pictures.
September 28th 2008 News regarding moths and butterflies: The Queen of Spain Fritillary, the caterpillar of the Cinnabar Moth and some pictures of already listed species.
There are also 4 new insect species: Gasteruption jaculator, the Buff-tailed Bumblebee, the European Paper Wasp and Palomena viridissima.
I have also shot some pictures of Common Harvestman in my garden.
June 21st 2008 I am still one year late updating this web site with my stock of pictures, and I think that this delay will increase …
Dealing with moths and butterflies, there are 2 new species, the Cinnabar Moth and the Green Oak Tortrix Moth.
Dealing with birds, there are 3 new species : Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Black Redstart.
Dealing with dragonflies and damselflies, there are 2 new species, the Blue-tailed Damselfly and the Erythromma lindenii.
Dealing with arachnids, there is 1 new species, Zilla diodia.
Dealing with insects, there are 11 new species, including Capricorn Beetle.
April 10th 2008 The JPEG compression factor of some pictures has been increased (with a negative impact on image quality) so that this site can fit in the 100 Megabytes allocated on the server.
This update includes some pictures shot during a short stay in London, in April 2007. You will not find here my pictures of Big Ben but pictures of Green Woodpecker and Eastern Grey Squirrel shot in Hyde Park.
Dealing with birds, there are 6 new species: Grey Wagtail, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Common Cuckoo, Blackcap, Northern Chiffchaff.
Dealing with moths and butterflies, there are the first Microlepidoptera, now some pictures of the spring form (levana) of the Map Butterfly, and new pictures of Orange Tip, of Speckled Yellow and of Common Heath.
February 10th 2008 3 new species: Common Kestrel, Song Thrush and Siberian Chipmunk.
Some pictures have been replaced by better quality pictures.
Then, there are now pictures of Great Crested Grebe's chicks perched on the adult's back.
January 5th 2008 This update mainly contains pull-down menus to navigate through this web site.
A total of 153 species are listed: 98 insect species (butterflies : 43, moths : 29, dragonflies and damselflies : 11, others : 15), 36 bird species, 5 spider species, 4 gastropod species, 6 mammal species, 2 reptile species, 1 amphibian species and 1 crustacean species.
October 13th 2007 All the pages are now translated in English.
This update contains some pictures shot in the parc de la Vanoise in August 2006, in particular Alpine Marmots, Alpine Ibexes and butterflies.
A total of 148 species are listed: 98 insect species (butterflies : 43, moths : 29, dragonflies and damselflies : 11, others : 15), 32 bird species, 5 spider species, 4 gastropod species, 5 mammal species, 2 reptile species, 1 amphibian species and 1 crustacean species.
June 15th 2007 I am still late, this updates include pictures of August 2006!
The French pages show 132 different species, only 111 are translated in English.
All the pages about butterflies have been translated, for birds you need to wait the next update …
February 10th 2007 First time online at the following URL http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.neuf.fr
The French pages show 114 different species, only 70 are translated in English (others to come soon). The following description deals with the French pages.
This site shows 114 different species: 73 insect species (butterflies : 28, moths : 24, dragonflies and damselflies : 10, others : 11), 27 bird species, 5 spider species, 4 gastropod species, 2 mammal species, 1 reptile species, 1 amphibian species and 1 crustacean species.
The whole site includes a selection of 262 photos, all shot in Europe.
256 photos (97%) were shot in France.
240 photos (91%) were shot in the Yvelines (western of Paris).
123 photos (47%) were shot in my garden.
May 17th 2006 Web site currently under construction.
August 7th 2004 This is after having taken pictures of some Gatekeepers gathering nectar in my garden, that I decided to go deeper with wildlife photography.
June 2004 I have just bought my digital SLR, I will be able to speed up my photographic activity.

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