Orange swift
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The orange swift or orange moth is a moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and was previously placed in the genus Hepialus. It is distribute
Triodia sylvina, male
Triodia sylvina St Foy d'Aigrefeuille France male dorsal
Triodia sylvina St Foy d'Aigrefeuille France male ventral
Triodia sylvina St Foy d'Aigrefeuille France female dorsal
Echium vulgare
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Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss and blueweed, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. It is native to most of Europe and western and central Asia and it occurs as a
Orange swift
…various plants including bracken (Pteridium species), dandelion (Taraxacum species), docks (Rumex species), hop (Humulus lupulus) and viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). The larvae pupate in silken cocoons near the surface of the soil; pupa are elongated with hooked bristles on the abdominal segments. They leave the…
Echium vulgare L
Being pollinated by skipper butterflies
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Closeup of flower