Friday, May 14, 2010

Euphydryas aurinia

Marsh Fritillary(english)
Doncella de ondas(spanish)Marsh Fritillary is a durnial butterfly native to europa and is considered vulnerable to survival.Habitat include swamps,calcium grasslands with little grazing and grassfields where the grass is cut late.The adult put the eggs normally in one batch of up to 600,and the catterpillers stay close and overwinter to become in spring adults.The Marsh Fritillary is found as adult from may to june.From Galicia

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Reseda media


Mignonette(english)
Gualdille(spanish)
This herb which can be annual,biennial or even perenial and is native to southwest europa.It flowers from january until june.Mignonette's habitat include abondoned fields,slopes,thickets with sandy soils well nitrified.Reseda media is a herbaceus plant with no known human uses,but in the family Reseda there are some fragant,medicinal and edibly species.From Galicia

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Linaria triornithophora


Three birds flying(english)
Pajarillos(spanish)
Three birds flying is a perennial flower native to the north-east Iberian peninsular where it is endemic and also has a protected status.It flowers from may to september and is found in forests edges and thickets.There is no known uses for humans except it can be beautiful in a natural garden as it flowers for a long time.From Galicia

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Carabus nemoralis


Wood carabid(english)
This Carabid is commonly found in central and northern europa and introduced in North America where it is expanding.It,s habitat are forests,parks and gardens,where it is hunting for slugs,worms and insectlarvea during the night and hiding under stones and pieces of wood during the day.The Wood Carabid is a fast hunter as adult but as larvea is more a sit and wait hunter.It does have wings but is not able to fly.From Galicia

Monday, May 10, 2010

Vicia sativa


Common Vetch(english)
Veza(spanish)
Common Vetch in a plant native to the mediterranean region but is found worldwide now.It,s habitats are cultivated fields,hedgerows etc.Common Fetch flowers in spring and the seeds are ready in late summer or autumn.It is used as animal food and also to prepare soil for cultivation as it's fixes atmosferic nitrogen in the soil.For humans Common Vetch is edible when cooked and also tea can be made out of it.Also the seeds can be used in bread making,but there is some evidence of toxicity of the seeds.From Galicia

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Tetrigidae sp.


Pygmy locust(english)
This little locusts are found more or less worldwide,but mostly in the tropics.They are found in temperate regions in moist places mainly in forests close to stream where they feed on algea,diatoms and in trees(in tropics) on lichens and mosses .Some are semi acuatic or even acuatic been able to swim underwater.Normally locusts in temperate regions die in winter but Pygmy locust overwinter as adults.From Galicia

Friday, May 7, 2010

Armeria pubigera


Sea thrift(english)
Hierba de enamorar(spanish)
This flower is native to coast lines or simular habitats in western europa.Sea thrift is green year round and it flowers in May until August.It is a flower with some medicinal uses but it can cause dermatitis when used externally.Also it is edible,you can take leaves an cook them also the roots you can take.For insects it is atractive an various like bees,butterflys are visiting Sea thrift to pollinate the flower an in return take the nektar.From Galicia