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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ematurga atomaria

Common Heath(english)
This moth is native in europa and Near East.It can be found in spring as the days getting warmer.Common Heath feeds on nektar from clover,heath or heather.The larvea feed on heather or heath and hibernate in a cocun in the ground to emerge in spring.There are to flights a year,but this depents on the area.From Galicia

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain(english)
Llanten menor(spanish)
Ribwort Plantain is a common perennial herb native to europa and introduced in the rest of the world.It flowers early summer and you can find the flowers until autumn.Ribwort Plantain is found commonly in grass fields of both rich and poor soils,which does give it a different appearance.It is used as indicator in pollen research to find out use of land in the past.Ribwort Plantain is a non toxic herb and can be feed to animals.For humans it is used as a herbal medicine and also tea can be made out of it.Also butterfly's use the plant to lay their eggs.From Galicia

Pieris rapae

Small White(english)
Blanquilla de la col(spanish)
Small White is a small to medium butterfly native to most of europa,north-africa and asia and is accidentally introduced in america,australia and new-zealand where it is a pest insect on cabbages and mustard family crops.Small White lays single to maximum three eggs on cabbage plants like colliflor and has in europa three to four flight periodes a year.Small White hibernates as a pupea in winter an can be found as butterfly in mild periodes.Small White's have natural enemy's like parasitic wasp's,ladybirds,harvestman,etc.The caterpillar's are green and found often hidden under the leaves so are difficult to find for the predator's.From Galicia 

Lavatera arborea

Tree Mallow(english)
Malva Aborescente(spanish)
This flower growing between 0.5m until rarely 3m is native to western europa and the mediterranean region.Tree Mallow is found primarly on the coast and is salt tolerant.Dispersal of seeds is done by the sea or birds and is often found on islands as well.Tree Mallow is used as an ornamental flower in gardens.Also it was sometimes used as animal food.For humans it is not edible but the leaves can be used for treating strains by making the leaves wet in hot water and apply on the effected area.From Galicia 

Rhagio scolopacea

Snipe fly(english)
Snipe Fly's are fly's which are found worldwide,and Rhagio scolopacea is a european species.They are found flying in spring.Snipe Fly's feeding on other small insects which they catch in the air and possible on nectar from flowers.They live normally in woods or on wood edge's where they can found resting head down on a piece of wood or something simular.The adult female put eggs on individual basis in compost or in rotting wood and the larvae are feeding preferable on earthworms,and are to emerge in spring.From Galicia

Linum bienne

Wild flax(english)
Lino bravo(spanish)
Native to southwestern europa and mediteranean region,Wild Flax is a biannual herb flowering from march to june.It is found in meadows,roadsides as long the soil is not to rich and not to wet.Wild Flux doesnt have any medicinal or edible uses,but as usual the bees visit them for pollunation and there is a fungus associated with Wild Flux.From Galicia