north africa

Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale male cut to white

Silver washed fritillary butterfly Argynnis paphia cut to white one with folded wings one in flight, feeding on scabious flowers

Painted lady Vanessa cardui butterfly with host plant Spear thistleCirsium spc and life cycle stages

Painted lady Vanessa cardui butterfly cut to white

European rhino beetle Oryctes nasicornis dorsal view cut to whtie

Pen and ink illustration of the Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata looking sideways at the viewer, cut to white

Linnet Linaria cannabina on a branch showing its distinctive red head and crimson cap

Little owl Athene noctua sat on a tree stump on one leg with ash leaves behind, staring out balefully