Zygaena trifolii

walwyn Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:40

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. trifolii

Callophrys

walwyn Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:28

 

The Callophrys are a genus of butterflies in the Lycaenidae family. There are some 60 species worldwide, though there is some debate as to whether, or not, the Old World Green Haistreaks, and the North American Elfins belong in the same genus.

 

Conocephalus

walwyn Wed, 06/06/2012 - 22:51

 

 

A genus of Bush Crickets in the Tettigoniidae family.

 

 

 

 

Simon-Marq

Galswinthe Mon, 06/04/2012 - 09:47

Based in Reims and establish in around 1640 by Pierre Simon this family of glass makers is one of the 10 oldest companies in France. The company is currently run by Benoît Marq, the son of Brigitte Simon (daughter of Jacques Simon) and Charles Marq, making him the twelfth generation to run this family firm.

Altica

walwyn Sat, 05/26/2012 - 19:46

 

Altica is a genus of flea beetles, in the Chrysomelidae family, containing some 300 species world wide.

 

Strophosoma

walwyn Sat, 05/26/2012 - 18:47

Strophosoma is a genus of Nut Weevils in the family Curculionidae. Members of this genus are polyphagous and can be pests of both conifers and deciduous trees, such as Abies procera and Abies nordmanniana (Christmas trees), beech and oak.

Pyrgus

walwyn Wed, 05/23/2012 - 21:57

 

Pyrgus is a genus of butterflies in the Hesperiidae family, with about 49 species world wide.

Cydnidae

walwyn Tue, 05/22/2012 - 22:45

The Cydnidae are a family of Shieldbugs with some 750 species that are commonly called Burrowing Bugs.

 

Galland and Gibelin

walwyn Mon, 05/07/2012 - 19:52

 

 

In 1893 the painter Jacque Galland and glassmaker Espirt Gibelin won a competition to create 10 stained glass windows, at Orleans Cathedral, depicting the life of Joan of Arc.

 

 

Cathedral Choir Screen

walwyn Thu, 03/15/2012 - 21:06

Above the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral are some 40 sculpted reliefs of biblical scenes, and other scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The scenes were sculpted by some of the best artists in France and were commissioned at different times over a 200 year period from 1510 to 1720.

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