This window, at Tours cathedral, is dated to the last part of the 13th century, was donated to Tours Cathedral by the Canons of the Collegiate church at Loches in commemoration for the Treaty of Paris (1259) between Louis IX of France and Henry III of England.
Heterotoma is a genus of Hemiptera bugs in the Miridae family.
A genus of Syrphini hoverflies.
This rose window in the south transept of Evreux Cathedral was given to the Cathedral by Louis XI of France between 1470 and 1480. It is 6.5 metres in diameter and represents the Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven. Below the rose window the lancet windows in the Gallery contain representations of eight of the Apostles.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Macrophya
Species: M. annulata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. trifolii
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.
A genus of Bush Crickets in the Tettigoniidae family.
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 is a genus of flea beetles, in the Chrysomelidae family, containing some 300 species world wide.
