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  • Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763) 7.5 mm long Carabidae Anchomenus dorsalis,Fall,France,Geotagged
    Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763)
  • Carabus nemoralis O.F. Müller, 1764 26 mm long Carabidae Carabus nemoralis,Fall,France,Geotagged
    Carabus nemoralis O.F. Müller, 1764
  • Alabonia geoffrella (Linnaeus, 1767) 12 mm long Alabonia geoffrella,Lepidoptera,Oecophoridae,alabonia geoffrella
    Alabonia geoffrella (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Chrysolina americana On Rosemary in a garden in France Chrysolina,Chrysolina americana,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,Coleoptera,Rosemary beetle,invasive species,nl: Rozemarijngoudhaan
    Chrysolina americana
  • Rhagium sycophanta (Schrank, 1781) 25 mm long, in oak tree forest France,Geotagged,Rhagium sycophanta,Spring,cerambycidae,rhagium sycophanta
    Rhagium sycophanta (Schrank, 1781)
  • Carabus auronitens (Fabricius, 1792) 20 mm long Carabus auronitens,France,Geotagged,Summer
    Carabus auronitens (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Anarta myrtilli (Linnaeus,1761) 16 mm long Anarta myrtilli,France,Geotagged,Spring
    Anarta myrtilli (Linnaeus,1761)
  • Red fox - Vulpes vulpes The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and the most abundant member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America and Asia. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australia, where it is considered harmful to native mammals and bird populations. France,Geotagged,Red Fox,Vulpes vulpes,canidae,fox,mammal,mammals,red fox,volpe,vulpes vulpes
    Red fox - Vulpes vulpes
  • Pogonocherus ovatus (Goeze, 1777) 5.5 mm long, very small long horn France,Geotagged,Pogonocherus ovatus,Spring,cerambycidae
    Pogonocherus ovatus (Goeze, 1777)
  • Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781) 10 mm long Carabidae Fall,France,Geotagged,Harpalus affinis
    Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)
  • Glomeris helvetica  Diplopoda,Glomerida,Glomeridae,Glomeris,Glomeris helvetica
    Glomeris helvetica
  • Hoplia coerulea Hoplia coerulea male resting on a blade of grass in a wet meadow. 

Hoplia coerula placed placed high in the vegetation at the edge of a stream in a wet meadow. 

The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females. 

Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery. Animal,Coleoptera,France,Geotagged,Hoplia,Hoplia coerulea,Insect,Macro,Male,Melolonthinae,Nature,Scarabaeiformia,Spring,Wildlife,beetle
    Hoplia coerulea
  • Morimus asper (Sulzer, 1776) 26 mm long, black "stainless" form France,Geotagged,Morimus asper,Summer,morimus asper
    Morimus asper (Sulzer, 1776)
  • Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758) 18 mm long
Initially, I've identified this species as Lampyris raymondi but finally it has been identified by the French MNHN (National Museum of Natural History) beetle specialist H. Brustel. France,Geotagged,Lampyris noctiluca,Lampyris raymondi,Summer
    Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Devil's coach-horse (Ocypus olens) [some of the text below was originally written by Patomarazul as a description with this image
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43321/devils_coach_horse_beetle.html
but that image didn't show the species discussed]

The "Devil's coach-horse beetle" with a length of 20-30mm is one of the largest Rove beetles in Europe. As with other Rove beetles the wing covers (elytra) are short, covering only its thorax, exposing the abdominal segments. The abdominal musculature is powerful and the abdominal segments are covered with sclerotized plates. It is capable of flight but its wings are rarely used. It is covered with fine black hairs. It is well known for its habit of opening its jaws and raising its long and uncovered abdomen, like a scorpion when threatened. This explains one of its alternative names, the cock-tail beetle. Although it has no sting, it can give a painful bite with its strong pincer-like jaws. It can also emit a foul smelling odour as a defensive, through a white secretion from a pair of glands at the end of its abdomen.
Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are generally hard to identify. It's a large family with many lookalikes for almost all the common species. A larger Ocypus olens (over 25mm) can be distinguished from most others merely by it's size, but you do need to measure not guestimate, as below 25mm there are many more candidates. Still, even for the larger ones, there are a few lookalikes than can reach the same size - most notably Ocypus tenebricosus and O. pedemontanus that also share some of the distribution area.
Also there is some variance in how some authors delimit the genus Ocypus with some groups such as Tasgius or maybe Pseudocypus being either treated as a subgenus or as a genus in its own right. So, especially for the smaller species of Ocypus these need to be considered as lookalikes too.
The image below has a few more perspectives on this specimen, that helped me identify it:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48037/ocypus_olens_-_collage.html Coleoptera,Devils coach-horse beetle,France,Geotagged,Ocypus,Ocypus olens,Rove beetle,Staphylinidae,Staphylinini
    Devil's coach-horse (Ocypus olens)
  • Lixus bardanae (Fabricius, 1787) 12 mm long without rostrum France,Geotagged,Lixus bardanae,Summer
    Lixus bardanae (Fabricius, 1787)
  • The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast. Scientific name: Erithacus rubecula The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast.
Scientific name: Erithacus rubecula Erithacus rubecula,European Robin,France,Geotagged,Robin,Winter,robin redbreast
    The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast. Scientific name: Erithacus rubecula
  • Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761) 18mm long, on Knautia arvensis flower France,Geotagged,Rutpela maculata,Spotted Longhorn,Spring,cerambycidae
    Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761)
  • Liparus coronatus (Goeze, 1777) 12 mm long without rostrum France,Geotagged,Liparus coronatus,Summer
    Liparus coronatus (Goeze, 1777)
  • Cionus sp. 4 mm long France,Geotagged,Summer
    Cionus sp.
  • Trypetoptera punctulata (Scopoli, 1763) 4 mm long Diptera,France,Geotagged,Sciomyzidae,Spring,Trypetoptera punctulata
    Trypetoptera punctulata (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Mantispa styriaca  Mantidfly,Mantispa,Mantispa styriaca,Mantispidae,Mantispoidea,Neuroptera
    Mantispa styriaca
  • Apatura ilia f. Clytie The male of the Lesser Purple Emperor has the distinction of having a blue iridescence that appears by exposure to light. The clytie form for this species has orange stripes on top of its wings while they are white in specimens of Ilia form :

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72278/apatura_ilia.html

Underside wings :
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72279/apatura_ilia.html Apatura,Apatura ilia,Apaturinae,Butterfly,Clytie,France,Geotagged,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Lesser Purple Emperor,Limousin,Nymphalidae
    Apatura ilia f. Clytie
  • Jordanita sp. 15 mm long France,Geotagged,Spring,Zygaenidae
    Jordanita sp.
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