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| Todaroa aurea (Apiaceae) - Canary Island endemic |
Above, perhaps a scene from an English cottage garden at the height of summer? Or just a section of one of La Palma's hiking paths...in mid-January? Believe it or not, many wild plants are already in bloom on the island, including several Canarian or Macaronesian endemics.
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| Myatropa florea - an abundant hover-fly |
Bees, hover-flies, and butterflies can be observed foraging on the early supply of nectar. Below, a couple of colourful lepidoptera:
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| Canary Islands' Large White (Pieris cheiranthi) - on Echium brevirame |
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| Canary Admiral (Vanessa vulcania) |
All photos taken recently, with a handheld Fuji HS10 bridge camera.
