Dordogne, France, August 2014 - Dragonflies, Moths and Everything Else...

Another follow-up to my earlier posts covering birds  and butterflies from my August holiday in Dordogne.

The place was awash with dragonflies and damselflies, but I only managed to photograph a handful of them well. Moths were in abundance too, especally around the door lamp on the gîte at night, but also day-flying ones. Below are some of the more interesting ones, plus a mixed bag of invertebrates, lizards, and erm a Coypu.

Copper Demoiselle Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis - Gurat, Charante, France - August 2014

Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo (female) - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 2014
 

Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo (male) - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 2014

Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura-elegans (immature) - Tourbieres de Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 2014

Yellow Clubtail Gomphus simillimus - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne - August 2014

 Brimstone Moth - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

 Buff Tip and White Plume Moth - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

Fox Moth caterpillar - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

Jersey Tiger - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

 Pyrausta purpuralis - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

 White Ermine - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

 Orache Moth Trachea atriplicis - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus - Gurat, Charante, France - August 2014

Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 20014

Striped Shieldbug Graphosoma lineatum - Plateau d'Argentine, Dordogne, France - August 2014

Pallid-winged Grasshopper Trimerotropis pallidipennis - Plateau d'Argentine, Dordogne, France - August 2014

Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne, France - August 2014

Crab Spider Misumena vatia (female) - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne - August 2014

Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne, France - August 2014
 

Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi - Vendoire, Dordogne, France - August 2014
 

Wolf Spider (species unknown) - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne - August 2014

Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarki - Les Tourbières de la Chapelle-Grésignac, Dordogne - August 2014

Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarki - Les Tourbières de Vendoire, Dordogne - August 2014

Wall Lizard - Vendoire, Dordogne - August 2014

Marsh Frog - Les Tourbières de Vendoire, Dordogne - August 2014

Coypu - Les Tourbières de Vendoire, Dordogne - August 2014