More news - October 2019
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Lantana megapotamica  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Wild mallow
Abutilon pauciflorum  30-8-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Tala
Celtis ehrenbergiana  © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © Cora Rimoldi
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Cat claw vine
Macfadyena unguis-cati  30-8-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Pink sorrel
Oxalis articulata  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Cock spur tree
Erythrina crista-galli  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Trifoliate Argentine Swamp fern
Trismeria trifoliata  © Cora Rimoldi
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Hairy beggarticks
Bidens pilosa  © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Carnations of the air
Tillandsia aeranthos  © Javier González
 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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White cedar
Melia azedarach  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Avocado tree
Persea americana  © Carlos González Ledo
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Spanish broom
Spartium junceum  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Water yellow flag
Iris pseudacorus  © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Cane berry
Rubus sp.  © Javier González
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Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus  © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum  © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © J. Simón Tagtachian
 © Carlos González Ledo
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Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Indian shot
Canna indica  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Climbing aloe
Aloe ciliaris  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Japanese pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Lantana
Lantana camara  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica  © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Solanum boerhaviifolium
 7-9-19 © Javier González
A typical Solanum flower with violaceous leaves drew our attention. We consulted Alberto, who identified this plant as Solanum boerhaviifolium and told us that the leaves may turn violaceous due to the presence of pigments which protect from UV radiation.
 28-9-19 © Graciela Neira
 28-9-19 © Graciela Neira
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Butterflies
Number eighty
Diaethria candrena candrena
22-10-19 © Hernán Tolosa
19-10-19 © Sergio Cusano
Laurentia Emperor
Doxocopa laurentia laurentia
22-10-19 © Hernán Tolosa
06-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González
With a turtle Trachemys sp.
Chilean lady
Vanessa carye
19-10-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Lazy
Actinote sp.
19-10-19 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
19-10-19 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Insects and a spider
Camuati Wasp
Polybia scutellaris
19-10-19 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow-lined Grasshopper
Schistocerca flavofasciata
19-10-19 © Milena LLopis
Jumping spider
Megafreya sutrix
19-10-19 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
19-10-19 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Swarming
Ant
19-10-19 © Milena LLopis
This cloud of winged ants both females and males has gone out of the nest for swarming or nuptial flight. They copulate, after which the males die and the female founds a new colony
Pampas cavy
Cavia aperea
19-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-and-white tegu lizard
Salvator merianae
06-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González
24-10-19 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
19-10-19 © Milena LLopis
26-10-19 © Sergio Cusano
Red-eared turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans
22-10-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
06-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Streaked prochilid
Prochilodus lineatus
19-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González
19-10-19 © Javier Guillermo González