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Sawfly OphrysOphrys tenthrendinifera
Flor de Avispa
Flowering March to May
Easier to see than some of the other Ophrys due to the brighter colours
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Spanish FestoonZerynthia rumina
Arlequín
Papilionidae
Flight Time-March to May Larval Food Plant-Aristolochia
A pretty butterfly easily overlooked as it sits in low grasses.
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BlueLarge Blue Alkanet
Anchusa azurea
Lengua de Buey
Flowers March to June on roadsides, cultivated, fallow ground and open garrigue.
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GreenLarge Cuckoo Pint
Arum italicum
Aro
Flowers April to May with the seed head as shown following later. Woodland, hedgerows and ditches.
There are several pale green flowers but nothing of a strong green so we stretched the theme to include the unripe seed head.
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Swallowtail ButterflySwallowtail (Papilionidae)
Papilio machaon
Macaón
A restless flyer it is best observed when drinking nectar. Flying April to September.
Larval foodplants are fennel, milk parsley and others in the carrot family.
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Little OwlLittle Owl
Athene noctua
Mochuelo Europeo
The little owl can often be heard calling in the daytime and is seen here on a prickly pear just as the sun goes down.
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Great Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Pico Picapinos
The Sierra de Grazalema only has two woodpecker species, this one (with its unmistakable bright colours) and the Green woodpecker.
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Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Cardera
Nymphalidae
Flight Time-April to October Larval Food Plant-Varied
A fairly common species that is fast flying and capable of migrating. 
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SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Macaón
Papilionidae
Flight Time-February to October Larval Food Plant-Fennel
A large and attractive butterfly with strong colours and long "tails".
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