Natural History Photographs





The holiday house near Brekkhus can be reached by taking the exit of the E16 at Evanger, and continuing the road along the river Teigdalselvi. The valley of the river is sometimes very narrow, but in the central part somewhat wider. In the wider part you find meadows, little villages, a camping etc. In this part I was pleasantly surprised to find the hoverfly, Hammerschmidtia ferruginea, as well as some other hoverflies and butterflies. Where the valley is narrow, humidity of the air is often high, which is favorable for various atlantic lichens. It is here that I found the most spectacular development of the Lobarion lichen community. A few of the photos below were taken at another date, because Lobaria pulmonaria is by far most beautiful when soaking wet, and the 25th was the first day of a rather wet week to follow. So I returned two times to the single best Willow tree whose trunk was covered in lichens of the Lobarion.
Lobaria pulmonaria
Nederlands:Longenmos
English:Tree Lungwort
Deutsch:Echte Lungenflechte
Norsk:lungelav
Svenska:lunglav
Lobarina scrobiculata
Synonyms:Lobaria scrobiculata
Deutsch:Grauschorfige Lungenflechte
Norsk:skrubbenever
Svenska:skrovellav
Nephroma parile
English:Powdery kidney lichen
Deutsch:Sorediöse Nierenflechte
Norsk:grynvrenge
Svenska:bårdlav
Peltigera aphthosa
Nederlands:Grasgroen leermos
Deutsch:Warzige Apfelflechte
Norsk:grønnever
Svenska:torsklav
Pectenia plumbea
Synonyms:Degelia plumbea
Norsk:vanlig blåfiltlav
Svenska:blylav
Pannaria conoplea
English:Mealy-rimmed shingle lichen
Deutsch:Blaugraue Tuchflechte
Norsk:grynfiltlav
Svenska:grynlav
Graphis scripta
Nederlands:Gewoon schriftmos
English:Common script lichen
Deutsch:Gewöhnliche Schriftflechte
Svenska:skriftlav
Erebia ligea
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:boserebia
English:Arran Brown
Deutsch:Weißbindiger Mohrenfalter
Norsk:Fløyelsringvinge
Svenska:Skogsgräsfjäril
Français:Moiré blanc-fascié
Leucozona glaucia
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Doorzichtig-gele melkzweefvlieg
Norsk:lys lykteblomsterflue
Svenska:ljus lyktblomfluga
Ferdinandea cuprea
Authority:(Scopoli, 1763)
Nederlands:Gewoon kopermanteltje
Deutsch:Gemeine Goldschwebfliege
Norsk:bronseblomsterflue
Svenska:savguldblomfluga
Stachys sylvatica
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Bosandoorn
English:Hedge Woundwort
Deutsch:Wald-Ziest
Norsk:Skogsvinerot
Svenska:Stinksyska
Français:Epiaire des forêts
Italiano:matricale, strega selvatica, stregona dei boschi
Español:estacis, ortiga hedionda
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea
Authority:(Fallén, 1817)
Norsk:ospebarkblomsterflue
Svenska:Aspblomfluga
Nephroma parile
English:Powdery kidney lichen
Deutsch:Sorediöse Nierenflechte
Norsk:grynvrenge
Svenska:bårdlav
Parmelia saxatilis
Nederlands:Blauwgrijs steenschildmos
English:Grey Crottle
Deutsch:Felsen-Schüsselflechte
Norsk:grå fargelav
Svenska:färglav
Parmelia sulcata
Nederlands:Gewoon schildmos
English:Powdered Crottle
Deutsch:Furchen-Schüsselflechte
Norsk:bristlav
Svenska:skrynkellav
Nephroma parile
English:Powdery kidney lichen
Deutsch:Sorediöse Nierenflechte
Norsk:grynvrenge
Svenska:bårdlav
Parmeliella triptophylla
English:Black-bordered shingle lichen
Deutsch:Korallen-Lappenflechte
Norsk:stiftfiltlav
Svenska:korallblylav
Marchantiophyta
Nederlands:levermossen
English:liverworts
Deutsch:Lebermoose
Svenska:levermossa
Français:hépatiques
Pycnothelia papillaria
Nederlands:Rijstkorrelmos
English:Nipple lichen
Deutsch:Papillenflechte
Norsk:nuddlav
Svenska:papill-lav