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All species seen in Crete

Home Biota: what is it? Animals Plants Mammals Birds Insects NL EN

Currently the Crete collection contains photos of 83 species, of which 14 birds, 1 mammals, 10 insects, 58 plants and 0 mushrooms. Below you will find a photo of all these species, organized by classification. That means grouped by family, just like guidebooks do.

Pararge aegeria

Speckled wood

Bont zandoogje

Dasytes caeruleus

Oxythyrea cinctella

Middle eastern flower scarab

Oxythyrea funesta

Rouwende gouden tor

Tropinota hirta

Apple blossom beetle

Behaarde gouden tor

Spilostethus pandurus

Indian milkweed bug

Pandoerridderwants

Calocoris nemoralis

Variable mirid

Carpocoris purpureipennis

Knoopkruidschildwants

Xylocopa violacea

Violet carpenter bee

Blauwzwarte houtbij

Alectoris chukar

Chukar partridge

Aziatische steenpatrijs

Larus michahellis

Yellow-legged gull

Geelpootmeeuw

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian collared dove

Turkse tortel

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Red-billed chough

Alpenkraai

Galerida cristata

Crested lark

Kuifleeuwerik

Turdus merula

Common blackbird

Merel

Monticola solitarius

Blue rock thrush

Blauwe rotslijster

Oenanthe oenanthe

Northern wheatear

Tapuit

Motacilla alba

White wagtail

Witte kwikstaart

Fringilla coelebs

Common chaffinch

Vink

Linaria cannabina

Common linnet

Kneu

Curruca cantillans

Eastern subalpine warbler

Balkanbaardgrasmus

Capra hircus

Domestic goat

Geit

Asparagus aphyllus

Mediterranean asparagus

Gladiolus italicus

Italian gladiolus

Iris tuberosa

Snake's-head iris

Iris unguicularis cretensis

Algerian iris

Moraea sisyrinchium

Barbary nut iris

Barbarijse kustiris

Anacamptis collina

Fan-lipped orchid

Heuvelorchis

Anacamptis papilionacea

Pink-butterfly orchid

Vlinderorchis

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Pyramidal orchid

Hondskruid

Himantoglossum robertianum

Giant orchid

Hyacintorchis

Ophrys bombyliflora

Ophrys cretica

Cretan bee orchid

Ophrys lutea

Ophrys scolopax heldreichii

Woodcock orchid

Ophrys sphegodes

Early spider-orchid

Spinnenorchis

Ophrys tenthredinifera

Sawfly orchid

Wolzwever ophrys

Orchis anatolica

Anatolian orchid

Anatolische orchis

Orchis italica

Naked-man orchid

Italiaanse orchis

Serapias lingua

Tongue-orchid

Gewone tongorchis

Serapias orientalis

Eastern tongue orchid

Oostelijke tongorchis

Gagea graeca

Anthemis arvensis

Corn chamomile

Valse kamille

Glebionis coronaria

Crowndaisy

Gekroonde ganzenbloem

Leontodon taraxacoides

Osteospermum ecklonis

Vanstaden's river daisy

Pallenis spinosa

Cynoglossum creticum

Blue hound's tongue

Kretenzische hondstong

Echium angustifolium

Narrow-leaved bugloss

Eruca vesicaria

Garden rocket

Zwaardherik

Valeriana dioica

Marsh valerian

Kleine valeriaan

Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet pimpernel

Rood guichelheil

Cyclamen creticum

Cretan sowbread

Bituminaria bituminosa

Arabian pea

Calicotome villosa

Spiny broom

Wollige heidebrem

Ebenus cretica

Cretan silver bush

Lathyrus clymenum

Spanish vetchling

Lotus pedunculatus

Big trefoil

Moerasrolklaver

Lupinus angustifolius

Narrow-leaved lupin

Blauwe lupine

Lupinus pilosus

Blue lupine

Vicia hybrida

Hairy yellow vetch

Basterdwikke

Erodium cicutarium

Common stork's-bill

Duinreigersbek

Tecomaria capensis

Cape honeysuckle

Lamium amplexicaule

Henbit dead-nettle

Hoenderbeet

Prasium majus

White hedge-nettle

Salvia fruticosa

Greek sage

Griekse salie

Orobanche ramosa

Hennepvreter

Verbascum macrurum

Euphorbia characias

Mediterranean spurge

Vroege wolfsmelk

Cistus creticus

Cretan rockrose

Cistus salviifolius

Sage-leaved rock-rose

Malva pseudolavatera

Cretan-hollyhock

Zuidelijk kaasjeskruid

Malva sylvestris

Common mallow

Groot kaasjeskruid

Oxalis pes-caprae

Bermuda-buttercup

Knikkende klaverzuring

Anemone coronaria

Poppy anemone

Anemoon

Anemone hortensis heldreichii

Broad-leaved anemone

Steranemoon

Ranunculus asiaticus

Asian buttercup

Pistacia lentiscus

Mastic tree

Mastiekboom

Juniperus phoenicea

Phoenician juniper