The Gard nature association organized a Lépi’sortie in the town.
Under heavy cloud cover, following the hiking trail near the church, the group observed a Natterjack Toad and a Spotted Pelodyte. These two protected amphibians nestle under the stones.
The sun piercing through, the butterflies came out: Shrew, Common Azure or Pieride. Before noon, ten different species were observed. A young ocellated lizard, another protected species, was found under a stone.
In the afternoon, to the south and east of the town, the group saw several species of butterflies, including three species of zygènes or moths flying during the day. Twenty-five species of butterflies and zyga were observed in total. The municipality goes from twenty-three to thirty-four species recorded. All this is part of the common biodiversity still unknown locally within the framework of the Atlas of butterflies and zygènes du Gard.
To have a more global view, you would have to pass through the town several times.
The estimated average is around 80 species per municipality in Gard.
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