Hey all,

 It has been a while since I updated, I have been busy collecting amphipods for my project. And I had one photo trip before this but I never got the time to upload the photos. I was with a friend In the S’albufera. We were looking for a swarm of a specific type of beetle Polyphylla fullo. Sadly I think I was a bit too late for this event this year and so I found none of these beetles. On the other hand the trip was not a waste, for I found a lot of other great beetles

Coptocephala scopolina

Hydrophilidae: Possibly Hydrophilus piceus soely based on size, but absolutely not a ceartainty.  

Chantaridae: Ancictronycha sp.

Curculionidae

I know that this is faar from sufficient determined, but curculionidae although cool as hell are numerous and difficult to determine without the proper keys to do so.

Zygoptera

Maybe someone can help with determening here.

Zygoptera

Ephemeroptera. But i dont know more about this species and i havent found a good key for this area of europe. The name ephemeroptera always remind me of the girl group ephemera, with this horrible song. And in norwegian ephemeroptera are "døynfluer" or "one day flies" (In real english, mayflies). Hapiily so the band lives up to its name. Happily for me that is. 

Pyrogomrpha coinica or Euchorthippus sp. Not easy to determine from my photos.

Iberellus sp.

Then I came across this juvenile mantis to my great joy. It is the first mantoidea I have found here in Mallorca and it was quite cool to see. It was fairly quick as well. It is however juvenile and this makes it hard to determine. As far as I have found out there are 5 species found here on the Island

Ameles decolor, Ameles picteti, Amleles spallanzania, Mantis religiosa and Iris oratoria.
And I think it can be either one of them. This is not my expertise and hence I would love some help. It was quite happy being photographed and followed me with his eyes all over the place.

So that is what I have from that trip. Soon I can post photos from my trip collecting amphipods as well.