Hexapoda Collection (page 8)

Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Giant owl butterfly, (Caligo memnon) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June

Eyespots on wing of Giant owl butterfly, (Caligo memnon) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, February 2015

Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) new species to the UK in 2001. Male resting on Blackberry, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September

Purple hairstreak butterfly (Neozephyrus quercus) female with wings open, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July. Focus Stacked Image

Ants (Formicidae) attacking newly emerged cicada (Cicadacae), Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. Highly commended in the Invertebrates Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY)

Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) male visiting flower, , Wiltshire, England, UK, July

Great pied hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) feeding from bramble flower, Wiltshire, England, UK, July. Bumblebee mimic species

Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) just emerged. Finland, June

Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding from Chive (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Mining bee (Andrena sp) flying to Giant harebell (Campanula latifolia), Pentwyn farm SSSI, Gwent Wildlife Trust Reserve, Monmouthshire Wales UK, July

Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) holding leaves together during nest building, Malaysian Borneo

Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) portrait, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland

Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa

Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America

Leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaves, Costa Rica

Black cockroach (Polyzosteriinae) Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Carabid beetle (Calosoma sycophanta) on white backlit background, Antola Regional Park, Italy

Caddisfly (Hydropsychidae) in flight and attracted to mercury vapour light, Lamar County, Texas, USA, August. August

Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitus) Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA

RF- Male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) in flight, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? Dragonflies spend up to six years as drab aquatic nymphs for only a few weeks as

RF- Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) emerging from nymphal case. Cornwall, UK. April

Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite

Close up of European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera - nigra race), feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

European hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight, Surrey, England, August

Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) taking off from Cornflower (Centaurea cyanea) in Bishops Meadow, Farnham. Surrey, England, UK, July 2014. Digital composite

Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly (Paulogramma pyracmon) resting on its snout, Pantanal, Brazil

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display on flowers, Orvieto, Italy. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta / scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies
Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi), Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013

Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May

European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos), a large male taking a rest in a cloud of mosquitoes. Kajaani, Finland. June

Two small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies (Boloria selene) resting on bluebell, Marsland mouth, North Devon, UK. May 2017

Five-spot burnet moths {Zygaena trifolii} mating on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis} Cornwall, UK

Honeybee (Apis meliffera) visiting flax flowers, (Linum usitatissimum), Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May

Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), visiting flax flowers, (Linum usitatissimum), Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to feed on Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) Pentwyn farm SSSI, Gwent Wildlife Trust Reserve, Monmouthshire Wales UK, July

Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Clover (Trifolium sp. ), Monmouthshire
Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Clover (Trifolium sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, June

Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), visiting Clover (Trifolium) flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Treehopper (Alchisme grossa) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) male in habitat, Finland, April

Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July

Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August

Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit showing wing structure. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Newly emerged adult Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at water surface with horse flies on its head, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

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