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Chilean bellflower (Crinodendron hookerianum) releasing pollen via sonication which replicates buzz pollination. Native to Chile. Controlled conditions
Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April
Great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) nectaring on Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist; Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. July
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) pollen. Cuts in petals where chafers legs were inserted to prevent it from falling off. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. June
Orange oakleaf / Dead leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) resting on fern frond. Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China
Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying piece of leaf, Costa Rica
Lantern bug (Pyrops maculatus), Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka
Blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecatus) Lac-Drolet Province, Quebec, Canada
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), in flight, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Guatemala
Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) male bee with characteristic green eyes, sleeping with jaws locked around grass stem, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Sword-grass moth (Xylena exsoleta) caterpillar on Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus). Cyprus. April
Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April
Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) standing on an Aster flower in a meadow, Bath and northeast Somerset, UK, September
Slender mining / Common furrow bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) feeding on ragwort Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK September
RF - Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grass. Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. September
Brown banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) pollinating Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September
Chalkhill blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August
Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
An Orange lacewing butterfly (Cethosia penthesilea), Cairns Botanical Gardens, Queensland, Australia. Captive. August
Bumblebee, (Bombus spp), in flight near rosebay willowherb flower, Scotland, UK, August
RF - Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) feeding on Verbena flowers in flight, England, UK. August
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) female, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. August
Male Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella), early morning light, Broxwater pond, Cornwall, UK. August 2016
Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) caterpillar feeding on Clustered bell heather, Surrey, England, UK, August
Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) females resting on reed, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. August
Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from Scabious flower (Scabiosa) North Downs, Surrey, England, UK, August
Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on Fleabane (Erigion eriginousus) Newport Marshes Reserve, Gwent, Wales, UK. August
Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus) on Fleabane. Dorset, UK, August
Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) on Devil s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August
Male Chalkhill blue (Lysandra coridon) feeding on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) England, UK, August
Group of Tissue moths (Triphosa dubitata) hibernating in a limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November
Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding on Verbena flowers, England, UK. July
Garden tiger moth (Arctica caja) close up of patterns on wings, England, UK, July
Silhouetted emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) resting on a reed, Devon, England, UK. August 2017
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) feeding on Meadow thistle flower (Cirsium helenoides), Dunsdon Nature Reserve, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 18
Green-veined white butterfly (Artogeia / Pieris napi) resting on reed in late evening light, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on heather, Westhay, Somerset Levels, UK, August
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), group feeding on Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre). Lincolnshire, England, UK
Hornet (Vespa crabro) drinking at bird bath. Dorset, UK, July
Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May
Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September
Great tiger moth (Arctia caja americana) Lac-Drolet, province, Quebec, Canada November
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) flying to Hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July
Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India
