Asteranae Collection (page 7)

Two Crickets (Phaneroptera sp. ) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in the rain, Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve
Two Crickets (Phaneroptera sp.) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in the rain, Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Four spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) close up of stamens, County Down, Northern Ireland. July

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite

Blue pincushion (Brunonia australis). Tasmania, Australia. December

Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) female perched on Berlandiers fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri). South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female nectaring on Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii). Hill Country, Texas, USA

Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva) feeding on Tabebuia (Tabebuia sp. ) flowers, Pocone, Brazil
Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva) feeding on Tabebuia (Tabebuia sp.) flowers, Pocone, Brazil

Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flowering in meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June

Sage (Salvia pratensis) and Buttercup, (Ranunculus acris) in wildflower meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June

Close up of section of Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar feet gripping stem of Wild carrot (Daucus carota). The Netherlands. August

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp. ) flower, with cyclists in background
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower, with cyclists in background. The Netherlands. July

RF - Two Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio machaon) flying to feed on thistle (Cirsium sp. ) bush in flower
RF - Two Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio machaon) flying to feed on thistle (Cirsium sp.) bush in flower. The Netherlands. July

Fallow fields burst into flower containing Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), Hoarry mullein (Verbascum pulverulentum), Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Abruzzo

Fallow field in flower containing Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Woad (Isatis tinctoria), Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) Olympian mullein (Verbascum longifolium) and Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea)

Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) recently reintroduced to Santiago island where it had become extinct, feeding on Yellow cordia (Cordia lutea) leaves, Santiago Island, Galapagos

Darwins medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) feeding on wild seeds (Tournefortia sp), Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Female European hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) pollinating Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in flower, Belgium. August

Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp)
Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Four Hereford bullocks looking over a fence with Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) Worcestershire, England, May

Red giant tajinaste / Mount Teide bugloss / Towers of jewels (Echium wildpretii) close up of flowers, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Autumn leaves including Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua); Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna); Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum); Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) feeding in field with flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium, June

Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) in a misty Crendle Woods at dawn, Milborne Port, Somerset, England, UK. May 2020

Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September

Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Tajinaste rojo (Echium wildpretii), is an endemic Tenerife plant. Tenerife, Canary Islands

Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) flowering on cliff top at Croaghnmaddy in evening light. View along coastline to Traghlisk Point, Horn Head, County Donegal, Ireland. August 2020

Purple vipers bugloss (Echium plantaineum) growing in fields of Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) along the coast, Project Neptune National Trust, Cornwall, England, UK, June

Primroses (Primula vulgaris) on cliff top, Sark, British Channel Islands, April

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowerhead among many Common daisies (Bellis perennis)

Lavender (Lavandula sp) field, aerial view, near Greoux-les-Bains, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, September

Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in lavender field, near Sault, Vaucluse, France, September

Lavender (Lavandula sp) field and poppies (Papaver rhoeas), near Sault, Vaucluse, France

Giant coreopsis (coreopsis gigantea) flower, Zapato Islet, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, April

Giant coreopsis (coreopsis gigantea) inside the crater, Zapato Islet, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, April

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) on a petal, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Smeathmans Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) harvesting Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) stigma open to receive pollen for fertilization, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July

Grassland paperdaisy (Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor). Tasmania, Australia. November

Aerial view of olive field which has been plowed, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. February 2020

Blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) male perched on Mexican olive (Cordia boissieri). South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis). Devon, England, UK. August

Clustered bellflower (Campanula glomerata) against sky. Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve, Wiltshire, England, UK. July

RF - Chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) male resting on Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria). Somerset, England, UK. July 2019

Dotterel, (Charadrius morinellus) female amongst Blue mountain heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) flowers, Ljungdalsfjallen, Harjedalen, Sweden

Bumblebee (Bombus) on Rampion flower (Phyteuma), France, May

Coastal century (Agave shawii), Baja elephant tree (Pachycormus discolor) and Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris) in Sonoran Desert. Near Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico

Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) and Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers in alpine meadow. Dolomites, Italy. June

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