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Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Golden apple (Lilium carniolicum) pollen, transfers pollen on body to other flowers. In high grassland, Mount Vournos, northern Greece
White-collar burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) nectaring on Catnip (Nepeta nuda). Greece. July
Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly (Silene compacta). Picks up pollen on hairy body. Russian Caucasus. June
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen. Bee withdrawing from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) flower after nectaring. In garden, Surrey, England, UK
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) resting on Caucasian inula (Inula orientalis) following light rain. Russian Caucasus. June
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) male robbing nectar from Ninepin heath (Erica mammosa), not pollinating flower. The Cape, South Africa. February
Scarab beetles sleeping overnight in Persian marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza umbrosa). Turkey. June
Red mucronata (Balanophora harlandii), a parasite on woody roots with flowers resembling fungi. Wild Elephant Valley, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui), three nectaring on potted Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum sp) in evening light. Urumqi Botanic Garden, Wushi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Black veined white butterfly (Aporia hippia) nectaring on flowering shrub. Yuhu, Yunnan, China. June
Flies feeding in Veitchs peony (Paeonia veitchii). Near Bamei, Sichuan Province, China
Bird flower (Polygala arillata) for sale as food, Tengchong market, Yunnan Province, China
Flowers and leaves on forest floor. Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China
Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) butterfly male nectaring on Rough-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera). Male is highly territorial chasing other insects away
Golden spider lily (Lycoris aurea) in rain. Yunnan Province, China. In Japan it is pollinated by swallowtail butterflies
Incarvillea (Incarvillea compacta) with raindrops on petals. Near Zhedou Shan Pass, Sichuan Province, China
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower with circular receptacle with raised stigmas surrounded by stamens. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China
Melastome (Melastoma polyanthum) flowering in forest, steamy from thermal spring. Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China
Yellow lampshade poppy / Yellow poppywort (Meconopsis integrifolia) after rainfall. Sichuan Province, China
Cremanthodium (Cremanthodium brunneopilosum). In wet meadow between Barkham and Ruo Er Gai, Sichuan Province, China
Poppywort (Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia). Yunnan Province, China
Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace) butterfly nectaring on Lantana (Lantana sp). Yunnan Province, China
Lousewort (Pedicularis oxycarpa), a hemi-parasite on grass. Pollinated by bumblebees through buzz pollination, rapid vibration of flight muscles releases pollen in the flower
Aerial landscape of Cerrado with flowring Pink Trumpet Trees / Pink Lapacho (Handroanthus impetiginosus) Brazil, August 2010
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Caucasian peony (Paeonia mlokosewitschii) pollen. Surrey, England, UK. May
Bumblebee (Bombus sp) in Squash (Cucurbita sp) flower, covered in pollen. Surrey, England, UK. September
Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) nectaring on Lily (Lilium Stargazer ). Surrey, England, UK. August
Elephant yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) in UV light, lower band with female flowers, male flowers above
Voodoo lily (Amorphophallus bulbifer), female flowers fluroescing in UV light, male flowers above. Native to Yunnan, China
Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) nectaring on Quickstick / Mother of cocoa tree (Gliricidia sepium) flower. Chiapas, Mexico
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) taken with infra-red thermograph camera. Top of receptacle hottest at 35'C, stamens 30'C. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Sequence 2/2
False tiger moth (Dysphania militaris) nectaring on Crapnells camellia (Camellia crapnelliana). Hong Kong Botanic garden, Hong-Kong
Climbing rose (Rosa filipes) flowering. Wolong, Sichuan Province, China. June
Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June
RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed with soft focus flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Galapagos land iguana (Colonophhus subcristatus) feeding on flower. Seymour Island, Galapagos
Little nomad bee (Nomada favoguttata) covered in Dandelion pollen (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April
Persian cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) flowers. Cyprus. April
Tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) flower. Cyprus. April
Fragrant bug orchid (Anacamptis coriophora), close up. Cyprus. April
Star clover (Trifolium stellatum). Cyprus. April
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum narbonense) flower, insect on petal. Cyprus. April
Tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) flower from above. Cyprus. April
Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata) flowers. Cyprus. April
Umbellifer (Scaligeria napiformis / Bunium napiforme) flowering, close-up. Cyprus. April
Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) Sark, British Channel islands, September
