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Peppered moth (Biston betularia) camouflaged among lichens, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, June
Silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) resting on grass and backlit by the sun, Upton Towans, Cornwall, UK. June 2017
Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June 2017
Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall/Devon, UK. May 2017
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) basking on fallen tree, Southwest London, England, UK, April
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, June
RF - Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs on garden pond, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) caterpillar feeding on Ling heather (Calluna vulgaris) taken with fish eye view, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August
Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April
Small tortoishell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on a stained glass window of church on a sunny day Sheffield, England, UK, January
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus). Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Common hawker (Aeshna juncea) Brackish Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male close up detail of head and thorax, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June. Captive. Focus stacked
RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus leaves, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August
Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying pieces of fern, reflected in water, Costa Rica
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male silhouetted against leaf, controlled conditions
Morpho (Morpho peleides) eggs, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
Blue iridescent scales of a Nymphalid butterfly (Epiphile orea) magnified 11x, deceased insect found in Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil. South-east Atlantic Forest
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on old painted door. Dorset, UK, August
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July
Green praying mantis (Majangella moultoni) camouflaged on mossy tree trunk. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Merveille-du-Jour moth (Dichonia aprilina), camouflaged on lichen. The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. September
Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules) recently emerged in montane rinforest. Ambua Lodge, Tari, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea. June
Peacock butterflies (Inachis io) feeding on corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum) on agricultural headland. England, UK
Fringed Tulip Dallas (Pink) and Tulipa Swan Wings (White) and Tulipa Valery Gergiev (red) growing in garden border. England, UK
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August
Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) resting on reeds. Cornwall, England, UK. April
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) group of four on plant stems, River Leijgraaf, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, August 2013
Banded demoiselle dragonfly (Calopteryx splendens) male and female silhouetted, resting on reeds. Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, England, UK. June
Detail of White Witch Moth (Thysania agrippina) in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Pair of Red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) perched on grass blade, at sunset, Poland. June
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), wings open, resting on plant stem. The Netherlands. August
Stink bug (Graphosoma lineatum). The Netherlands. September
RF - Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male and female silhouetted on reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June
RF - Female Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) roosting among grasses. Cornwall, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free)
Ventral view of Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), male and female, in flight. The Netherlands. July
Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) resting on Heather flower. The Netherlands. August
Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on flower. The Netherlands. July
Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) close up with Ant (Formicidae) Tenerife, Canary Islands
Chapuline grasshopper (Sphenarium mexicanum) portrait. Los Tuxtlas rainforest, Mexico, . July
Caterpillar, probably Cholla moth caterpillar, (Euscirrhopterus cosyra) on cactus, Texas, USA. May
Two Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), queens founding a new nest, tending to eggs, West Bengal, India
Namib desert dune ant (Camponotus detritus), queen on sand with visible wing scars on her thorax, Swakopmund, Namibia
Yellow-tail moth (Euproctis similis) on a leaf, Montiaghs Moss National Nature Reserve, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. July
