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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
Synchronous fire flies (Pteroptyx sp. ) mangroves along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, BorneoSynchronous fire flies (Pteroptyx sp.) mangroves along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo
Two coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) bee that nests in old snail shells and then carries bits of twig or vegetation to cover the shell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June
Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex) male on white background. Florida, USA. Controlled conditions
Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) on wall of Gomantong Cave. Sabah, Borneo. Malaysia
Giant honey bee nest (Apis dorsata) up in a giant Mengaris tree (Koompassia excelsa) dipterocarp forest in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Red mason bee (Osmia rufa) female emerging from her nest hole in a drilled log within an insect hotel after provisioning a brood cell with pollen, Gloucestershire garden, UK, April
Pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) feeding from Wild Rosemary (Rhododendron tomentosum), Finland, June
Lesser purple emperor butterfly (Apatura ilia), sitting on a leaf, Finland, August
Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines), male feeding from Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum), Finland, June
Leaf mimic bush cricket or katydid (unknown species, family Tettigoniidae) in the middle of moulting its skin. Moulting from one sub-adult stage (instar) to another is known as ecdysis
Banded darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum) resting on flower, Netherlands
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June
Julia heleconia (Dryas iulia) butterfly on head of Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Butterflies often land on caimans head to drink the salt from its eyes. Pantanal, Brazil
Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) in flight, , Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May
Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. January
Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Spiny predatory katydid (Listroscelis sp) photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Clearwing moth (Cosmosoma teuthras) photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica
Army ants (Eciton sp. ) Costa Rica. February 2015Army ants (Eciton sp.) Costa Rica. February 2015
Red wasp (Polistes carolina) in flight Lamar County, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. August
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August
Moth (Loepa oberthuri) male, Sichuan, China
Orange-barred sulphur butterfly (Phoebis philea) pe. Costa Rica
Titanias fritillary (Boloria titania) basking on rock with Lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum) and houseleek plant (Sempervivum arachnoideum) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Titanias fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) in mountain alpine meadow habitat, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden, wild and free. Essex, Connecticut, USA
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on Purple Loosestrife in wet meadow, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) on buttercup in meadow, Cornwall, England, UK, May
Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf, . Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea
Hornet (Vespa crabro) close up of head
Green-banded urania moth (Urania leilus) moths drinking salts from mineral-rich river clay, a behaviour know as puddling. On the banks of the Manu River, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
RF- Flesh fly (Sarcophaga) portrait
Bush cricket or katydid (Tettigoniidae) with spines, camouflaged amongst moss. Forest interior of mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru
Noctuiid moth (Panthea coenobita) resting on bark. Ostretin, Pardubice, Czech Republic. April
Spoonwing / Thread-winged antlion (Nemoptera bipennis) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. July
