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Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male roosting on Cowslip (Primula veris) Bedfordshire, England, UK, April
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female and male, visiting Honesty flower (Lunaria annua) Wiltshire, England, UK, May
RF - Oak hook-tip moth (Watsonalla binaria) mimicking a dead leaf, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, May. Focus-stacked image
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male resting on water lily, River Wensum, Norfolk, England, UK, July
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting Clover (Trifolium) flower in unmown lawn, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Grisons fritillary (Melitaea varia) St Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy
Harebell carpenter bee (Chelostoma campanularum) at 4-5mm long one of Britains smallest bees, visiting Giant harebell (Campanula latifolia) to collect pollen, Pentwyn farm SSSI, Gwent Wildlife Trust
Giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Moramanga, Madagascar. May, 2017
Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) portriat, Brackagh Moss Natural Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Saturniid moth (Eacles ormondei) caterpillar, Izabal, Guatemala, Central America
Puss moth (Cerura vinula) near Lough Bunny, County Clare, Ireland. April. Small repro only
Engrailed moth (Ectropis crepuscularia) camouflaged on tree trunk, River Bann Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland
Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) female, Guatemala
Garden Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) wrapping its Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) prey in silk, Bristol, UK, September. Sequence 4/10
RF - Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daises (Aster amellus) in autumn, Norfolk, England, UK, September
Fungus gnat (Mycetophilidae) larvae, with sticky hanging threads, waiting to ambush small flying insects. Deer caves, Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia
Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on flower head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June
Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) roosting among dewy grasses, Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on devils bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August
Broad bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) covered in dew backlit against water, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May 2018
RF - Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on a backlit grass, evening light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June
RF - Male banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), roosting among reeds, silhouetted, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June
Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on Common poppy seedhead (Papaver rhoeas), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium August
Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) at sunrise, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium August
Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium August
Western clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus) female, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, May
Leaf katydid (Cycloptera speculata) camouflaged on leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America
Macleays Spectre (Extatosoma tiaratum) captive at the University of Texas
Needle bug nymph (Ranatra linearis) hidden in roots and waiting for prey, Europe, July, controlled conditions
RF- Two Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in morning dew. Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August
Pine marten (Martes martes) reflected in woodland pool, Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June
Two Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) males displaying at a lek site at dawn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April
Devil s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September. Digital composite
Small heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) and snail, Ottange, Lorraine, France. August
Lesser spotted fritillary (Melitaea trivia) adult at rest on yellow flower, Bulgaria
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, Surrey, England, July
Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) feeding on bedstraw (Galium) species. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, August
Three Silver studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) covered in dew, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium
Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on grass, backlit underwing, Marsland Mouth, North Devon, UK, June
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on reed, Devon, UK, July
Small Yellow Underwing moth (Panemeria tenebrata) on stitchwort (Stellaria) South Karelia, southern Finland, June
Moorland Clouded Yellow butterfly (Colias palaeno) male and female, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July
Moth (Zygaena osterodensis) feeding on flower, Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, France, July
Northern Chequered Skipper, (Carterocephalus silvicola), female on flower
Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) feeding on anthemis, second generation, southern Finland, July
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia / Vanessa cardui) feeding on Fleabane flower, UK, August
Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) resting on reeds, Devon, UK, July
