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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
Digital composite of Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, pupa, chrysalis and emerging adult
Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) resting on leaf. Captive
RF - Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) resting on Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) with dew droplets on wings. Cornwall, England, UK. June
Botany Bay diamond weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis) close up, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest at dusk, Bavaria, Germany. July
Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) male resting on fern, large butterfly endemic to wet tropics in far north Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
African golden emperor moth (Gonimbrasia krucki), close up of male head, Kenya, Africa Controlled conditions
White-ringed atlas moth (Epiphora mythimnia) portrait, Kenya, Africa
Taiwanese squeaking silkmoth (Rhodinia verecunda) controlled conditions
Thorny devil stick insect (Eurycantha calcarata), Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, December
Spider wasp (Pompilidae) with spider prey, Buxa Tiger Reserve, India
Sallow kitten moth (Furcula furcula), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus stacke image
Lantern bug (Pyrops whiteheadi), Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Termite hill and acacia tree, Shaba National Reserve, North Kenya
Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden Cheshire, UK, June
Bordered patch butterfly (Chlosyne lacinia) on Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Hill Country, Texas, USA
Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata), two resting on reeds. Cornwall, England, UK. May
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) female laying eggs on branch. Parainen, Finland. July
RF - Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) nectaring on Verbena (Verbena sp). Cornwall, England, UK. September. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis), Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, UK
Apple hawk-moth (Langia zenzeroides formosana) Nzaus Mamei Jianshih Village, Hsssinchu County, Taiwan, Controlled conditions
Spoonwing / Thread-winged antlion (Nemoptera bipennis) on flower, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. June
Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) on lichen encrusted twig. France. May
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails in woodland at night, multiple exposure. The Netherlands. June
Portrait of a Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) Yorkshire, August. Focus stacked image
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), adult male on oak tree, Italy
Black-veined white (Aporia crataegi) butterfly pair, in flight and nectaring on Thistle. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. June
RF - Male Comet Moth (Argema mittrei). Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) resting among foliage, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. June
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on flower head, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Male common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) basking wings open on grass, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June
Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto), Mariposario del Drago, Icod de Los Vinos, Tenerife, August
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) feeding on knapweed Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. June
Inser Weiher in autumn, a pond with red coloured water, caused by dissolved tannins. Berner Seeland, Berne, Switzerland, November. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
Army ant (Eciton burchellii) carrying prey, Copalinga Reserve, Ecuador
Saturniid moth larva (Aurivillius triramis) close up of body segments, Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa
Godmans silkmoth (Antheraea godmani) close up of eye spot on wing, Chiriqui Province, Panama
Heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) on daisy flower, Pyrenees National Park, France, June
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen about to land at her nest burrow in a garden lawn with loaded pollen sacs to provision grubs that will become future workers for her colony, Wiltshire
Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinnella septempunctata) just emerged from hibernation, sunning on a Honeysuckle leaf with buildings in the background, Wiltshire garden, UK, April
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on a Crab apple (Malus sylvestnis) flower in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) flying to feed on Fleabane in garden. Norfolk, England, UK
Bees in a water lily at a Roadside Billabong on the road to Port Stewart from Running Creek. Queensland, Australia
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest, Bavaria, Germany. July
Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) gaping to regulate its body temperature, with attendant hoverflies, the Paraguay River, Taiama Reserve, western Pantanal, Brazil, South America
Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image