Lacewing. Small insect perhaps half inch long. Very cool wing structure.

Resting on a Globe Thistle leaf

Dallas Fanning NP

Hickory Cove NP

Canon 80D

Sigma 105mm f/2.8

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Insect

A carpenter bee, from the Xylocopa genus.

Una splendida sirfide intenta a raccogliere il polline 😃😃

of a Robber Fly (I think)

Common green bottle fly - Lucilia sericata

On the underwing...pretty scary stuff. I see the top wing staring at you, and the bottom one saying "Boo!".

An Aphelinus fulvus parasitoid wasp of the Aphelinidae found in birch in the garden. Additional pictures below show antenna and wing detail.

That's my best general guess. ID anyone? It's about the same size as a honeybee.

It's sipping nectar from Sea Lavender.

MLK Shoreline RP, Oakland, CA

I spotted this green flying insect inside petals of a rose bud last summer.Because it was so dark I used a flash.Handheld & manual focus.

Peacock butterfly on a fallen camellia flower in the garden

Mante religieuse (Mantis religiosa) surnommée tigre de l'herbe, cheval du diable ou Prie Dieu,

Harmful but pretty

“Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside.”

Honore de Balzac

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common red soldier beetle

Beaverdam Swamp

This female Black Tailed Skimmer was found sunbathing on concrete where I usually park my car. She seemed reluctant to leave the warmth of my partner's finger for a more floral sunbed.

Insectos

A nice display of purple spring flowers attracts the early arriving hoverflies seeking out the pollen. This image was photographed in my garden.

Hornsby Bend

Ce ne sont ni des fées, ni de la neige

Sigma SD15 & Sigma 50mm f1,4