Stinger but he does pollinate, too.

This subspecies is endemic to Newfoundland; its host plant is scotch lovage and cow parsnip.

Plantes fleurs et insectes vus au plus prés.

Medium sized hoverfly tying it's legs in knots.

Had an unexpected visitor in the garden the other day - a red admiral butterfly. Full flash. a 5 shot panorama

Ex pupae emerged 27 February 1988 . Hasselblad 500CM 150 Sonnar + 55mm tube F22 500th 2 Metz 402 flashes at 1.5 feet . Ectachrome 64 colour slide.

any help with identification would be appreciated.

Skipper butterfly. Taken in Highdown gardens Worthing

(help me to identify this)

(please rate this shot, any comment and advice is appreciated!)

Some insect on a leaf

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Common wasp queen eating a spot of honey

On a butterfly weed in my side garden.

A pollenated bumble bee in a hollyhock flower

saw this unique very small insect and found it so beautiful. it isn't easy to photograph as it keeps on moving about. it is slightly smaller than the tip of a pencil eraser. anyone can assist me identifying this insect?

Tired bumblebee resting in front of my new macro lens. In Fytema, Ikaria, Greece - March 4, 2016

Aster

Insect

Small cuckoo bee Sphecodes sp. on marguerite flower

Saw at a park of Hong Kong

Photographed at Wesbere Lakes, Kent.

What a fantastic insect these beauties are and for me must rank as one of the most stunning insects in the UK.

Thermoniphas micylus

Roosting in the chilly weather. It was about to pour.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand