Taken in Nga Ying Kok, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Canon EOS 40D ,Sigma 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO EX DG OS

Getting in close to a tiny butterfly

Nikon D800

Strange behave put tail up like scorpio, try barry down his head, quick runner anybody knows what is it what it eats? I hope not orchids ;-( where did I get this from????

Taken with EF-S 18-55mm IS II reverse mounted, aperture stopped down to f/11 and focal length approximately 40mm. Magnification ratio approximately 1.06x.

7-spot ladybird enjoying some sun on a camelia leaf.

Any ideas what this is?

The males of Eristalis interruptus hover above a female. Rising and falling in the air above her. In this photo two males are attempting to attract a female's attention.

Wow - I captured this scene again, only this time with three flies!

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Small colourful beetle. Focus stacked using zerene. Probably Gastrophysa polygoni

Grass moth. Focus stacked using zerene

With a small Hybot/Empid fly for a snack. Attingham Park

Can anyone id it? It has a tiny head, its legs dangled like a wasp when it flew, the wings fluttered fast, and it didn't sting. . . . . . photo MR

Picture-wing fly - Delphinia picta

This little thing was flying around the banks of a river in Malawi. It only seemed to want to land for a few seconds at a time, but i /just/ about managed to get an in focus shot.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Standard adonis id shot.

with objectiv 70-300 and a Distance 12 mm

Hand held, uncropped shot of a pair of treehoppers found in my yard. This is a bit over 2x life size. Minor dust cleanup on processed shot (you really notice that dust over 1x)

..Or is it a Midge?...Fruitfly maybe?...

insect eat insect with Vivitar 55mm. F2.8 macro

moth

i have no idea what this is...im in southern california. anyone know?

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Drone fly hoverfly on camellia feeding on a little sugar/honey syrup

CabbageWhiteButteryfly

There were a selection of brightly coloured ladybirds along this piece of railing, this one turned out the best. Processed with Alienskin Exposure.

Second hoverfly of 2015

Orthoptera : Ripipterigidae

Thanks to Oscar Cadena-Castaneda for the family and species ID. New family for my insect image collection.

Looks like some type of grasshopper, but I found many of these on a rock.

Never seen this one before.

Chicaque, Cundinamarca, Colombia

I took this in the backyard. It was on a Rhubarb leaf.

Ladybird with wing extended

I love the colors on these guys.