complete metamorphosis

Peacock butterfly Aglais io lifecycle with host plant nettle Urtica dioica

Peacock butterfly Aglais io cut to white

Large Emerald moth Geometra papilionaria with wings outstretched cut to white

Pearl Bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne cut to white

Emerald swallowtail Papilio Palinurus cut to white showing irridescent green spots and black wings

Prominent moth with brown lower wings outstretched

Emperor moth Saturnia pavonia female adult cut to whtie showing grey and brown furry wings with eyespots

Purple emperor butterfly Apatura ilia cut to white

Stephanorrhina guttata spotted flower beetle

Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris cut to white dorsal view showing green wu=ing cases with white markings and metallic pink legs and ferocious jaws

Two spot Black ladybird Adalia 2-punctata dorsal view, sketch, cut to whtie

Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus detailed dorsal view cut to white

Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus detailed dorsal view cut to white whith metallic purple wing case margins exaggerated

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

American cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni caterpillar showing pale green colour, cut to white and busy looping along

Atlas moth Attacus atlas with wings outstretched showing glorious brown and orange marks on wings and feathered antennae

Common blue Polymmatus icarus male in field, with background landscape and ladies smock, knapweed, scabious, and buttercups in meadowland

Common blue Polymmatus icarus male cut to whtie

Common blue Polymmatus icarus male with wings outstretched and view with wings folded showing white and black spots and orange spots

Dark Green Fritillary butterfly Argynnis aglaja with wings folded so you can see the green and species specific dark green colours on the underside, cut to white

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Elephant Hawk moth Deilephila elpenor with honeysuckle behind, feeding from the flowers in the evening

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros beetle showing texture and rough elytra, cut to white, dorsal view