European

Peacock butterfly Aglais io lifecycle with host plant nettle Urtica dioica

Peacock butterfly Aglais io cut to white

Flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis with maggot and pupa

Blue bottle fly Calliphora vomitoria adult cut to whtie

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

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

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

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

European rhino beetle Oryctes nasicornis dorsal view cut to whtie

Great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis showing dark green colour and yellow thorax margin, blue background to show sub aquatic habitat

Lesser diving beetle Acilius sulcatus pointing downwards with water weed behind, hind legs outstretched to show how they resemble oars

Alpine Longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina with blue grey wing cases and long antennae, legs slightly curled below him, dorsal view and cut to white

Screech beetle Hygrobia tarda dorsal view, floating in the water with a sprig on water weed behind

Red ant Mymrica Rubra swift ink sketch with red wash and stippling

Dung beetle Geotrupes stercorarius view from above dosal view

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in profile, with grass below

Fallow deer Dama dama buck in profile, male with antlers and showing white spots and with a pale leutenistic coat, cut to white

Smooth snake Coronella austriaca

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris trees in pen and ink from young dapling to mature adult tree

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris tuft with mature cone and green cones

Oat grass Avena ludoviciana with individual spikelet

Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris growing in grass

Larch Larix decidua sprig with mature cone and young flower detail