mesothorax

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

Flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis with maggot and pupa

Blue bottle fly Calliphora vomitoria adult cut to whtie

Drosophila fruit flies male and female along side each other showing sexual dimorphism, cut to white

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

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

Common blue Polymmatus icarus male cut to whtie

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

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

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

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

Spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata dorsal view showint bright yellow and black wing cases, cut to white

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

Stephanorrhina guttata spotted flower beetle

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing left, showing enormous horn

Heterorrhina elegans flower chafer beetle dorsal view showing incredibly shiny bright green thorax and elytra

Ladybird larvae Coccinella showing yellow and black colour and distintive shape of this active grub

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

Black velvety Longhorn beetle Cerambycidae

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