pupa

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

Grayling butterfly Hipparchia semele

Red admiral Vanessa atalanta cut to white

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi butterfly view of adult with wings folded showing bright green underside

Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum sketch feeding on a Nicotinia flower

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

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

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

Cotton plant Gossypium in fruit and also showing the flower, bud, and leaves; plus weevil Anthonomus grandis both on the plant, cut to white, and as a detail in larval and pupal form within the flower bud

Landscape of fields speckled with buttercups and grazing herds of sheep and cows, in the foreground there are shrubs then wild flower patches which provide cover for grey partridge, gatekeeper burtterflies, seven spot burnet moth, adonis blue butterfly, green woodpecker, hoverfly, bees, tiger beetle, and oil beetle on bare soil. WIld flowers shown include meadow […]