Close-Up Insect Photography

Macro images of various insects, including beetles and moths, highlighting intricate details and vibrant colors.

Tiger Moth (Arctiidae), Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

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Hornet moth on a branch

Tenlined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata) in flight, Kernville, Kern County, California, USA, June.

Oulema Melanopus Cereal Leaf Beetle

European hornet (Vespa crabro), closeup of the head of a female worker, Germany, Europe

Tiger Moth (Arctiidae), Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Fly hanging under leaf Sweden in June

Common snowfall rhagio scolopaceus common snowfall, Rhagio scolopaceus, snipe fly copyright: xzoonar.com/gerdxherrmannx 20686435

Macro flies on the plant

Sclup wasp (Xorides praecatorius), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

German wasp (Vespula germanica), sitting on a pear, Germany, Europe

ants on a branch

Macro fly fruit on leaf

Honeysuckle sawfly on a leave Falsterbo Sweden

European hornets (Vespa crabro) approaching the nest in a bird nest box, in flight, highspeed nature photo, insects, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Macro bee on leaf

Langhorn-Waffenfliege, Langhornwaffenfliege Stratiomys longicornis, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Kroatien Long-horned General, soldier fly Stratiomys longicornis, sitting on a leaf, Croatia BLWS711060 *** Long Horn Weapon fly, Longhorn gun fly Stratiomys longicornis , sits at a Leaf, Croatia Long Horned General, Soldier Fly Stratiomys longicornis , Sitting ON a leaf, Croatia BLWS711060 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Tabanus sulcifrons yellow eyes

Feather-legged fly (Trichopoda pictipennis), introduced from South America to control the Southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula), Gers, France

Macro of wasp

Raupenfliege Nowickia sp. Raupenfliege, Nowickia sp., Ast, Tachinidae, Tachina fly Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 10246832

Blue mason bee (Osmia leaiana) female, scopa packed with pollen, in flight returning to nest in bamboo tube in bee hotel, garden, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June

Common Cockchafer , Norfolk UK Date:

Macro Robber fly on leaf

Tabanus bovinus, large horsefly

Portrait of a Paper wasp (Polistes sp) in the garden, France

Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), foraging, feeding, on a ripe plum, Oberhausen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Full body absorption green fly side near view of diagonally at the top of a single green Schmeiss fly on a sheet of

Ant (Diacamma sp) carrying larva, Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

HOVERFLY (Volucella inanis) one of Britains largest hoverflies Sussex, England

Yellow Murder Fly or Yellow Robber Fly With A Hummel As Loot The Insect Will From Hunter Sucked Yellow Black Hair Covering the Hunters Macro Shot From the Nature 1132200556

Gall wasp; Andricus kollari. Winged insect emerging from gall after larval development. Note orifice on gall. Portugal

ECUADOR, AMAZON BASIN, NEAR COCA, RAIN FOREST, GRASSHOPPER

Close-up of fly on leaf

Close-up of a housefly on a leaf (Musca domestica)

Yellow-haired bumblebee hoverfly Criorhona berberina oxyacanthe

Jumping spiders to giant ants

Common yellow dung flies (Scatophaga stercoraria) mating in the Andes, Peru

Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) beetle with spread wings, Netherlands

Fly head, macrophotograph.

long-legged flies

Robber fly macro

Sand wasp in studio

(Brachycera)

longhorn beetle

Macro insect on dried leaf

Common snowfall rhagio scolopaceus common snowfall, rhagio scolopaceus, snipe fly copyright: xzoonar.com/gerdxherrmannx 12114497

Entomopathogenic fungus infection on a tiger fly on a wild plant leaf.

Ichneumon Wasp (Ophion luteus) flying. Photographed with a high-speed camera in an ponderosa pine forest canyon habitat, northeast Oregon

Macro bee on ground

Fly Eating A Hoverfly; Vaudreuil Quebec Canada

Horsefly Tabanus americanus portrait

Large hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

A fly on a plant

Diptere on a leaf at spring Belgium

European Hornet (Vespra crabro) biting through the bark of a Willow in order to drink flowing sap which is used to feed larvae

German or European Wasp (Vespula germanica) feeding on icing sugar on a cake

black caddis fly Notidobia Black insect, black caddis fly Notidobia on the stalk sedge, adult insect imago. Red-eyed fly. Macro Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 14334608

Soldier fly (Afrodontomyia gigas), Mabira NP, Uganda

Horn Fly (Tetanocera sp.), Untergroeningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Two-banded wasp fly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum) on a leaf, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, they are most frequently found at flowers, feeding on nectar wi

Large Brown Cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) newly emerged after wings have dried, Shiga, Japan, sequence 7 of 7

Mauer-Lehmwespe, Mauerlehmwespe, Schwarzfuehler-Hakenwespe, Schwarzfuehlerhakenwespe Ancistrocerus nigricornis, sitzt an einem Baumstamm, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg Potter wasp Ancistrocerus nigricornis, sitting at a tree trunk, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS722107 *** Wall Clay wasp, Mason wasp, Schwarzfuehler Hook wasp, Black foxhook wasp Ancistrocerus nigricornis , sits to a Tree trunk, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg Potter Wasp Ancistrocerus nigricornis , Sitting AT a Tree trunk, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS722107 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Spider wasp with crab spider prey, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Empty Cicada Shell on tree trunk

German Wasp (Vespula germanica), Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Red-tipped Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon formicaeformis)

Flesh fly isolated. Flesh fly species sarcophaga carnaria isolated on white background

Lobster Moth (Stauropus fagi) caterpillar, Switzerland

four-spotted chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata

Macro insect on dried leaf

Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia caesar) also known as Blow Fly, on fern frond

European Hornet (Vespa crabro), Netherlands

Large hornet perching on leaf

Greenbottle (Lucilia caesar) adult, resting on leaf, Oxfordshire, England

Macro flies on the plant

Closeup of the nature of Israel - bug on a branch. Closeup of the nature of Israel

Adult of Stonefly France

Portrait of a Bee Wolf Denmark

Horsefley in studio on white background

Male parasitoid on a lettuce vines

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed flying with a high-speed camera

Felt-banded silky bee with open wings sitting on sandy ground looking left

close up robber fly with prey

Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) female with hoverfly prey on Saxifraga flower, Bristol, UK. April

Orange Margined Sawfly (Trichiosoma laterale) on leaf, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) male, Switzerland

Great Diving Beetle (dytiscus marginalis), Larva, Pond in Normandy

Bow tie

Ant on plant stem, Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Waffenfliege Sargus bipunctatus Waffenfliege Sargus bipunctatus Copyright: xZoonar.com/Falkex 22442792

European Honey Bee (apis mellifera), Queen against White Background, Normandy

Tree Wasp (Dolichovespula sylvestris) adult worker, covered with pollen after feeding in (campanula) flower, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European Honey Bee (apis mellifera), Emergence of a Queen, Bee Hive in Normandy

Tick (Ixodes ricinus), female, fern, garden, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort (90), France

Gewoehnlicher Loewenzahn Taraxacum officinale Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn, Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 12368495

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis smaragdula)

Adult wasp in spring Biot France

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands

Flying head with pollen macro recording of a house fly Musca Domestica in the side of

Yellow-spotted Dragonfly (Somatochlora flavomaculata), Switzerland

European hornet (Vespa crabro), worker in flight, flight photo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cuckoo bee on a stalk dry Provence France

Dung fly on leaf.

Close-up of an insect on a leaf

Worker bee in defensive position France

Cicada (Cicadidae sp) emerging from its exuviae (molt), Chengari, Peru.

Carnivorous Plant Venus Flytrap, dionaea sp. Catching a Fly

Hottentot fly with open wings laying on sand eggs from behind

Closeup Of A Lacewing Resting On A Wilted Leaf

Honey Bee (apis mellifera), Adult with Pollen Baskets, Normandy

Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly emerging from chrysalis, Netherlands, sequence 5 of 8

Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia caesar) female, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Macro Royal Bee

Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), flying over fallen fruit, highspeed nature photo,, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Tanzfliege - Empididae dance fly - Empididae Copyright: xZoonar.com/HendrikxFuchsx 790560

Greenfly, aphid (Aphididae), Germany, Europe

Scorpion fly

Insect, Pale Giant Horsefly, Tabanus bovinus

Anthidium manicatum or European wool carder bee, they are leaf-cutters and use leaves and petals from various ornamental plants such as roses, azaleas, ash, redbud, and bougainvillea. They use the leaf and petal segments to construct their nests

Tachina fera (Tachina fera)

Hornet, vespa crabo, Adult, Normandy

House Fly on white background

Close-up of a tachinid fly (Exorista larvarum) resting on a leaf in a Surrey woodland habitat in summer.

Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Macro shot of a house fly licking a drop of paint

Vespula germanica (Vespula germanica) in front of the entrance to the nest in a house wall, Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Spider wasp (Anoplius infuscatus) holding a captured wolf spider (Lycosidae), Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera), in flight, highspeed nature photo, over common ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ardennes, Forest of Sedan, France, Europe

Dune Sand Beetle, northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida), Wesel, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Dainty hawk fly (Dioctria bicincta) on a flower of shrubby jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, Jasminum fruticans), Provence, Southern France

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae), Ecuador

beetle on a leaf grass

European hornet (Vespa crabro), Worker in flight, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Reed wheel spider, male

Macro spider on green leaf

Ant (Pachycondyla goeldii) carries Flamingo Plant (Anthurium sp) seed back to nest There it will eat the sticky string attached and then plant the seed, the seed will sprout and grow a new Ant Garden

A stinging wasp emerging from a Gerber daisy.

Chorus of the Cicadas: The Fascinating Tale of Magicicada Cassini The 17-year cicada, Magicicada cassini, emerges in vast numbers in North America every 17 years, often synchronizing their courtship in massive displays. Described in 1852, named after John Cassin. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSrxGrindstonexMediaxGroup/ASPxIncx 21640085

Ant (Petalomyrmex sp) on Leonardoxa plant, attacking caterpillar to protect plant, Cameroon

fly close up on white background common fly close up on white background with copyscace Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 7849844

Mining Bee (Andrena sp.) adult, close-up of head, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grand Western 'Bush' Cicada (Tibicen dorsata) during mating season. Billings, MT

Swarming of sexual Ants France

close-up of an insect on a leaf

Wasp female on white background

close up insect, bee on the ground

Common earwig hiding in the plant leaf Closeup of common earwig hiding in the plant leaf Copyright: xZoonar.com/RomanxMilertx 22090180

macro Ant black

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Little spider walks on the leaf , Image taken with macro lens

A detailed view of a Brood II Cicada insect.

Moth close up detail, Aouth Africa

Mining Bee (Andrena hattorfiana), Gulpen, Limburg, Netherlands

Small Spider with Marmalade Hoverfly caught in web. Essex, UK.

Bee on white background

Tree Wasp - studio shot of head on plain background (Dolichovespula sylvestris)

Composite image of Wallaces giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera). This is the worlds largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One of the first images of a living member of this species. Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta), Mating, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Antlion (Euroleon nostras), Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Lobster Moth adult male, close-up of head, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ultra extreme macro of wasp (Vespula vulgaris) head on black background. Extreme macro of structure and surface of wasp head. Front view of wasp head, extreme closeup. 3D illustration.

Potter wasp on white background

March Flies (Bibio marci), copula, male left, female right, Untergroeningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Digger wasp (Oxybelus haemorrhoidalis) female catching a fly in her gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Fly standing on a Piece of Meet, Normandy in France

Three-phase sand wasp

A close up of a dragonfly face

Hornet (Vespa crabro) close up of head

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) adult, resting on poppy flower in garden, Oxfordshire, England

fruit fly male, drosophila melanogaster, wild type

blue beetle you on finger blue beetle you on finger Copyright: xZoonar.com/dinhxxngocxhungx 8282743

Common Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) with prey, caterpillar of the owlet moth (Noctuidae), Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Schwarzafrikanische Ameise auf einer Pflanze A large black African ant sitting on a plant, South Africa LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/NicoxSmitx 23259857

Fruit fly (Orellia tussilaginis), Bad Hersfeld, Bad Hersfeld, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Hornklee-Glasfluegler, Bembecia ichneumoniformis, six-belted clearwing

Macro background spider

Tolmerus atricapillus on a wall. Common robber fly on a wall in the evening sun

Fly on white coffee mugs close up

Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) adult, infested with parasitic mites, Leicestershire, England

Four Spot Orb Weaver (Araneus quadratus) with prey, Sussex, England

German wasps (Vespula germanica) eating honey on a plate, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Soldier Beetle (Cantharis livida)

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) male mating with queen on garden fence post, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Willow sand bee sitting on sand left looking

German wasps (Vespula germanica) eating honey on a plate, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European hornet (Vespa crabro) worker with food, in flight, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Soldier Beetle (Cantharis fusca)

Willoughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) adult female, in flight, arriving at nesthole in wall with load of Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) pollen, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Black Horsefly (Tabanus atratus), Adirondack Mountains, NY

Empty skin of a dragonfly

Spider watching his prey in the lawn in Mayenne

European Honey Bee (apis mellifera), Black Bee against White Background, Normandy

Common Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) with prey, caterpillar of the owlet moth (Noctuidae), Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Installing bees in a hive

A hornet eating rotten apple Closeup shot of a hornet eating rotten apple growing on apple tree Copyright: xZoonar.com/RomanxMilertx 22067818

Carpenter Bee in studio

Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) close-up portrait, Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Macro of a horse fly insect

House Mosquito male (Culex pipiens) male has wide featery antennae - does not bite

Macro spider on the leaf

Darkwinged Fungus Gnat on Tomato (Sciaridae) Ithaca - New York

Vector illustration red ant queen

Paper Wasp Queen Builds Her Nest

German or European Wasp (Vespula germanica) feeding on plum cake

Blow fly (Calliphoridae) drinking water with the licking proboscis on a table, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Adult antlion (Euroleon nostras)

European wood wasp

Cuckoo Wasp, Fam.Chrysididae, Hymenoptera, Mulyangarie Station, South Australia, Australia

Yellow dark-veined birch aphid (Calaphis flava), adult with wings, pest, invasive species, Germany, Europe

Flesh fly, close-up.

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) drying its wings, Groot Schietveld, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Sequence 8 of 9

Two bees communicating at entrance to beehive.

Tsetse Fly

Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) pushing out wings after emergence from nymph. Frame 3

Ant,

Closeup of magnified yellow striped eyes on head of exotic fly

Jumping spider, (Platycryptus undatus), adult on bloom, captive, North America

Soft beetle (Cantharis lateralis), in flight, on a flower of Foxtail lily (Eremurus), Germany, Europe

German wasps (Vespula germanica) eating honey on a plate, Hesse Germany

metallic wood boring beetle Chrysochroa saundersi metallic wood boring beetle Chrysochroa saundersi from thailand on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/Adirekxkatax 7324268

A detailed robotic bee displays a blend of metal and illuminated features. The creature’s vibrant wings and glowing eyes suggest advanced technology in a bright, simple background.. Futuristic robotic bee with glowing features and intricate design in a minimalist setting

Hoverfly (Syrphidae), Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Maerzfliege Bibio marci Märzfliege, Bibio marci, Märzhaarmücke, Markusfliege, Markushaarmücke, Hawthorn fly, St.Mark s fly Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 16630459

Small Painted Locust (Schistocerca literosa) pair mating, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Chorus Cicada hanging beneath a branch in bush. Date:

Crane fly, Tipulidae family, Agumbe, Karnataka, India.. Crane fly, Tipulidae family, Agumbe, Karnataka, India

vespiary on the wall. (Hymenoptera)

Weevil Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) adult, with beetle prey, Kelling Heath, Norfolk, England, July

Green june beetle (Cotinis nitida) in flight Williamson County, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. October

Background macro mosquito on leaf

|European Honey Bee (apis mellifera), black Bee in Flight, Normandy

Small-headed shorefly, Plecoptera (Perlodes microcephala), Other animals, Insects, Animals, Large Stonefly adult, alighted on twig at riverbank, Moriston River, below Loch Cluanie, Inverness-shire, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis, at nest entrance on mud brick wall, summer, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Close up of a bee

Tropical Stilt Fly (Micropezidae sp.), Tambopata Nature Reserve, Madre de Dios Region, Peru, South America

Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) burrowing in sand. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, April.

Hirschkäfer, Lucanus cervus, Insekten, Tiere, McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_008133 *** Stag beetle, Lucanus Cervus , Insects, Animals, McPMAS McP MAS 2025 008133 McPMAS

Horse-fly (Tabanus bromius) adult at rest on wood, Monmouth, Wales, September

Beautiful photo of red ladybug walking on thread

Wasp. January 28, 1955.

Neotropical Vespid (Polistes sp.) honeycomb nest on a leaf, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, South America

Ladybug Baby Stages. Pupa and Larvae Stages of a Ladybug on Sage leaves Salvia officinalis. Adalia Ladybug Baby Stages. Pupa and Larvae Stages of a Ladybug on Sage leaves Salvia officinalis. Adalia bipunctata, known as the two-spot ladybird, ladybug or lady beetle, a larva searching for aphids. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Smilla72x 22200371

Gelbe Mordfliege oder gelbe Raubfliege als Schwarz-Weiß-Bild mit einer Hummel als Beute. Das Insekt wird vom Jäger ausgesaugt. Gelbschwarze Haare bedecken den Jäger. Makroaufnahme aus der Natur *** Yellow Murder Fly Or Yellow Robber Fly as Black white Picture with a Hummel as Loot the Insect will from Hunters sucked Yellow Black Hair Covering the Hunters Macro shot from the Nature 1132201036

A detailed view of a Brood II Cicada insect.

German wasp (Vespula germanica) on a lemonade bottle, in flight, Germany, Europe

annual cicada or dog-day cicada in metamorphosis tibicen sp. date: 20.10.2008 ref: zb835_122468_0044 compulsory credit: woodfall wild images/photoshot

Red-Tailed Bumblebee - Fanning nest (Bombus lapidarius)

Macro flies on the plant

British, entomology, London, Printed for the author 1823-1840 i.e. 1840, botany, Great Britain, insects, pictorial works, The illustration features a tall, slender green stalk topped with a dense spike of tiny flowers. Hovering near the top is a detailed depiction of a bee, showcasing its wings and striped body. Below the main image, several smaller sketches represent different views of the bee and its features, including its head and legs, highlighted with numbers indicating various parts. This composition emphasizes the relationship between the bee and the plant, illustrating the pollination process in nature.

Fly on white coffee mugs close up

Common yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female on a reed stem near a peat bog in the Cotentin-Bessin Regional Nature Park, Normandy, France

Green-Winged Stonefly Family - Perlodidae

dead fly isolated on a white background

Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) moth showing antennae, La Brenne, Indre, France

Drei Drosophila-Fliegen auf einem Blatt: Eine Makrofotografie in Nahaufnahme Three small drosophila flies perched on a green leaf against a yellow background. Macro photography reveals intricate details. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 22758593

Wespen Wespen in und an einer faulen Birne Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 8972668

Realistic mosquito. Blood sucking insects, peddler of dengue, zika virus and malaria vector isolated mosquitoes set for repellent spray ad. Realistic mosquito, fly sucker, gnat illustration character. Realistic mosquito. Blood sucking insects, peddler of dengue, zika virus and malaria vector isolated mosquitoes set for repellent spray ad

Yellow-banded sweat bee on ground crawling out of nest hole from front

Vectors mosquito

Worker ants.

Houseflies, different kinds, close-up.

Stag Beetle, Scarab Beetle, Jewel Beetle, Beetle, Insect, Coleoptera

midge on hand of the person

Wood Boring Beetle, Polybothris sumptuosa gemma, Madagascar, Africa