Insects and Flora Interactions

Close-up images of insects, including moths and caterpillars, interacting with plants, revealing the beauty of nature's details.

USA, Washington, Sequim. Rufous hummingbird feeding on flower.

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A moth on a branch in the Tandayapa Valley of Ecuador.

Late spider-orchid (Ophrys holoserica), inflorescence, Hesse, Germany, Europe

USA, Washington, Sequim. Rufous hummingbird feeding on flower.

Sphinx Moth Caterpillar on Joe-Pye Weed (Sphingidae), Summer, Adirondacks, NY

Snail.

Common carder-bee (Bombus pascuorum), Bumblebee, Insect, Eggplant, Flower, Plant, Close-up, Garden, A bumblebee pollinates the small flowers of the aubergine (Solanum melongena)

snail house on pink flower with seeds

Flesh fly (Sarcophagidae), great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), sitting on a flower, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Small elephant hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth

Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Isarauen, Common Twayblade (Listera ovata) and a larva of grasshopper

Particular of inflorescence of crane flower or bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) with honey bee, Liguria, Italy Date:

Burnished Brass Moth (Diachrysia chrysitis), Vomper-Loch, Karwendel Range, Tirol, Austria, Europe

Cucumber green spider, Araniella cucurbitina, back view

butterfly on herb

Keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis saturatus) adult, in flight, hovering and feeding at heliconia flower, El Valle, Panama, November

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), bee orchid

Praying Mantis on heather

Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) with bumblebee, butterfly, moth, butterfly, insect, Brauneck, Lenggries, Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Alps, Prealps, Germany, Europe

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata) adult female, on flowerhead, near Melnik, Pirin Mountains, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, July

Blood-vein (Timandra comae) adult male, roosting on oak leaf, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), single flower, Biesberg nature reserve, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

climbing a dwarf green tree frog climbs through a forest or jungle of large flowers Copyright: xZoonar.com/PhilxMorleyx 3699313

green hermit phaethornis guy feeding at heliconia flower trinidad

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera), two flowers, Perchtoldsdorf Heath, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Speckled Bush-Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)

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Butterfly lion posed on an alliaceae Corrèze France

Red Squirrel jumps from a Gladiolus stem with flowers

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), bee orchid

Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) adult, in flight, taking off from plantain seedhead, England

European Red Slug (Arion rufus), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Rheinhold's bee orchid (Ophrys reinholdii) close-up of flower, Peloponesos, southern Greece

Young swallowtail (Papilio machaon) on fennel in the garden, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Ragwort in splendour (Ophrys splendida), flower, Provence, southern France

Barbarian Grasshopper (Calliptamus barbatus barbarus) on heather, Landes, France

Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Snail in the summer garden

Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) on rose blossom, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly male on Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower, Paris, France

Pastoral composition of many different European insects, European mantis, snails, spider, butterfly, bumblebee, ladybug and other insects populating a wild meadow with daisies and lavender

Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) aka Common Clearwing, on Red Bee Balm

Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera), Majorca, Spain, Europe

leaf-footed bug (Coreus marginatus) on dock

Yellow lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera), Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), Lower Austria

Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora / holoserica) sibillini form with narrow lips and prominent appendage, Torre Alfina, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) at Blue Ensign Salvia (Salvia guaranitica) Marion County, Illinois.

Goat willow (Salix caprea), Female flower, Germany, Europe

greenfinch four fledglings carduelis chloris on branch of laburnum

Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) on Grosser Wiesenknopf (Sanguisorba officinalis), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Augochlora Metallic bee gathers pollen from a lily stamen; North Carolina, United States of America

Village Weaver - male. on nest (Ploceus cucullatus). Awassa Ethiopia.

Horned Pac-Man frog close-up, Ceratophrys

brown tree frog litoria ewingii tasmania

Oleander moth moth with closed wings hanging on purple flower from behind

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata), young (Diablotin) in tall grass, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Most crab spiders are specialiced in ambush hunting in flowers.

Macro spider on the plant

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) on Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Green stink bug, larva

Belize. Close-up of grasshopper on blossoms.

Brown Tail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea), caterpillar web, Provence, Southern France, Europe

Hera's Ophrys orchid (Ophrys herae) a species closely related to (Ophrys mammosa) another of the (Ophrys sphegodes) group, Festos, Crete, Greece, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera), fully developed flower, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in lurking position on yellow flower, Tickseed (Coreopsis), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) adult, feeding on Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) flowers in garden, England, july

Praying mantis on a branch of Dog Rosa in fruit France

crab spider

Blow fly (Calliphoridae) on elderberry, Germany, Europe

Ophrys Gard France

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar, Shiga, Japan

Common Tree Frog - resting (Hyla arborea). south Europe. Cyprus. evening.

Orange milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on seedpods drying in the Fall near Battleground, Indiana.

Hummingbird feeds midair near tall yellow-orange torch lilies

Sunflower with bees (Helianthus annuus), sunflower field, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, Bee orchid

Young russet-red frog trapped by a drosera France

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Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) grassland, Optevoz, Rhones-Alpes, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

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Luna Nueva Rain Forest private reserve in Costa Rica. Green Hermit (Phaethronis guy) hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower

BEETLE on Love in the Mist Corfu

Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) collecting nesting material, Madikwe Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa, RSA, Africa

Close-up a Patanga succincta or Bombay locust feeds on yellow sunflower in full bloom. Agriculture, pest concepts.

Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Martinau, Lechtal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Goldenrod crab spider, Misumena vatia, crab spider

Fiji, Vanua Levu. Close-up of cane toads and lotus flowers.

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) and cricket, Bavaria, Germany

Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), dragonfly on purple loosestrife, Haren, Emsland region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

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Graminae Uganda

Thornbugs, a type of treehopper,Family Membracidae, S.W. Florida, USA.

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) grows at woodland edges and in grassland on limestone in Southern Europe, Torre Alfina, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Ladybird (Coccinella sp.), on flower umbrel of a Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Germany, Europe

Cretan Ophrys orchid (Ophrys cretica) an orchid endemic to Crete and neighbouring islands, Kampbos, Crete, Greece, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Simple hedgehog flask

A cluster of blue butterflies, beautiful butterflies, gathered to feed on a pile of dung

Treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis) Costa Rica. meetyourneighbours.net project

Common box-Zuensler caterpillar and leaves, -Zuensler, plants (Buxaceae)

Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea) female on white background, Marion County, IL

Long-leaved (Cephalanthera longifolia) forest bird, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Orchid (Ophrys neglecta) in flower, San Giovani Rotondo, Gargano. Italy, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Minute Glassfrog (Centrolene peristictum) male guarding eggs, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Vulnerable species.

Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis). Both light and dark shapes, foraging. Burgundy, France 71 on 19/06/2017 These butterflies are very active in the day passing their time to foraging.

Tropical butterflies (Aphrissa sp., Phoebis sulphurs, Itaballia demophile), drinking mineral nutrients from the wet ground, mud-puddling, Tambopata Nature Reserve, Madre de Dios Region, Peru, South America

SLOW WORM (ANGUIS FRAGILIS) IN PEAR TREE IN BLOSSOM, FRANCE

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen on male inflorescences of a goat willow (salix caprea), near Altenmarkt, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) Goldenrod Crab Spider

Noctuid Moth (Noctuidae) flying, Europe

European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea) leaping, multiflash image

Hawk moth larva (Sphingidae), Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Comet Moth (Argema mittrei). Andasibe-Mantadia National Park - Eastern-central Madagascar.

Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias silene) emerging from cocoon, sequence 14 of 25. Captive.

Orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta), Laguna del Lagarto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and (Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

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Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), Suriname

Eggs of a Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a leaf underside, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European Asp (Vipera aspis), Switzerland

Hourglass frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) larvae, Siquirres, Rainforest, Limon, Costa Rica

Blue milk frog, Mission golden-eye tree frog, Amazon milk frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix, controlled conditions

Barred ground dove (zebra-dove, Geopelia striata) flock feeds on seeds among the thickets of Amaranth. Birds of Thailand