A selection of insect photographs from the UK Gardening gallery
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I've been taking photographs of plants in and around my garden since I bought my first digital camera in 2001 (three years after I has started this website). So whilst wondering where to keep the pictures in the days before Flickr and cloud storage, I thought I'd create a little database of them on my UK Gardening website, and I've been taking photos and adding them to my site ever since.Below is a very small, random selection of photographs I have taken over the last 27 years. To see a larger version of a photograph, click the image. You'll then be able to scroll left and right through the current selection.
Belted hoverfly Volucella zonaria. One of the largest flies of Britain. It mimics a hornet or wasp, but is harmless to humans. The adults are great polinators and their larvae are believed to eat wasp grubs.
Lilioceris lilii (lily beetle, scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle)
Bumble bee
Woodlouse
Caterpiller
Spider
Osteospermum 'Glistening White' syn. Dimorphotheca pluvialis (Cape marigold, Cape daisy, Rain daisy, African daisy) with hover fly
Chrysolina americana (rosemary beetle) on lavender flower stem
Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon's seal sawfly) larvae
Geometra papilionaria Large Emerald moth
Hawthorn shield/stink bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
Ladybird larvae
Crab spider (Misumena vatia) on foxglove
Belted hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Wooly aphid on beech leaf
Pale tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) caterpillar
Ants
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Chile Black'
Large white, cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillar
Common green shield/stink bug nymphs and egg cases Palomena prasina
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