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 25 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.

Lilioceris lilii (lily beetle, scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle)

Lilioceris lilii (lily beetle, scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle)

Ladybird larvae

Ladybird larvae

Caterpillar eating hollyhock flower

Caterpillar eating hollyhock flower

Stag beetle (Larva,grub)

Stag beetle (Larva,grub)

Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon's seal sawfly) larvae

Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon's seal sawfly) larvae

Hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)

Hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)

Bright-line brown-eye moth (Lacanobia oleracea) caterpillars eating tomato leaves

Bright-line brown-eye moth (Lacanobia oleracea) caterpillars eating tomato leaves

Bumble bee

Bumble bee

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Crab spider (Misumena vatia - female)

Crab spider (Misumena vatia - female)

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Ladybird (Harlequin) - Harmonia axyridis

Stag beetle (Larva,grub)

Stag beetle (Larva,grub)

Ants

Ants

Ants

Ants

Greenfly on lupin

Greenfly on lupin

Aglais io Peacock butterfly (European peacock)

Aglais io Peacock butterfly (European peacock)

Lilioceris lilii (lily beetle, scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle)

Lilioceris lilii (lily beetle, scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle)

Bumble bee

Bumble bee

Buff-tailed bumblebee on Hyacinth

Buff-tailed bumblebee on Hyacinth

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