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    Naturepics - The photographs of Nigel Gardener
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      Bumblebees, Moths and other Insects


      • Bumblebees
      • Common Red Soldier Beetle
      • Firebug
      • Stag Beetle
      • Praying Mantis
      • Cardinal Beetle
      • Pot Beetle
      • 7- Spot Ladybird
      • Harlequin Ladybird
      • Blue Mint Leaf Beetle
      • Nettle Weevil
      • Rose Sawfly
      • Broad-bordered Bee Hawk Moth
      • Red Underwing
      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth
      • Jersey Tiger Moth
      • Elephant Hawk Moth
      • Lime Hawk Moth
      • Fox Moth
      • Pine Processionary Moth
      • Six-spot Burnet
      • Burnet Companion Moth
      • Common Heath Moth
      • Latticed Heath Moth
      • Sycamore Moth
      • Orchard Ermine Moth
      • Silver-ground Carpet Moth
      • Yellow-tail Moth
      • Brown-tail Moth
      • Yellow Shell Moth
      • European Owlfly
      • Dark-edged Bee Fly
      • Drone Fly
      • Tawny Mining Bee
      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee
      • Bee Beetle
      • Diving Beetle
      • Variable Longhorn Beetle
      • Thick-legged Flower / Swollen-thighed Beetle
      • Red Shieldbug
      • European Striped Shieldbug
      • Ground Beetle - Poecilus versicolor
      • Southern Green Shieldbug
      • Garden Spider
      • Nurseryweb Spider
      • Wasp Spider
      • Hornet Mimic Hoverfly
      • Mediterranean Katydid

      • Red-tailed Bumblebee

        Bombus lapidaries - male on teasel head

      • Red-taile Bumblebee

        Bombus lapidaries - male on teasel head

      • Red-tailed Bumblebee

        female - Bombus lapidarius

      • Buff-tailed Bumblebee

        Bombus terrestris

      • Buff-tailed Bumblebee

        Bombus terrestris

      • Tree Bumblebee

        Bombus hypnorum

      • Tree Bumblebee

        Bombus hypnorum

      • Tree Bumblebee

        Bombus hypnorum

      • Tree Bumble Bee

      • Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee

        Bombus vestalis

      • Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee

        Bombus vestalis

      • Early Bumble Bee

        female - Bombus pratorum

      • Early Bumble Bee

        female - Bombus pratorum

      • Early Bumble Bee

        female - Bombus pratorum

      • Early Bumblebee

        male - Bombus pratorum

      • Early Bumblebee

        male - Bombus pratorum

      • White-tailed Bumblebee

        Bombus lucorum

      • White-tailed Bumblebee

        Bombus lucorum ; covered in pollen from Himalayan Balsam

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum; an older faded worker

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum - female worker in spring

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum - female worker in spring

      • Common Carder Bee

        Bombus pascuorum - female worker in spring

      • Common Red Soldier Beetle

      • Firebug

      • Firebug

      • Stag Beetle

        A magnificent male on a woodland path

      • Stag Beetle

        A magnificent male on a woodland path

      • Stag Beetle

        A magnificent male on a woodland path

      • Praying Mantis

      • Praying Mantis

      • Cardinal Beetle

      • Cardinal Beetle

      • Pot Beetle

        Cryptocephalus bipunctata - an uncommon species found in the Cotswolds

      • Pot Beetle

        Cryptocephalus bipunctata - an uncommon species found in the Cotswolds

      • 7- Spot Ladybird

      • 7-Spot Ladybird

        larva

      • 7-Spot Ladybird

      • Harlequin Ladybird

        larva

      • Harlequin Ladybird

        pupa

      • Harlequin Ladybird

      • Blue Mint Leaf Beetle

      • Nettle Weevil

      • Rose Sawfly

        Caterpillar

      • Rose Sawfly

        Caterpiller

      • Broad-bordered Bee Hawk Moth

      • Red Underwing caterpillar

        Camouflaged - the head is top left

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Hummingbird Hawk Moth

      • Jersey Tiger Moth

      • Jersey Tiger Moth

      • Elephant Hawk Moth

        caterpillar

      • Elephant Hawk Moth

        caterpillar

      • Elephant Hawk Moth

        caterpillar

      • Elephant Hawk Moth

        caterpillar on fuchsia - a food plant

      • Lime Hawk Moth

      • Fox Moth

        caterpillar

      • Fox Moth

        caterpillar

      • Pine Processionary Moth

        nest of caterpillars in pine tree

      • Pine Processionary Moth

        nest of caterpillars in pine tree

      • Pine Processionary Moth

        nest of caterpillars in pine tree

      • Pine Processionary Moth

        nest of caterpillars in pine tree

      • Six-spot Burnet

        on pyramid orchid

      • Six-spot Burnet

      • Six-spot Burnet

      • Six-spot Burnet

      • Six-spot Burnet

      • Six-spot Burnet

        caterpillar

      • Burnet Companion Moth

      • Common Heath Moth

        male

      • Latticed Heath Moth

      • Sycamore Moth

        caterpillar

      • Sycamore Moth

        caterpillar

      • Orchard Ermine Moth

        caterpillar on Blackthorn

      • Orchard Ermine Moth

        caterpillar on Blackthorn

      • Orchard Ermine Moth

        caterpillar; ballooning or descending to the ground on silken thread

      • Silver-ground Carpet Moth

      • Yellow-tail Moth

        Caterpillar

      • Yellow-tail Moth

        Caterpillar

      • Brown-tail Moth

        caterpillar

      • Yellow Shell Moth

      • Yellow Shell Moth

        a fairly dull, faded example found in September

      • European Owlfly

      • European Owlfly

      • Bee Fly

      • Bee Fly

      • Bee Fly

      • Drone Fly

      • Tawny Mining Bee

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        female

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        female

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        female

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        female

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        male

      • Hairy-footed Flower Bee

        male

      • Bee Beetle

      • Diving Beetle

      • Variable Longhorn Beetle

      • Variable Longhorn Beetle

      • Variable Longhorn Beetle

      • Thick-legged Flower Beetle

      • Swollen-thigh Beetle

        female

      • Red Shieldbug

      • Red Shieldbug

      • European Striped Shieldbug

      • Ground Beetle

        Poecilus versicolor

      • Southern Green Shieldbug

        5th nymph instar stage - final stage pre-adult

      • Garden Spider

      • Garden Spider

        with prey

      • Nurseryweb Spider

      • Wasp Spider

        female with prey

      • Wasp Spider

        female with prey.

      • Wasp Spider

        female with prey

      • Wasp Spider

        female

      • Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

        female

      • Mediterranean Katydid

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