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Close up of Chinese abelia (abelia chinensis) flowers in bloom

House fly (Musca domestica) on flowering plant

Close-up of osmanthus blooming in the park

Closeup of an wild dragonfly at dawn in a wild flower.

Olive branch with white buds & flowers with green leaves against a blue sky with clouds

$Hornet on Aster,Eifel,Germany.\nPlease see more than 1000 insect pictures of my Portfolio.\nThank you!$

A vibrant fly gently resting on beautiful white flowers, showcasing the intricate details and pure beauty of nature

Evergreen shrub, Hebe, with blooming flowers in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Male Hoverfly Feeding on White and Yellow Flowers in a UK Summer Garden

$Satyrium acaciae, the sloe hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. \n\nDescription from Seitz:\nT. acaciae F. Smaller than true ilicis, hardly so large as esculi. Above uniformly dark brown, the male bearing 1-3, the female 2-5 small red anal spots. The line of white bars on the underside is straighter, being somewhat curved outward at the anal angle of the hindwing without forming a W. Male without scent-spot. \nLarva pale yellowish green or grass-green, with black head, two yellowish subdorsal lines and, further laterad, small pale oblique spots; in May adult on blackthorn, especially small bushes which grow on sunny slopes: the larva can be obtained by beating. The butterflies have very definite haunts which are widely dispersed throughout the distribution area and often of very limited extent ; they occur particularly on rocky slopes, with blackthorn hedges and exposed to the full force of the sun, in June, showing a preference for resting on Umbellifers. \nFlight Season:\nSatyrium acaciae has just one Generation and flies from June until July.\nDistribution:\nParticularly in Central Europe. From South France to Asia Minor and Transcaucasia. \nThe distribution of the sloe hairstreak ranges from 49° N in France and 51° N in Germany and Poland. It is absent from southern Italy, the Mediterranean islands, Portugal and Spain except for the Montes Universales and the north (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Close up of viburnum tinus (laristinus viburnum) flowers

$Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.\nSweet alyssum\nBrassicaceae$

Black Soldier Fly - latin name is Hermetia illucens. Close-up of fly sitting on a leaf. This species is used in the production of protein.

The Crabronidae are a large paraphyletic group (nominally a family) of wasps,

White inflorescence of on a branch of a plant called Viburnum lantana Aureum close-up.

honey bee collects pollen nectar on a white pink chestnut flower, green leaves, macro photo, bee close up

Bavaria, Germany. Close-up of Origanum vulgare and the bee.

A closeup on a male of the thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera Nobilis , on a green leaf

$The pale blue males, showing off their white legs to each other, are a familiar sight along rivers and calm streams in large parts of Europe. \nField characteristics: Tot 35-37mm, Ab 27-31mm, Hw 19-23mm.\nDistribution: occurs in a great part of Europe, but are absent in northern England, Ireland and northern Scandinavia.\nHabitat: Characteristic of floodplains, dominant on oxbows, rivers and open stretches of streams. Also lakes and a wide range of man-made habitats.\nFlight Season: From the start of May to the end of September.\n\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

A Steel-blue Cricket Hunter, Chlorion aerarium, nectars on a bloom, literally up to his neck in food. I hope this hold it until it can find a cricket, which should be soon since fall is just around the corner

An orange-legged furrow bee gathers pollen from an apple tree flower in a summer garden.

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