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Pterygote Insects
A peacock butterfly (Inachis io) sitting on a pink flower in a green forest
Four-spot (Libellula quadrimaculata) sitting on a reed stalk
Four-spot (Libellula quadrimaculata) sitting on a rush stalk
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), on a yellow flower of a Great Telekie (Telekia speciosa)
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), on a yellow flower of a Great Telekie (Telekia speciosa)
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), on a yellow flower of a Great Telekie (Telekia speciosa)
Dragonfly on a lake shore, July, Germany
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), on a yellow flower of a Great Telekie (Telekia speciosa)
Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus)
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) on Wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) sucking nectar on butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii)
Emperor dragonfly, blue emperor (Anax imperator)
European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) at a water pool
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Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) on weathered wood
Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) on weathered wood
Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) on weathered wood
Atypical butterfly... Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Wooden bridge leads through a quiet
Great green bush cricket (locusta)
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Flesh fly (Sarcophaga crassipalpis) silhouette of two adult insects on a tree leaf in autumn
Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) sucking nectar on an inflorescence of the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) sucking nectar on an inflorescence of the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
A peacock butterfly (Inachis io) sitting on a pink flower in a green forest
Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) adult insect resting on a garden lily flower in summer
Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) two adult damselflies mating on a plant leaf in summer
European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster
Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) adult female insect laying eggs or oviposition in a pond in summer
Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) two adult damselflies mating on a water lily leaf on a pond in summer
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Dragonfly (Odonata), sitting frontally on a stone with spread wings
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Butterfly, costarica
A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) swims on the Steinhuder Meer in the golden evening light and is swarmed by mosquitoes
Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria)
Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
A Lesser purple emperor (Apatura lilia) on a reed stalk with spread wings
A Lesser purple emperor (Apatura lilia) with spread wings sitting on a reed
Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
Close-up of hoverfly feeding on yellow dill flowers
Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) silhouette of an adult insect resting on a plant leaf in summer
Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) adult insect resting on blackberries fruit in summer
Blue Arrow (Orthetrum cancellatum)
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) adult insect feeding on Blackthorn tree blossom in spring
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Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) on weathered wood
Butterfly (Cethosia luzonica bohlica)
Parides butterfly or Parides butterfly (Parides iphidamas)
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American flag waving in the wind against deep blue sky
European Peacock (Inachis io, Io nymphalis) Heidenreichstein
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Glasswing (Greta oto). Stratford
Scarlet Dragonfly, summer, Germany
Scarlet Dragonfly, summer, Germany
Robber fly on a leaf, summer, Germany
Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
Caterpillar of a Mullein moth butterfly seen in Southern France
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Four-spotted dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Dramatic backlit american flag waving in the wind
Golden fly (Lucilia caesar) on a yellow flower of the Solidago canadensis (Solidago canadensis)
Dragonfly on a lake shore, July, Germany
Insect Water strider (Gerridae) on a river
Crown vetch butterfly (Erynnis tages)
Oblong-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia), with insect as
Frontal view of a Cabbage bug (Eurydema oleracea) with
Portrait of a Common Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Head and thorax of a snipe fly in lateral view
Head and thorax of a rainbird (Haematopota pluvialis)
Mayfly (Centroptilum luteolum)
Head of a female snipe fly (Rhagio scolopaceus) with its
Neck shield and abdomen of a tree bug (Arma custos) in
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as Common starling
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