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Family Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
 
Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
 
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
 
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
 
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
 
Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino) Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino) Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
 
Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io)
 
Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io)
 
Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
 
Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
 
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
 
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
 
Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
 
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
 
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
 
Anna's eighty-eight (Diaethria anna) Atthis Longwing or False zebra longwing (Heliconius atthis) Atthis Longwing or False zebra longwing (Heliconius atthis)
 
Common Blue Morpho (Morpho helenor) Doris longwing or Doris (Laparus doris) Doris longwing or Doris (Laparus doris)
 
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Postman Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) Postman Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene)
 
Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)
 
Ismenius tiger (Heliconius ismenius) Ismenius tiger (Heliconius ismenius)

Family Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
 
Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
 
Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
 
False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides) False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides) False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides)
 
False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides) False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides) False Eros Blue (Polyommatus eroides)
 
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
 
Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Family Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
 
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
 
Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)

Family Satyridae

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
 
Arran Brown (Erebia ligea) Arran Brown (Erebia ligea) Arran Brown (Erebia ligea)
 
Erebia jeniseiensis Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion) Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
 
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
 
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
 
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
 
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Family Whites (Pieridae)

Green-veined White (Pieris napi) Green-veined White (Pieris napi) Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
 
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
 
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
 
Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
 
Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa) Mountain Green-veined White (Pieris bryoniae) Large White (Pieris brassicae)
 
Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
 
Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)

Family Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Geometer moths

Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria) Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria) Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
 
Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata) Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata)
 
Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)

Family Eggars, Snout moths or Lappet moths (Lasiocampidae)

Common Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) Common Lackey (Malacosoma neustria)

Family Arctiidae

Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica) Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica)

Family Owlet moths (Noctuidae)

Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera)
 
Silver Y (Autographa gamma) Silver Y (Autographa gamma) Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
 
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)

Hawk moths

Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)

Saturniids

Attacus atlas

Longhorn beetle

Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis)
 
Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) Black Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis)
 
Longhorn beetle (Leptura rubra) Longhorn beetle (Leptura rubra) Longhorn beetle (Leptura rubra)
 
Longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) Longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata)
 
Longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) Longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata)
 
Blackspotted Pliers Support Beetle (Rhagium mordax) Blackspotted Pliers Support Beetle (Rhagium mordax)
 
Lamia textor Lamia textor
 
Dune chafer (Anomala dubia) Pachyta quadrimaculata

Scarab beetles

Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus)
 
Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Cockchafer, May-bug (Melolontha hippocastani) Cockchafer, May-bug (Melolontha hippocastani)
 
Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)
 
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)
 
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) Gametis jucunda
 
Scarab (Scarabaeus typhon) Scarab (Scarabaeus typhon) Scarab (Scarabaeus typhon)

Ladybirds

7-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) 7-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) 7-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
 
7-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) 7-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
 
Calvia decemguttata Calvia decemguttata
 
Pine Ladybird (Exochomus quadripustulatus) Pine Ladybird (Exochomus quadripustulatus) Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata)

Click beetle

Ctenicera pectinicornis Ctenicera pectinicornis

Leaf beetle

Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi) Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi) Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi)
 
Entomoscelis adonidis Entomoscelis adonidis Entomoscelis adonidis
 
Entomoscelis adonidis Chrysolina sanguinolenta Chrysolina sanguinolenta
 
Rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle (Chrysolina cerealis) Rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle (Chrysolina cerealis) Rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle (Chrysolina cerealis)
 
Rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle (Chrysolina cerealis)

Soldier beetle

Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
 
Soldier Beetles (Cantharis livida) Soldier Beetles (Cantharis livida)

Beetles

Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis) Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis)
 
Wood tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica) Platycerus caprea

Darkling beetles

Pimelia subglobosa Pimelia subglobosa
 
Blaps lethifera

Blister beetles

Mylabris fabricii Mylabris fabricii Mylabris fabricii

Grasshoppers

Grasshopper (Tettigonia caudata) Roesel's bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) Roesel's bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)
 
Wart-biter Bush Cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) Wart-biter Bush Cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) Wart-biter Bush Cricket (Decticus verrucivorus)
 
Giant Katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana) Giant Katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana)

Grasshoppers

Calliptamus barbarus Calliptamus italicus
 
Podisma pedestris Podisma pedestris
 
Acrida hungarica Acrida hungarica

Dragonflies

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
 
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) Blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) Blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
 
Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas)
 
Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
 
Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Black Darter (Sympetrum danae)
 
Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum)
 
Green Club-tailed Dragonfly, Green snaketail, or Green gomphid (Ophiogomphus cecilia) Green Club-tailed Dragonfly, Green snaketail, or Green gomphid (Ophiogomphus cecilia) Green Club-tailed Dragonfly, Green snaketail, or Green gomphid (Ophiogomphus cecilia)
 
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)
 
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
 
Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea)
 
The White-faced darter (Leucorrhinia dubia) Yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)
 
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
 
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
 
Common hawker (Aeshna juncea)

Mantis

Empusa pennata Empusa pennata European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
 
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) European mantis (Mantis religiosa) European mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Pond-skaters

Water Strider, Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) Water Strider, Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris)

Bumblebees

White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
 
New Garden Bumblebee or Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) New Garden Bumblebee or Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
 
White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)

Honeybees

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Spider wasp

Tarantula hawk (Pepsis formosa) Tarantula hawk (Pepsis formosa)

Flies

Marmelade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) Chrysotoxum bicinctum Pellucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)
 
Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
 
Hover fly (Syrphus ribesii) Hoverfly (Syrphus vitripennis) Hoverfly (Syrphus vitripennis)

Weevils, Snout beetles

Cyphocleonus dealbatus Cyphocleonus dealbatus

Shield bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

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