Edwin Giesbers / Alkanet flowers (Anchusa sp) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Large blue alkanet (Anchusa azurea) in flower with an Escher's blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directl...

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding from Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July

Phil Savoie / Hairy footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) male feeding from Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Platycheirus scutatus) male feeding on green alkanet Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Loic Poidevin / Common bugloss / alkanet (Anchusa officinalis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Common bugloss / alkanet (Anchusa officinalis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Common bugloss / alkanet (Anchusa officinalis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Rod Williams / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) male, pale form, feeding on Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Rod Williams / Sunfly hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) feeding on Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Rod Williams / Red mason bee (Osmia bicolor) male feeding on Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) feeding on Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.