Richard Du Toit / Spring wildflowers, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) extending proboscis to nectar on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Green aphid (Aphidoidea) beneath flower. Surrey, England, UK. July.
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Heather Angel / Parasitic wasp (Gasteruption assectator) nectaring on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Surrey, England, UK. July.
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Heather Angel / Blowfly (Calliphora sp) nectaring on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Surrey, England, UK. July.
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Heather Angel / Common rue (Ruta graveolens) flower. Cultivated in herb garden, Surrey, England, UK. Native to Balkan Peninsula.
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Heather Angel / Common rue (Ruta graveolens) flower in visible light, nectar at base of petals. Stamens flip up sequentially with one still folded over the receptacle. Surrey, England, UK. Native to Balkan Peninsula....
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Heather Angel / Common rue (Ruta graveolens) flower in UV light, pollen and nectar at base of petals fluorescing. Insect pollinators are able to see position of rewards on offer. Surrey, England, UK. Native to Balkan...
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Philippe Clement / Common rue / Herb-of-grace (Ruta graveolens) flowers, Belgium
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Philippe Clement / Common rue / Herb-of-grace (Ruta graveolens) in flower, Belgium
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruby-tailed / Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis comparata) feeding on Rue flower (Ruta graveolens). Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy. June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), dark morph, feeding on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), dark morph, on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
