Nick Upton / Gall fly / Greater fruit fly (Terellia colon) female extending and flexing long ovipositor after mating in preparation for laying eggs in flowerbud of host plant, Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)...
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Ernie Janes / Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) and Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Norfolk, UK
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Ernie Janes / Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) and Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Norfolk, UK
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) butterfly silhouetted at sunset resting on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Knowlton Church, Dorset, UK, July
Nick Upton / Common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) flowering in a traditional organic hay meadow alongside Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor). Gloucestershire, UK, J...
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Female Gall fly (Terellia colon) with large ovipositor on a host plant Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower bud. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) feeding on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) in flight, and feeding on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) feeding on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Wiltshire, UK, June.