Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Death's head hawkmoth (caterpillars, pupa and imago (adult) copperplate art by August Johann Roesel von Rosenhof, 1744.

Duncan Usher / Thread Lacewing (Nemoptera coa) mature imago resting on thistle, Bulgaria

Duncan Usher / Owl Fly (Libelloides macaronius) imago resting on plant stalk, Bulgaria

Nature Production / Mayfly (Isonychia japonica) imago, Japan

Nick Upton / Adult Green / Anglers drake mayfly (Ephemera danica) flies up from a stream, having just emerged from a winged 'sub-imago' stage, floating on the surface, Wiltshire, UK, May.

PREMAPHOTOS / Greendrake / Angler's drake mayfly {Ephemera danica} hanging on to underside of vegetation, UK Note - Sub-imago or dun

Nature Production / Little stag beetle {Dorcus rectus rectus} newly hatched imago overwintering in chrysalis chamber in rotting wood, Japan

Kim Taylor / Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) newly hatched imago, sequence 4/4

Kim Taylor / Mosquito (Culiseta / Theobaldia annulata) male imago freshly emerged. UK

Kim Taylor / Mosquito male. Emergence of imago from aquatic pupa UK digital composite, sequence

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Marasmia patnalis) pest species on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) moth of pest species on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem , Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer (Chilo suppressalis) moth on a Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippnes.

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic / Striped rice stem borer moth (Chilo supressalis) on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Yellow stem borer moth (Scirpophaga incertulas_ a Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Andy Sands / RF - Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) newly emerged imago with wings half expanded, East Sussex, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty fre...

Andy Sands / RF - Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) newly emerged imago beginning to open wings, East Sussex, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free...

Guy Edwardes / Antlion (Palpares libelluloides) imago clinging to Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flower in lavender field, near Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. June.

Andy Sands / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), imago stage, hanging from chrysalis, drying its wings. Focus Stacked. Captive.

Nigel Cattlin / Cotton bollworm, corn earworm / old world bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) noctuid moth side view at rest on a cotton leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Cotton bollworm, corn earworm / old world bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) noctuid moth on a cotton leaf