Nigel Cattlin / Blue colour variation of Green paddy leafhopper, (Nephottetix virescens) a biotype of this pest species

Krista Schlyer / Seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) inside the funnel leaf of Pitcher plant, Alabama, USA. May 2014.

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) resting on leaf with eye spot markings on wings hidden, originating from North and Central America, sequence 1 of 2. Captive.

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot disease and chlorosis on Rose (Rosa sp) leaf caused by Fungus (Diplocarpon rosae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Two-spot spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) grazing damage to Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves. Cultivated in greenhouse, Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Robert Thompson / Tobacco hornworm moth (Manduca sexta) caterpillar on stem. Arizona, USA. July.

Robert Thompson / Spanish gatekeeper (Pyronia bathseba) resting on leaf. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May.

Robert Thompson / Chinese moon moth (Actias dubernardi, female at rest amongst leaves. Dayaoshan, Jinxin, Guangxi, China.

Robert Thompson / Chinese moon moth (Actias dubernardi), female. Dayaoshan, Jinxin, Guangxi, China.

Rod Williams / 24-spot ladybird (Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. October.

Kim Taylor / Twenty-two spot ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata) larva, Surrey, England, August.

Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) using its slender ovipositor to insert an egg into the abdomen of an unsuspecting ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata). Surrey, England.

Rod Williams / 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. June

Rod Williams / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on leaf, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, May.

Mike Read / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) cut out on white background, showing Tar-spot fungus (Rhytisma acerinum).

Rod Williams / 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) on leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK, October.

Ammonite / Blue spot mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) making pulp from leaf, Bristol, England, UK, July.

Ammonite / Blue spot mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) making pulp from leaf, Bristol, England, UK, July.

Aflo / Seven spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on fern, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, May.

John Abbott / Eightspotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis) Stengl 'Lost Pines' Biological Station, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

Bert Willaert / Spot legged poison frog (Ameerega picta) on leaf, Bolivia, November.

Rod Williams / Larva of Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica) on bramble leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, England, UK, October.

Rod Williams / Cream-spot ladybird (Calvia quatuordecimguttata / 14-guttata) on leaf, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, UK, July.

Robert Thompson / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) on leaf, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

MYN / Matt Cole / Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) with wing-case open, taking off from a Daffodil leaf. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Six male Autumn House flies (Musca autumnalis) basking in the sun on Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) leaf in a garden, waiting for females to fly past, with Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella se...

Colin Varndell / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on leaf, Dorset, UK, March

Alex Hyde / Tar spot fungus (Rhytisma acerinum) on Sycamore leaf (Acer pseudoplatanus).

Nick Upton / Three Seven Spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) recently emerged from hibernation, sun basking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, April

Colin Varndell / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on leaf, Dorset, UK, September

Robert Thompson / Gold spot moth (Plusia festucae) resting on leaf, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Dave Bevan / Caterpillar larva of Cream spot tiger moth (Arctia villica) on leaf, Wales, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from drop of water on leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Suzi Eszterhas / Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} young feeding on leaf, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya *Digitally removed sun spot in background

PREMAPHOTOS / Square-spot moth (Paradarisa consonaria) resting during daytime on a leaf in woodland, UK

Kim Taylor / Seven-spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} larva on nettle leaf, UK.

Kim Taylor / Seven-spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} eggs on nettle leaf. UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Necrotic spotting and cracking caused apple scab, (Venturia inaequalis) on a ripe apple on the tree, Berkshire, August

Nigel Cattlin / Brown spot (Cochliobolus miyabeanus) fungal disease lkesionbs on a Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Brown spot (Cochliobolus miyabeanus) fungal disease lesions on a Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Brown spot (Cochliobolus miyabeanus) fungal disease lesions on a Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Narrow brown spot / Cercospora leaf spot (Sphaeruliba oryzina) disease lesions on a Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Blue colour variation of Green paddy leafhopper, (Nephottetix virescens), a biotype of this pest species

Nigel Cattlin / Blue colour variation of Green paddy leafhopper, (Nephottetix virescens), a biotype of this pest species

Nigel Cattlin / Brown spot (Cochliobolus miyabeanus) spottiing lesions on Rice (Oryza sativa) flagleaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Narrow brown spot / Cercospora leaf spot (Sphaeruliba oryzina) disease lesions on a Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight, (Rhizoctonia solani) disease infected paddy Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) bleached lesions on leaves of diseased flattened Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) diseased bleached lesions on grains on a Rice (Oryza sativa) ear, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) disease bleached lesions on leaves and stems of Rice (Oryza sativa), Luzon, Philippines

Duncan Mcewan / Gold spot moth {Plusia festucae} on Bog myrtle leaf, Scotland, UK

Ashley Cooper / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) resting on a leaf, Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, Lancashire, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Four-spotted chaser dragonflies (Libellula quadrimaculata) roosting together in late evening, Ham Wall RSPB Nature reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. May.

Maxime Aliaga / Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) in defensive posture. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Peru.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on a Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pupa on a Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Lucas Bustamante / Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) on leaf in defensive posture, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Basin, Ecuador.

Paul Harcourt Davies / 7-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) balancing on leaf, portrait, Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pearly heath butterfly (Coenonympha arcania) on a leaf, portrait, Nr Orvieto. Umbria, Italy. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Septoria leaf blotch / Septoria leaf spot (Zymoseptoria tritici) lesion showing pycnidia in Wheat (Triticum aestivum) leaf, close up.

Nigel Cattlin / Septoria leaf spot / Septoria nodorum blotch (Phaeosphaeria nodorum) necrotic disease lesions on Wheat (Triticum aestivum) leaves, close up.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage ring-spot (Mycosphaerella brassicicola), acircular fungus disease, lesions on Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) leaf, Berkshire, UK. November.

Gil Wizen / Leaf-mimicking katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) wing detail, showing eyespots and aposematic colouration, Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Napo province, Amazon basin, Ecuador.

Robert Thompson / Two Clouded magpie moth (Abraxas sylvata) resting on a fern frond, Gosford Forest Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Ring spot (Leptosphaeria sacchari) fungal disease lesions on sugar cane leaf, Thailand, South East Asia.

Nigel Cattlin / Papaya black spot (Asperisporium caricae) fungal disease on Papaya (Carica papaya) leaf and fruit, South Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / Papaya black spot (Asperisporium caricae) fungal disease on Papaya (Carica papaya) leaf, South Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / Olive peacock spot (Spilocaea oleaginea), a leaf spot and chlorosis on Olive (Olea sp.) leaves, South Africa.

Edwin Giesbers / Forest mother-of-pearl butterfly (Protogoniomorpha parhassus) resting on leaf. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Forest mother-of-pearl butterfly (Protogoniomorpha parhassus) resting on leaf. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Forest mother-of-pearl butterfly (Protogoniomorpha parhassus) resting on leaf. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Forest mother-of-pearl butterfly (Protogoniomorpha parhassus) resting on leaf. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) resting on leaf. Captive.

Nigel Cattlin / Dianthus leaf spot (Septoria dianthi) fungus infection on stem and leaves of Ornamental pink carnation (Dianthus spp.).

Nigel Cattlin / Leaf spot (Septoria apiicola) lesions on flat leaf of Continental parsley (Petroselinum crispum).

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot / Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporoides) spotting lesions and damage to a Mango tree (Mangifera indica) leaf, Thailand, South East Asia.

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot / Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporoides) spotting lesions and damage to a Mango tree (Mangifera indica) leaf, Thailand, South East Asia.

Nigel Cattlin / Angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola) lesions on Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf, Thailand, South East Asia.

Nigel Cattlin / Cucurbit angular leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv lachrymans) lesions of a bacterial disease on Squash (Cucurbita) leaves, Thailand, South East Asis.

Nigel Cattlin / Cucurbit angular leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv lachrymans) lesions of a bacterial disease on Squash (Cucurbita) leaves, Thailand, South East Asis.

Nigel Cattlin / Plum rust (Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae var. discolor) yellow spot lesions on the upper surface of a Victoria plum (Prunus domestica) leaf, Berkshire, UK, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) necrotic dark spots of a fungus disease on the leaves of a garden rose, Berkshire, UK, July.

Colin Varndell / Tar spot fungus (Rhytisma acerinum) on a sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf. Dorset, UK, September.

Chris Mattison / Vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua) male resting on leaf. Females of this species are wingless, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) necrotic dark lesions and chlorosisd on a shrub garden rose (Rosa sp.) leaf, Berkshire, England, May

Nigel Cattlin / Pupa of a seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a leaf, June

Nigel Cattlin / Early blight (Alternaria solani) target spot / bullseye lesions pattern on a tomato leaf, Thailand