Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...
01378371
Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...
01298080
Russell Cooper / Male Pollen / Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on flowering foodplant, Morden, South London, London, UK
01635512
Nigel Cattlin / Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes aeneus) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis). Berkshire, England, UK. July.
Heather Angel / Red bowled anemone (Anemone bucharica) with dark stamens and patterns on petal bases to attract Scarab beetle (Eulasia sp) pollinators. Beetles pick up pollen on hairy bodies but can damage petals, Ta...
01629358
Heather Angel / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) pollen. Cuts in petals where chafer's legs were inserted to prevent it from falling off. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. June.
01629349
Heather Angel / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly (Silene compacta). Picks up pollen on hairy body. Russian Caucasus. June.