Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flower, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

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...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

Russell Cooper / Six Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) at rest on flowering Ragwort, South London, England, UK.

Niall Benvie / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Scotland, UK

Niall Benvie / Ragwort {Senecio jacobae} and Rosebay {Chamnerion angustifolium} Turriff, Scotland

Nigel Cattlin / Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) flowers with ray and disc florets. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Loic Poidevin / Rough-backed bush cricket (Uromenus rugosicollis) on Silver Ragwort (Jacobaea maritima), Vendée, France. July.

Loic Poidevin / Stick Insect (Phasmida) on Silver Ragwort (Jacobaea maritima), Vendee, France. August.

Alan Williams / Leafcutter bee (Hoplitis claviventris) feeding on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flower. Red Rocks Cheshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Hoylake, Wirral, England, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar feeding on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in meadow. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Bernard Castelein / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaea) caterpillars on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July