Paul Harcourt Davies / Short-horned grasshoppers (Calliptamus italicus) mating, showing sexual dimorphism, Pescia Romana, Tarquinia, Umbria, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) in flower, Pescia Roman, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crimson Speckled moth (Utetheisa pulchella) on flowerhead, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Banded snails (Cepaea nemoralis) aestivating -effectively sealed to a stem to prevent loss of moisture in high summer, Pescia Romana, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crimson Speckled moth (Utetheisa pulchella) feeding on nectar, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crimson Speckled moth (Utetheisa pulchella) feeding on nectar, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crimson Speckled moth (Utetheisa pulchella) on leaf, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Short-horned grasshoppers (Calliptamus italicus) mating, showing sexual dimorphism, Pescia Romana, Tarquinia, Umbria, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris duodecimpunctata) Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange Shield Bug (Carpocoris mediterraneus) on plant stem, St Agostino, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Jumping Spider (Carrhotus xanthogramma) on leaf, St Agostino, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, September