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.

Alex Hyde / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Alex Hyde / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Belgium, May.

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Belgium, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on Ox eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) and an ant on flowers, South Karelia, southern Finland, June.

Nick Upton / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) a bumblebee mimicking beetle, visiting a Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower, Kenfig NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia valesina), female and, Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Finland, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers, in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers- in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May.

Will Watson / Bee chafer (Trichius fasciatus), ancient deer park, Herefordshire, England, June.