B&S Draker / Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor) pair mating. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polyxenes), female on Cowpen Daisy / Golden Crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides). Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA, April.
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Adrian Davies / Golden Ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) female at rest on flower, Devon, England, UK
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Roger Powell / Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) pair walking through a flower meadow, Castro Verde, Portugal, April
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) female alert for prey on a flower, Italy
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota carota) flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009
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Ross Hoddinott / Banded demoiselle {Calopteryx splendens} female at rest on plantain flower head, Lower Tamar Lake, Cornwall, UK. May
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Ross Hoddinott / Close-up of Hazel inflorescence (Corylus avellana) in spring, with both male catkins and female flower visible, near Bradworthy, Devon, UK. March 09.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched beside poppy flower, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008
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Donald M. Jones / Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) female feeding on flower, western Montana
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) female feeding from Passion flower (Passiflora mixta). Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America. January. (This image may be licensed either as rights...
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) female feeding from Datura flower, Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Queen butterfly {Danaus gilippus} pair mating on Golden Crownbeard flower (Verbesina encelioides) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad billed hummingbird {Cynanthus latirostris}female feeding on Petunia flower, Arizona, USA,
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Black chinned hummingbird {Archilochus alexandri} female feeding on Penstemon flower, Arizona, USA
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Andy Sands / Goldenrod / Crab spider {Misumena vatia} female on Pyramidal orchid. France.
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Kim Taylor / Large white / Cabbage white butterfly {Pieris brassicae} female flies from broccoli flower UK.
Michael & Patricia Fogden / Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus) hummingbird female feeding and pollinating flower of epiphytic Heath (Cavendishia melastomoides) cloud forest, Costa Rica
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus) hummingbird female feeding at and pollinating epiphytic Orchid flowers (Elleanthus sp), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) calf walking in meadow of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), North America
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Tui De Roy / Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair bonding in flowering tribulus field during rains, Punta Cevallos, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Tim Fitzharris / Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) feeding on the nectar of a Desert Penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) flower, New Mexico
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Adrian Davies / Orange tip butterfly female {Anthocharis cardamines} close up on Lady's smock flower, UK
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Nick Upton / Burdock gall fly (Terellia tussilaginis) female feeding on an Oxeye daisy / Marguerite flower (Leucanthemum vulgare) chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Nine spotted moth (Amata phegea) mating on flower head, North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Nine spotted moth (Amata phegea) mating on flower head, North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia
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Adrian Davies / Male Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins shedding pollen onto female flower, March.
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Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), female perched on a flax flower stem. Oreti River, Mossburn, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. November.
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Colin Varndell / Female Common yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) resting on a Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) flower, Dorset, England, UK, June
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Colin Varndell / Female Common yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) resting on a Giant hogweed (Hercaleum mantegazziaum) flower, Dorset, England, UK, June
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Donald M. Jones / Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) female in flowering tree, Troy, Montana
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John Waters / Orange-tip butterflies (Anthocharis cardamines) mating on flower bud of white bluebell in garden, Somerset, UK, April 2012
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John Waters / Orange-tip butterflies (Anthocharis cardamines) mating on flower bud of white bluebell in garden, Somerset, UK, April 2012
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Tim Fitzharris / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) male and Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) female feeding on flower nectar
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Gary K. Smith / Orange tip butterfly, (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Bluebell flower, Norfolk, England
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Thick-legged flower beetle / Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) feeding on Beaked hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) pollen, found during Bioblitz survey at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK,...
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Martin Willis / Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera) female on banksia flower, Arthur River, Tasmania, Australia
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Tom Vezo / Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) hummingbird female feeding on flower nectar
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Steve Gettle / Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) female hummingbird feeding on flower nectar
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Kim Taylor / Red mason bee (Osmia rufa) female in flight carrying pollen and flower nectar to nest in artifical bee nesting box, Surrey, UK, April
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Konrad Wothe / Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) female drinking on Fuchsia flower, Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
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Konrad Wothe / Purple throated Mountain gem (Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) female drinking on flower, Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
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Michel Poinsignon / Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, clinging up side down to flower head, Lorraine, France, October.
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Ross Hoddinott / Head on view of Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) north Devon, UK, April.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) female feeding on nectar from a Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) female feeding on nectar from a Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July
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Konrad Wothe / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) female feeding on flower seeds, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November
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Donald M. Jones / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) female feeding on flower nectar, Troy, Montana
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Nick Upton / Chalkhill blue butterflies (Polyommatus coridon) mating on Red clover flower (Trifolium pratense), chalk grassland, Wiltshire, UK, July
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Nick Upton / Chalkhill blue butterflies (Polyommatus coridon), mating on Red clover flower (Trifolium pratense) with phoretic Chalcidoid wasp (Eulophidae; Tetrastichinae) a parasitoid of butterfly eggs, riding on...
Nick Upton / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) mating on Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) in chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Pete Oxford / Black-tailed trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae) female feeding on (Kniphofia sp) flower at base of Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador, Andes
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Chien Lee / Banded Flower Mantis (Theopropus elegans) female camouflaged on inflorescence of Dusky Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes fusca), Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
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Steve Gettle / White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird female feeding on flower nectar, Costa Rica
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Nick Upton / Mammoth / Giant solitary wasp (Megascolia maculata maculata) female feeding from Milk thistle (Silybum / Carduus marianum) flower, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.
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LYNN M. STONE / Two female English Setters (show type) by flower bed, Geneva, Illinois, USA
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John Abbott / Feather-legged fly (Trichopoda lanipes) female resting on flower, Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, USA, June
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) hummingbird female feeding on nectar of Heath (Cavendishia bracteata) flower in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador
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Roger Powell / Female Great Bustard (Otis tarda) walking through flower meadow. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Portugal, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Basset hound female by Hydrangea flower, St. Charles, Illinois, USA
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Andy Sands / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata) pair mating on flower of meadow-sweet. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
Ross Hoddinott / RF- Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Orange Tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Gary K. Smith / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on flower. Norfolk, England, April.
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Gary K. Smith / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on flower. Norfolk, England, April.
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Gary K. Smith / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on flower. Norfolk, England, April.
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Gary K. Smith / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female on flower. Norfolk, England, April.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), female in flight feeding on Geranium flower, Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA, August.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) female feeding in flight on Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata). Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights...
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Charlie Summers / Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) feeding on a flower. Columbine, Colorado, USA, May.
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Christian Ziegler / Brown Bee Orchid (Ophrys iricolor) flower mimics female bee with male solitary bee engaged in pseudocopulation, Sardinia, Italy
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Christian Ziegler / King Spider Orchid (Caladenia pectinata) flower swarmed by male parasitic wasps who interpret the flowerÆs red lip as female wasp, western Australia
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Christian Ziegler / King Spider Orchid (Caladenia pectinata) flower being visited by male parasitic wasp which is attracted to the flower by faux female wasp pheromone, western Australia
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Christian Ziegler / Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum) flowering along coast mimick female bees, Sardinia, Italy
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Christian Ziegler / King Spider Orchid (Caladenia pectinata) being visited by male parasitic wasp pollinator which is attracted to the flower by faux female wasp pheromone, Australia
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Christian Ziegler / Zebra Orchid (Caladenia cairnsiana) flower being pollinated by male parasitic wasp which is attracted to the flower by faux female wasp pheromone, western Australia
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Christian Ziegler / Orchid (Catasetum viridiflavum) female flowers, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female 'Lisala' trying to feed on a pink water lily flower, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Andy Sands / Blackbird (Turdus merula) female collecting mud from garden flower pot for nest building, Hertfordshire, England, March
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Murray Cooper / Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) hummingbird female hovering over flowers, Andes, Ecuador
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Nick Upton / Hairy Flower Wasp (Colpa sexmaculata) female on blue flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Hairy Flower Wasp (Colpa sexmaculata) female on blue flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Florian Möllers / Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) female drying wings on flower stalk, Berlin, Germany, August
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Nick Upton / Flower chafers (Oxythyrea funesta) mating on Scotch / Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium) flower, Port Cros Island National Park, Hyeres archipelago, France, May.
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David Kjaer / Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) female butterfly feeding on flower, Dorset, UK, August.
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David Kjaer / Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) female butterfly feeding on flower, Wiltshire, UK, September.
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David Kjaer / Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) female butterfly feeding on flower. Wiltshire, UK, September.
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David Kjaer / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) male and female butterflies copulating on closed flower, Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Thomas Marent / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes sp) female flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesi...
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Murray Cooper / Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae) female feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) female feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) female feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) female feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador
