Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Christian Ziegler / Bumblebee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) flower and its male Longhorn Bee (Eucera sp) pollinator, Sardinia, Italy

Stephen Dalton / Spotted longhorn beetle {Rutpela maculata} in flight over foxglove flowers, UK

Nick Upton / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) male animal standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for the larvae of this species, waiting for females to arrive, chalk grass...

Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata = Strangalia maculata) takes off after feeding on a Common spotted orchid flower (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) in a woodland ride, Lower Woods, Gloucestershire, UK,...

Heather Angel / Long-horned bee (Eucera sp.), two crawling into Wild gladiolus (Gladiolus atroviolaceus) flower to roost at night. Turkey. May.

Rod Williams / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) feeding on small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria), Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, August

Robert Thompson / Flower beetle (Stenopterus rufus) on aster flower, Saint Paul-de-Fenouillet, French Pyrenees, France. May

Rod Williams / Variable longhorn beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) black form Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Longicorn beetle (Brachyta interrogationis) on dandelion, Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Twin spot longhorn beetle (Oberea oculata), on Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), Finland, July.

Lorraine Bennery / Knapweed fritillary butterfly (Melitaea phoebe) or (Cinclidia phoebe) and Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica), Var, France, May.

Rod Williams / Fairy-ring longhorn beetle (Pseudovadonia livida) feeding on tansy Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK August.

Rod Williams / Fairy-ring longhorn beetle (Pseudovadonia livida) Feeding on bramble blossom Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London, England, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Longhorn beetle (Pachyta quadrimaculata) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Purpuricenus budensis) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Chlorophorus varius) on Horehound (Marrubium peregrinum) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Chlorophorus varius) on Field eryngo (Eryngium creticum) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Spotted longhorn beetle (Strangalia maculata) Bulgaria, July.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata), Theisbergstegen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata), Theisbergstegen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata), Staudernheim, Pfalz, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Lynn M. Stone / Texas Longhorn heifer on high country ranchland in spring wildflowers, Santa Barbara County, California, USA.

Andy Sands / Flower Longhorn Beetle (Stenurella melanura) feeding on wild rose flower, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Lorraine Bennery / Longhorned beetle (Mastododera nodicollis) mating, National Road 7, Ambositra, Madagascar, November.

Andy Sands / Longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) on bramble leaf, Surrey, England, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) on Cistus flower, Extremadura, Spain

Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) feeding on a Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Female Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) on a Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowerhead in chalk grassland, UK, July.

Will Watson / Three Field cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus campestris) and one Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Ankerdine Common, Worcestershire, England, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Chris Mattison / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) on white background. Derbyshire, England, UK, September.

Chris Mattison / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) Derbyshire, England, UK, September. Focus-stacked image.

Pascal Pittorino / Golden bloomed grey longhorn (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) resting on a flower, Var, Provence, France, May

Pascal Pittorino / Spotted longhorn beetles (Strangalia maculata) mating on umbellifer flower, Pyrenees, France, August.

Nick Upton / Hornet / Golden-haired longhorn beetle (Leptura aurulenta) on log, Sutjeska Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) on umbillifer, Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. July

Rod Williams / Male Variable Longhorn Beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Rod Williams / Male Variable Longhorn Beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Alex Hyde / Longhorn beetle (Strangalia melanura) female photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria. August.

Alex Hyde / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia maculata) feeding on umbellifer flowers. Devon, UK. June.

MYN / Gabriele Motta / Red Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra), Venice, Italy, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Longicorn Beetles (Stenurella bifasciata) Italy, July.

Rod Williams / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) feeding on Small Scabious, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, south London, England, UK, August.

Alex Hyde / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia maculata) photographed in mobile field studio on a white background. Austrian Alps, August.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata), Slovenia, Europe, July, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata), Slovenia, Europe, July, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata), Slovenia, Europe, July, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata), Slovenia, Europe, July, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Fabrice Cahez / Longhorned Beetle (Leptura maculata) on flower. Lozere, France, July.

Colin Varndell / Male Longhorn moth (Adela reaumurella) hovering over may flower buds, Gloucestershire, UK, April

Niall Benvie / Composite of insects, arachnids and plants found on the Arnos Vale BioBlitz, Bristol, UK, June 2012 meetyourneighbours.net project. Orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata), Ivy (Hedera helix), Green...

Andy Sands / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata) pair mating on flower of meadow-sweet. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.

Christian Ziegler / Bumblebee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) flower and its male Longhorn Bee (Eucera sp) pollinator, Sardinia, Italy

Robert Thompson / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on a flower. North of Grebastica, Sibenik Split road, Croatia, May.

Robert Thompson / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on a flower. North of Grebastica, Sibenik Split road, Croatia, May.

Konrad Wothe / Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata) on Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) flower, Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Fairy Longhorn Moth (Nemophora metallica) feeding on Brown Knapweed flower (Centaurea jacea) Bavaria, Germany

Stephen Dalton / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietus) on flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Longhorn beetles {Rhagium mordax} on Oxeye Daisy flower, UK

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on yellow flower, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on yellow flower, Netherlands

Premaphotos / Large flower longhorn beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) male pulling out the female's genitalia prior to mating, UK

Premaphotos / Tapered longhorn beetle (Judolia cerambyciformis) feeding on a Bramble flower, UK

Premaphotos / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) on an Ox-eye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare) UK

Premaphotos / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) on Dog rose flower, UK.

Kim Taylor / Wood Boring Beetle (Rhaguim bifasciatum) on Cress flower. Surrey, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Sugar maple borer {Glycobius speciosus} on mallow flower, Israel

PREMAPHOTOS / Spotted longhorn beetle {Rutpela maculata} on foxglove flower, England, UK.

PREMAPHOTOS / Two banded longhorn beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum) on Dog rose flower (Rosa canina) flower, England

Michael Durham / Longhorn Beetle (Leptura obliterata) taking flight covered with pollen, western Oregon

Premaphotos / Large flower longhorn beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) male on Hogweed flowers, UK

Premaphotos / Small brown flower longhorn beetle (Strangalia melanura) feeding on Dog rose pollen, UK

Nick Upton / Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) male, nectaring from Greater bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) flower on coastal grassland, The Lizard, Cornwall, England, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) male, flying towards Greater bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) flowers on coastal grassland, The Lizard, Cornwall, England, UK. June.

Will Watson / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) resting on Cow Parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium), River Monnow, Monmouth, Wales, UK. July.

Konrad Wothe / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) resting on flower, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July.

Konrad Wothe / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) resting on Meadowsweet flower (Filipendula ulmaria), Upper Bavaria, Germany. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Long-horned beetle (Pachyta quadrimaculata) flying onto a wildlfower, Finland, July.

Ross Hoddinott / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) on fern (Tracheophyta) Somerset, Somerset Levels, UK. July.

Linda Pitkin / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) on flowering Wild carrot (Daucus carota), Nutfield Marsh Nature Reserve, Surrey, England. July.

Chris Mattison / Speckled longhorn beetle (Pachytodes cerambyciformis) crawling on a flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Chris Mattison / Speckled longhorn beetle (Pachytodes cerambyciformis) on white background, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Female Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis), rare species in the UK surviving in a few dozen sites with rich flower meadows, near its nest site on sandy cliffs, The Lizard, Cornwall, UK. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Longhorn beetle (Stenurella bifasciata) feeding on yellow flowers, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Female Longhorn beetle (Stenopterus ater) feeding on thistle flower head, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) feeding on purple flowers, Umbria, Italy. June.

Doug Wechsler / Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) mating on Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. July.

John Cancalosi / Red milkweed beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) three on Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) mating pair and interloper, Maryland, USA.

Ross Hoddinott / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata), Volehouse Farm, Devon. UK. August .

Rod Williams / Black-striped longhornbeetles (Stenurella melanura) mating pair on Ox-eye daisy, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK, June

Phil Savoie / Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) female visiting Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) in a wildflower meadow. A rare/scarce species due to wildflower meadow habitat loss. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) female visiting Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) in a wildflower meadow. A rare/scarce species due to wildflower meadow habitat loss. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) female visiting Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) in a wildflower meadow. A rare/scarce species due to wildflower meadow habitat loss. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.