David Woodfall / Buff tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) on Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris) North Wales, UK, July.
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David Pike / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris), close up. Harpers Ponds, near Double Locks, Exeter, Devon. July. Focus stacked image.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) landing and feeding on Purple betony (Stachys officinalis), Bavaria, Germany, July.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) before taking off, Bavaria, Germany, July.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on Purple betony (Betonica officinalis), before taking off, Bavaria, Germany, July.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on Purple betony (Betonica officinalis), before taking off, Bavaria, Germany, July.
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Konrad Wothe / Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino) on Betony flower (Stachys officinalis) with Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) Upper Bavaria, Germany, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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James Dunbar / Wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) mating on a Lambs ear (Stachys), Bristol, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Yellow betony (Stachys / Betonica alopecuros) flowering among limestone rocks on Mount Maglic, Sutjeska National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July.
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Nick Upton / Yellow betony (Stachys / Betonica alopecuros) flowering among limestone rocks on Mount Maglic, Sutjeska National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July.
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Nick Upton / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) flowering by a stream, Winfrith Heath, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) clump flowering by a stream, Winfrith Heath, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis), white form, flowering on heathland, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) white and purple forms flowering on heathland, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) white and purple forms flowering on heathland, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Willem Kolvoort / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) in brook, North Holland. July.
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Rod Williams / Hedge Woundwort (Strachys sylvatica) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June
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Rod Williams / Hedge Woundwort (Strachys sylvatica) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June
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Alex Hyde / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowers, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. July.
Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering in a traditional hay meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Robin Chittenden / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) in flower, Norfolk, England, UK. June.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf within its territory in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, about to fly off with a bundle of hairs scraped from a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf to line the nest, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, hovering near a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower, patrolling its territory in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, scraping hairs from a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf to line her nest with, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Fork-tailed flower bee (Anthophora furcata) female, visiting Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Fork-tailed flower bee (Anthophora furcata) female, visiting Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Blue mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) female, nectaring from a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Blue mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) female, nectaring from a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Konrad Wothe / Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying towards Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July.
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Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, grooming an antenna while resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, hovering near Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower spike as it patrols its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, attacking a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. Jul...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, scraping hairs from Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) to use as nesting material, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) pair, male mating with female as she nectars on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Fork-tailed flower bee (Anthophora furcata) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering in profusion on a coastal headland overlooking Fall Bay, Rhossili, The Gower, Wales, UK. July.
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Linda Pitkin / Hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) in flower, Surrey, England. June.
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Linda Pitkin / Betony (Stachys officinalis) in flower, Surrey, England, July.
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Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) visiting Hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), native pollinator, pollination, Monmouthshire, Wales UK, June
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Mike Read / Betony (Stachys officinalis) on grassland near Tiptoe, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, July.
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Neil Challis / Cuckoo bumblebee (unknown species) flying and feeding on Betony (Stachys officinalis), Finemere Wood, Buckinghamshire, UK, July.
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Linda Pitkin / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris), South West London, England, UK. July 2015.
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Nigel Cattlin / Hedge woundwort / hedge nettle(Stachys sylvatica) young plant with true leaves
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Linda Pitkin / Hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) Crystal Palace Park, Kent, England, July.
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Linda Pitkin / Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) River Wandle, Surrey, England, August.
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Linda Pitkin / Field woundwort (Stachys arvensis), in an arable field. Locally rare plant, Langley Vale Wood, Surrey, England, September.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering on heathland, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowering on heathland, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Linda Pitkin / Betony (Betonica officinalis) in flower, Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England, August.
