July Hedgerow

In the Scented Wildlife Garden

How many nectar-feeding insects can you spot? (Hover over them to see their names)

Lavender Common Garden Bumble-bee (Bombus pascuorum) on honeysuckle Honeysuckle Honeysuckle Honeysuckle Jasmine Marjoram Marjoram Buddleia Buddleia Lavender Lavender Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on buddleia Buddleia Jasmine Jasmine Jasmine Bramble Honeysuckle Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on bramble leaf Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) on buddleia Green-bottle Fly (Lucilia caesar) on bramble leaf Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on buddleia Small White Butterfly (Artogeia rapae) on lavender Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) on lavender Drone-fly (Eristalis tenax) on buddleia leaf Leaf-cutter Bee (Magachile willughbiella) cutting daphne leaf Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on buddleia Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) on jasmine leaf Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) on jasmine White-tailed Bumble-bee (Bombus lucorum) of falling jasmine flower Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on jasmine Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria) on buddleia leaf Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on jasmine leaf Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrasti) in flight Red tailed Queen Bumble-bee (Bombus lapidarius) on lavender Buff-tailed Bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) in flight Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare) on bramble Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) on honeysuckle leaf Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on honeysuckle leaf Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on honeysuckle leaf Common Garden Bumble-bee (Bombus pascuorum) on honeysuckle German wasp (Vespula germanica) in flight Red tailed Bumble-bee (Bombus lapidarius) in flight.

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