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snake's head Fritillaria meleagris blooming in early spring.

A Contiguous Swift skipper butterfly perches on a blade of grass.

White Eucomis pallidiflora, pineapple lily in flower.

Photomicrograph of planaria, a flatworm, Dugesia species. Slight motion blur in head. Freshwater stream, San Luis Obispo, California. Live specimen. Wet mount, 2.5X objective, transmitted brightfield illumination.

Close up of checkered lily fritillaria flowers in spring garden. in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A clump of Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red', aka Bistorta affinis 'Darjeeling Red'. Bistort or Knotweed, a herbacious perennial in the Polygonaceae family.

$Granny's cloak moth. The colour is largely the result of refraction from the flash.$

$The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters . They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

A low angled image of a Small Heath Butterfly resting low on grass

Natural wide-angle closeup on the red colored Long-lipped tongue orchis, Serapias vomeracea in a meadow

High resolution macro image of a male Oak eggar moth that is fluffy a bit.

Small gray moth, native to coastal California. Found in areas with coastal live oaks.

Composition of a little flower Dipcadi serotinum

Chrysoperla carnea Common Green Lacewing Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Close up of Mayfly larva sitting on straw and lurking for prey. Aquatic nymph.

$Deilephila porcellus, the small elephant hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.\nDescription:\nThe wingspan is 45–51 millimeters . The moth flies from May to July depending on the location. The forewings are ochreous with a faint olive tinge; the front margin is edged and blotched with pinkish, and there is a broad but irregular band of the same colour on the outer margin. The hindwings are blackish on their upper margin, pinkish on their outer margin, and ochreous tinged with olive between. The fringes are chequered whitish, sometimes tinged with pink. The head, thorax, and body are pinkish, more or less variegated with olive; the thorax has a patch of white hairs above the base of the wings. \nLarvae:\nThe larva is greyish brown or darker grey, merging into yellowish brown on the front rings. The head is greyer than the body. The usual sphingid horn is absent, and in its place there is a double wart. In the early instars the caterpillar is pale greyish green with blackish bristles, and the head and under surface are yellowish. \nThe larvae feed on Galium and Epilobium. \nEcology:\nIt is found in Europe coastal areas, heaths and meadowland edges where Galium is present. Up to 1600 m in the Alps and Spain but in North Africa, Turkey up to 2000 m. In central Iran and central Asia open, arid montane forest, or scrub. Usually found at 2000 to 2500 m.\nDistribution:\nIt is found in Europe, North Africa and western Asia (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Menyanthus has a characteristic strong and bitter taste, which can be used for snaps.

Butterfly spreading wings on flower - looking at camera.

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