These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!
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This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.
This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.
In spring and summer, look out for 'cuckoo-spit' - the frothy mass of bubbles that appears on plant stems everywhere. This is actually the protective covering for the nymphs of the tiny…
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
Common cow-wheat is a delicate annual that brightens up the edges of acid woodland and heaths with deep golden flowers in the summer.
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