A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee hovers above a pink pulmonaria flower, with his long tongue extended, ready to dip for nectar. He is a chunky ginger bee, about 1.5cm long, with a white face.
A Gorse Shieldbug basks on a honeysuckle leaf. This is a large shieldbug, a little over 1cm long, and at this time of year it's primarily olive green. It has red feet and antennae, and a narrow yellow border around the edge of its pronotum and abdomen.
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