Cow-ard #coward #simplicity #minimalism #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography #bjäre

76 Breathtaking Photographs Celebrated At The 2025 Ocean Photographer Of The Year Awards www.boredpanda.com/ocean-photog...

From blending in to standing out: A new study explores what helps moths avoid predation best. Plus, would you recognize a rodent hand if you saw one?

Some insects are more odd than others. Here is a Plane lace bug, Corythucha ciliata that feeds on sycamore and plane trees. It is native to N America and has been introduced and spread in Europe. It is 3-4mm large. #planelacebug #corythuchaciliata #tingidae #cycamore #lacebug #nätskinnbagge #insect

Oh, I love moths, including this, with the peculiar name The figure of eight, Diloba caeruleocephala! But have you seen it and its' pattern on the wings, you understand why. It flies now. #thefigureofeight #blåhuva #Dilobacaeruleocephala #noctuidae #naturephotography #insectphotography #RF100/2.8

Autumn coloured moth! Tiliacea aurago, the barret sallow, a nicely coloured noctuid moth, now flying, and blending in well when leaves turn yellow. #Tiliaceaaurago #mörkbandatgulvingsfly #barredsallow #noctuidae #naturephotography #insectphotography #RF100/2.8 #bjäre #inaturalist #macro #moth

Nice moth! Chloroclysta siterata, the red-green carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is flying in September-October. #redgreencarpet #chloroclystasiterata #geometridae #brungrönfältmätare #naturephotography #insectphotography #PL45/2.8 #bjäre #macrophoto

Geese evening parade in the sunset #greylaggeese #sunset #kattegatt #norrebrohamn #bjäre #landscapephotography #PL100400 #naturephotography #sunsetphoto #geese #birdphotography

Autumn moth species are here- here is the satellite, Eupsilia transversa, a species that melt in well with dead leaves. #thesatellite #trefläckigtvågfly #eupsiliatransversa #noctuidae #autumnmoth #autumn #macrophotography #naturephotography #bjäre #PL45/2.8 #insectphotography

An incredible place - Landmannalaugar, Iceland #landscapephotography #landmannalaugar #iceland #landscape #rhyolite #nikon995 #hiking #volcanicrocks #naturephotography #incredibleplaces #beautifullandscapes

One of the more unfathomable moths I know of, with an incredible "english" name - The merveille du jour, which means "the wonder of the day". Its' larvae feed on oak, and it flies in September-October. #merveilledujour #griposiaaprilina #noctuidae #gröntekfly #naturephotography #bjäre #rf100/2.8

September morning mist #landscapephotography #bjäre #photography #september #mist #dewpoint #oaktree

Pretty guy and a nice fly... A the noon fly, Mesembrina meridiana. It lays eggs in cow dung, feeds on nectar and pollen, and is ovoviviparous. It contributes to controlling the populations of other coprophagous insects. #mesembrinameridiana #noonfly #muscidae #biodiversity #TG6 #naturephotography

Time for the autumn moths to enter the scene. Left to right: The barred Sallow, #Tiliaceaaurago The brown-spot pinion, #Agrocholalitura The brindled green, #Dryobotodeseremita The dusky yellow sallow, #Xanthiagilvago The latter was the first finding here(!) #insectphotography #TG6 #biodiversity

A nice guy - the September thorn, Ennomos erosaria, a geometrid moth, and a sign of early autumn. #septemberthorn #ennomoserosaria #geometridae #ekflikmätare #moth #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #backyardbiodiversity #bjäre #macrophoto #inaturalist

Wader birdwatching is challenging and fun. Here is a red knot, already now in winter plumage. #redknot #knot #kustsnäppa #wadingbirds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdmigration #naturephotography #sandön #RF100500

The beginning of the end of the summer is here, and the flies are the survivors. There are 8000 fly species in Sweden, around 30% of all swedish insect species, but probably around 75% of the insect biomass. #diptera #flies #fly #flugor #sunset #insects #naturephotography #macro #naturephotography

What is this?! It is a Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci. A 3mm long beetle and it can be found in oxeye daisies as here, but also a pest indoors. . #anthrenusverbasci #mattbagge #variedcarpetbeetle #dermestidae #oxeyedaisy #coleoptera #beetlephotography #naturephotography #Yellow

Another favourite city - Copenhagen! #copenhagen #nyhavn #urbanphotography #streetphotography #PL1260/2.8-4 #photography #city #hygge

Marseille is nice, but not Nice. #landscapephotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #marseille #stcharles #france #PL100400

At Marseille Blancard, waiting for the train. A smell of Rosemary over the place, in the mild September night. #blackandwhitephotography #marseille #urbanlandscape #P20/1.7

My first velvet wasp, Vespa velutina, probably not the last. It is a species expanding northward. I found it dead, so could scrutinize it in detail. #vespavelutina #velvetwasp #invasivespecies #expansion #naturephotography #mougins #macrophotography #P40/1.7

Sestri Levante is a nice place, in afterseason times. #landscapephotography #sestrilevante #italy #afterseason #liguria #meditterranean

After summer or still summer? #photography #summer #stillsummer #naturephotography

Last weeks of the life span of the upland field grasshopper or locomotive grasshopper, Chorthippus apricarius, singing their last strophes #uplandfieldgrasshopper #locomotivegrasshopper #solgräshoppa #Chorthippusapricarius #ortoptera #grashopper #naturephotography #insectphotography #RF100/2.8

The drummer in the night - an oak bush-cricket, Meconema thalassinum, a drumming katytid #oakbushcricket #meconemathalassinum #bushcricket #drummer #katytid #orthoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #ekvårtbitare

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neighbourhood vicinity #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #neighbourhood #bjäre #sweden #redcottage #falurödfärg #landskapsbild

Pretty common this year - the straw dot, Rivula sericealis, a somewhat odd and small noctuid moth. The larvae lives on grass. #rivulasericealis #thestrawdot #trådspinnarfly #noctuidae #moth #nattfly #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #rf100/2.8

Läget är allvarligt för Sveriges biologiska mångfald The situation is serious for Sweden’s biodiversity www.naturvardsverket.se/om-oss/aktue...

We don't need less biodiversity! We need more! Here we have an Ivy Waspgrabber, Leopoldius signatus (Conopidae), a fly that many take for a wasp. Yet another example of Bates' mimicry. This fly is parasitic on wasps. It is a part of web of life. #ivywaspgrabber #leopoldiussignatus #stekelfluga

Deeply worrying, and a very sad development - how the biodiversity is hit by the climate crisis and habitat destruction www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

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What is very common? The two commenst species right at my light-trap right now, comprising 80% of all individuals: The setaceous Hebrew character, Xestia c-nigrum and the flame shoulder Ochropleura plecta. #xestiac-nigrum #ochropleuraplecta #moths #naturephotography #insectphotography #common

Another small checkered beauty - The large fruit-tree tortrix, Archips podana. It is considered a pest in orchards, particularly on apple and pear trees by damaging foliage, flowers, and fruit. #fruktträdssommarvecklare #Archipspodana #Tortricidae #thelargefruittreetortrix #naturephotography

Oh, I have so many favourites! Here is another one - The burnished brass, Diachrysia chrysitis. This unmistakeable moth has a spectacular brassy, metallic sheen on the forewings. #GrönglänsandeMetallfly #Diachrysiachrysitis #theburnishedbrass #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity

Have you seen this? A small beauty, a maple leaftier moth, Acleris forsskaleana, a Tortricidae moth. #lönnbredvecklare #mapleleaftiermoth #aclerisforsskaleana #maple #lönn #tortricidae #lepidoptera #naturephotography #insectphotography #TG6 #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #nettedtortrix

Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata, now into second generation, a day-flying geometrid moth. #LatticedHeath #Chiasmiaclathrata #Chiasma #geometridae #Rutigbuskmätare #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversity

It is a challenging sport to try to photograph flying bumblebees. Here are a few of the more succesful ones: #bumblebee #bombus #flyinginsects #insectphotography #cikoria #naturephotography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #insects

Common species is what makes up most of biodiversity - here a Polyommatus icarus, a common blue butterfly #Puktörneblåvinge #Polyommatusicarus #biodiversity #commonblue #Lycaenidae #butterfly #juvelvinge #dagfjäril #naturephotography #insectphotography #RF100/2.8

A butterfly you hardly see, as it lives mostly in the tree tops, particularly oak, a purple hairstreak, Favonius quercus. #favoniusquercus #juvelvinge #eksnabbvinge #purplehairstreak #lycaenidae #lepidoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #RF100500

Did you know that the major part of the insect biodiversity biomass consist of flies? Here is a Rhagio tringarius, common name marsh snipefly. #biodiversity #biomass #rhagio #rhagiotringarius #marshsnipefly #snipefly #snäppfluga #naturephotography #insectphotography

A pale soldier beetle, Cantharis livida. This beetle can defend itself with chemical compounds secreted as a defense mechanism against predators, thus the name soldier beetle. #palesoldierbeetle #Cantharidae #flugbagge #coleoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #RF100/2.8

The light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa, is never numerous when it appears on the wings here. So it is always special when you spot one. #thelightcrimsonunderwing #catocalapromissa #ekordensband #erebidae #naturephotography #insectphotography #macrophoto #biodiversity #oak #RF100/2.8

Stichtoleptura rubra, the red-brown longhorn beetle, a species with sex dimorphism, females being uniformly red-brown in colour; males having pale ochre coloured elytra and black head and thorax. So this is a male, scouting for females? #stichtolepturarubra #cerambycidae #redbrownlonghornbeetle

Maniola jurtina, commonly known as the Meadow Brown butterfly, is one of the most common butterflies in northern Europe, in many habitats. #Maniolajurtina #meadowbrown #butterfly #butterflyphoto #macrophotography #naturephotography #naturephoto #biodiversity #INaturalist #slåttergräsfjäril

Now is the best for moths! Here a Yellow Shell moth, Camptogramma bilineata. #gulvingadfältmätare #yellowshellmoth #Camptogrammabilineata #geometridae #naturephotography #insectphotography #inaturalist #biodiversity

The oak hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria, is flying now. Have you seen any? #oakhooktip #watsonallabinaria #eksikelvinge #drepanidae #mothsmatter #ZweipunktSichelflügler #insectphotography #naturephotography

Beautiful! A privet hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, is a moth found in most of the Palearctic realm. They are impressive flyers! #privethawkmoth #sphinxligustri #ligustersvärmare #sphingidae #insectphotography #naturephotography #macrophotography #biodiversity #RF100/2.8