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Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) egg on Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaf. Worldwide Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) egg on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Europe Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) eggs on emerging Buckthorn leaf. Europe Large White (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars hatching. Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia agestis) egg on Rockrose. Europe Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia agestis) egg on Rockrose. Europe Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) egg on nettle flowers. Europe Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) egg on the underside of an Alder Buckthorn leaf. Europe Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) egg on sheep's sorrel. Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) eggs. Brown Hairstreak Butterfly (Thecla betulae) eggs. Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua) spent female clinging to her egg-covered cocoon. Europe Lackey Moth (Malacosoma neustria) caterpillars and hatched eggs. Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) eggs on nettle. Europe & Asia Jewel Beetle (Sternocera orissa) female and eggs. Shield Bug (Hemiptera) female laying eggs on grass stem. Shield Bug (Heteroptera) eggs. Britain Woundwort Shield Bug (Eysarcoris fabricii) eggs. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show interior. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) egg on a bed of pollen and honey within a cell constructed of cut leaves. Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) egg on a bed of pollen and honey within a cell constructed of cut leaves. Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) nest in glass tube, female laying an egg. Horsefly (Tabanus sp) eggs laid on water rush over stagnant pond. Female horsefly (Tabanus sp) laying eggs on water rush over stagnant pond. Lake Midge (Chironomus plumosus) floating egg masses. Europe Bluebottle or Blowfly (Calliphora vomitoria) eggs. Worldwide Wide-bodied Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula depressa) female egg-laying on the wing. Mass of eggs visible among algae at pond edge. Europe Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) pair egg-laying on pond weed. Europe Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) pair in tandem while female lays eggs beneath a lily leaf. Europe Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) female penetrating ground with ovipositor to lay eggs. Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) female guarding eggs. Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) female guarding eggs and newly-hatched young. Europe Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) female guarding her young and eggs.