Anthidium manicatum, Wool Carder Bee, carrying away enough wool to stuff a mattress. Despite being adjacent to a very hairy Stachys byzantina, it seems to prefer the finer texture of Lychnis coronaria.

Abraxas grossulariata (L.) Magpie, not shy, and newly emerged by the look of it, on a mixed hedge comprising a number of its potential larval food sources.

And this is Rosa rubiginosa, Sweet Briar or Eglantyne. I planted one of these at every gate, in order to be able to appreciate the heavenly apple scent that it exudes from the glandular tissue on the leaves and stems. With a honeysuckle companion too. 📷 Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0

This is Rosa villosa, more striking in hip than in bloom.

This is Rosa pimpinellifolia, the Burnet Rose; the hips are black when fully ripe.

This is a poor picture of Rosa californica Semiplena.

This is Rosa californica,

@organicgay.bsky.social i have been looking for some rose pictures to show you, from a collection of wild species roses by the lake. This is Rosa virginiana.

Volucella pellucens. they're like buses, aren't they ... this is the third in my garden this week

GM 🦋🌞

In my garden, but too vigorous for a tiny space. Thank you to all the generous entomologists who upload their wonderful photographs to wikimedia commons, so that they may be used under license. I really appreciate it.

Thyatiridae: Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufnagel) Buff Arches. I find this a thrillingly lovely species. Larvae feed on bramble, dewberry & raspberry, although it has also been recorded using meadowsweet. 📷 Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0,

Saturniidae: Saturnia pavonia (L.) Emperor Moth, includes meadowsweet among its larval hosts – found on heaths, bogs, fens, dunes, it also uses Alder Buckthorn, sallows and birches and heathers 📷 Gail Hampshire (Saturnia pavonia) male, CC BY 2.0

Papestra biren (Goeze) Glaucous Shears. A moorland species that uses Meadowsweet, Bog-Myrtle, Heather and Bilberry as larval hosts 📷 Patrick Clement, CC BY 2.0

Agrochola litura (L.) Brown Spot Pinion. Even though this is one of the most frequent of the moths that herald autumn, and is still fairly common, its numbers have declined in recent decades. 📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0

Noctuidae: Acronictinae: Noctuidae: Acronictinae: Acronicta euphorbiae (Denis & Schiffermuller) Sweet Gale Moth. Nationally Scarce A. Although the vernacular name suggests, a moorland species using bog-myrtle, it uses several other species, inc. meadowsweet. 📷 L & R by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lymantriidae: Orgyia recens (Hubner) Scarce Vapourer. Red Data Book species; UK BAP Priority Species; this despite a variety of acceptable habits: Damp neutral grassland, limestone grassland, downs & breckland, sandy heaths & dunes, woodland rides & clearings. 📷 Male: Ilia Ustyantsev, CC BY-SA 2.0

Lasiocampidae: Macrothylacia rubi (L.). In damp flushes, the Fox Moth often uses meadowsweet & bramble as a larval host. Caterpillar is likely to be seen trundling across terrain or basking in the sun, mid- to late spring. 📷 L: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 3.0 R: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sterrhinae: Scopula immutata (L.) Lesser Cream Wave. The main larval foodplants are meadowsweet and common valerian – a damp lowland grassland denizen, but also found on the dry Breckland heaths. 📷 B. Schoenmakers at waarneming. nl, CC BY 3.0

Eupithecia satyrata (Hubner). Larvae feed on the flowers many species, including meadowsweet 📷Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0

Arctiidae: Callimorpha dominula (L.) Scarlet Tiger. Larvae use a wide range of herbaceous plants, but are often found on meadowsweet, particularly as they increase in size. 📷 Left: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0 📷 Right: Eva Knon, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Filipendula ulmaria, Meadowsweet, invertebrate dependants Herbaceous perennial, sweetly scented denizen of marshes, fens, riverbanks, wet woods, verges, producing pollen and nectar from June to September. It also supports 75 inverts as a larval host, 23 of them moths, some of which follow here:

Red Admiral on Echinops ritro in the garden all visitors pristine so far

Perfect pose for a pristine Peacock, Echinops ritro, in the garden

more of this sort of thing

barley is ripe

Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana *’Edward Bowles’. for the picky people, like me, who can’t bear chrome yellow. There are several other Santolina selections with pale yellow buttons, and cultivar names such as Sulphurea, Citrina, Primrose Gem. * Edward Bowles must have preferred pale yellow too

Berberis darwiniI, fruits a very striking bright blue

Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese Meadow Rue. 💚🌱

Hemerocallis Gentle Shepherd. Hosting hoverflies in the sunshine. Garden Party. @bertolicus.bsky.social