MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Horsefly (Tabanus bovinus) close up of male feeding on fennel flower nectar (the females are blood suckers) Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. focus-stack-c...

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) widespread in Central and Southern Europe, very rare in UK, Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) the national flower of California naturalised areas of Europe, Italy, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) La Pineta, near Castel Giorgio, Orvieto, Umbria. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) La Pineta, near Castel Giorgio, Orvieto, Umbria. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display. Orvieto, Italy. October Winner of portfolio Wildlife in the Garden-International garden photographer of the year awards. . Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display on flowers, Orvieto, Italy. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) in flower Castelfiori, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) in flower Castelfiori, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Elderflower Orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina) purple and yellow forms, in the Simbruini Mountains, Lazio, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Spitzel's Orchid (Orchis spitzelli) a rare orchid of high mountain regions in Europe photographed in the Simbruini Mountains, Apennines, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Spitzel's Orchid (Orchis spitzelli) a rare orchid of high mountain regions in Europe photographed in the Simbruini Mountains, Apennines, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Spitzel's Orchid (Orchis spitzelli) a rare orchid of high mountain regions in Europe photographed in the Simbruini Mountains, Apennines, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) an orchid species widespread on limestone throughout Europe. Sibillini, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) colour varieties. Sibillini, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) colour varieties. Sibillini, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) an orchid species widespread on limestone throughout Europe. Sibillini, Umbria Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Carthusian Pink (Dianthus carthusianum) in flower, Mt Sibillini, Umbria Italy. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Forking Larkspur (Consolida regalis) in flower, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Forking Larkspur (Consolida regalis) in flower, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) rare orchid, in flower, Villalago, near Terni, Umbria, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia) in flower, Villa Lago, Terni, Umbria, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) in flower, rare. Villalago, near Terni, Umbria, Italy, June . Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima ) in flower, Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima ) in flower, Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Dark Ophrys (Ophrys incubacea / sphegodes atrata) in flower near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Toothed Orchid (Neotinea tridentata s/Orchis tridentata) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea var grandiflora / Orchis papilonacea) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea var grandiflora / Orchis papilonacea) in flower, grassland near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea var grandiflora / Orchis papilonacea) in flower near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Callantha's Orchid (Ophrys oxyrrynchos ssp calliantha) a subspecies thought to have arisen from crosses between O. oxyrrynchos and O.candica, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Beaked Ophrys (Ophrys oxyrrynchos / O.fuciflora ssp oxyrrynchos) in flower, in flower near Ferla, Sicily, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Sicilian Snapdragon (Antirrhinum siculum) in flower, grassland near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Star Clover (Trifolium stellatum) fruiting heads, near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Large Quaking Grass (Briza maxima) near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Large Quaking Grass (Briza maxima) near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bellardia (Bellardia trixago) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bellardia (Bellardia trixago) semi-parasitic annual in flower near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bellardia (Bellardia trixago) semi-parasitic annual in flower near Ferla, Sicily. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project