The joy of Autumn
Our Autumn Joy is in full flower now and the insects are taking full advantage. This is an excellent plant at a time of year when other flowers have faded. It has been covered in butterflies, bees, flies, leatherbugs and wasps all utilising its late summer bounty.
Small tortoiseshell
Comma and small tortoiseshell
Red admiral
Meadow brown with hoverflies
Pair of meadow browns with hoverfly
Sweat bee
Another species of sweat bee
Leatherbug
Yellow dung fly
Greenbottle fly
