Juergen Freund / Woman hugging tree in a tropical rainforest, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queenland, Australia. Model released

Rod Williams / Red-tipped clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis) feeding on creeping thistle, Sutcliffe Park, Eltham, London, England, UK. September.

Lorraine Bennery / Six-belted clearwing (Bembecia chrysidiformis) female laying eggs, Senart forest, Essonne, France, July.

John Abbott / Maple callus borer (Synanthedon acerni) flying, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA. Controlled conditions. June

Rod Williams / Female Six-belted clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis) laying eggs, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Red-tipped clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis) Parikkala, Etela-Karjala / South Karelia, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. July

Jussi Murtosaari / Raspberry Clearwing (Pennisetia hylaeiformis) on leaf, South Karelia, southern Finland, July.

Thomas Marent / Six-belted Clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis) male, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) pair mating, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) recently hatched, Switzerland

Jussi Murtosaari / Red-tipped Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon formicaeformis) adult among a beetle and flies on Umbellifera (Umberlliferae / Apiacea) flower, Finland, July

Nick Upton / Clearwing moth (Chamaesphecia masariformis) a mimic of wasps, resting on a leaf, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, May.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Clearwing Borer (Sesiidae) adult on Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera sp.). This species mimics a wasp to deter predators. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.