Scabious is a great favourite of pollinating insects like this bumble bee.
Interestingly this little moth or butterfly, - possibly a meadow brown, - did not move even when I touched the flower. My guess is that it had been killed or paralysed by a crab spider hiding in the flower. See my post of 8th July.
Hogweed is also popular with insects, especially these soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva). They feed on aphids and the larvae feed on slugs and snails so they would be welcome in my garden.
As you may notice, the beetles spend a lot of their adult lives mating.
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