ALT A bee flying above flowers at Lackford Lakes in Suffolk. Four-banded flower bee – Hymenoptera: Apidae (Anthophora quadrimaculata) (c) Jack Brackley

ALT Antlion Larvae peeking out from a sandy burrow surrounded by translucent sand grain – Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae (Synclisis baetica) (c) Benji Cook

ALT A leafhopper overtaken by vivid green Metarhizium fungus (c) Dara Ojo

ALT The image shows a parasitic wasp laying its eggs inside the eggs of a Banana Skipper butterfly (Erionota thrax), a fleeting moment in a miniature world. Photo captured by (c) Raghuram Annadana

ALT How to be a Ladybird book Giveaway

ALT Large blue butterfly perched on a pink orchid in a green meadow in Denmark

ALT Treehopper (Ceresa sp.) (c) Martin Taylor

ALT Two clearwing moths on a flower (c) Faith Melencio 2018

ALT Insect Week - kids yellow t-shirt

ALT From left to right: Matt Turmaine MP (Labour, Watford), Julia Buckley MP (Labour, Shrewsbury), Katie White MP (Labour, Leeds North West), Fran Sconce, Senior Learning & Outreach Officer, the Royal Entomological Society, Barry Gardiner MP (Labour, Brent West), Lord Randall (Conservative), Daisy Cooper MP (Liberal Democrat, St Albans), Simon Ward, CEO, the Royal Entomological Society, John Slinger MP (Labour, Rugby)

ALT Fran Sconce, Senior Learning & Outreach Officer, the Royal Entomological Society with Daisy Cooper MP (Liberal Democrat, St Albans) holding the Insect Week Pledge

ALT Barry Gardiner MP (Labour, Brent West) holding the Insect Week Pledge

ALT Brilliant Bugs playing cards box

ALT Brilliant Bugs playing cards - Card featuring a Seychelles leaf insect

ALT Brilliant Bugs playing cards - Card featuring a Cecropia moth caterpillar

ALT A close-up photo of a stick insect Bacillus atticus ssp. atticus nymph. (c) Panagiotis Dalagiorgos

ALT Looking for insect-themed events? Find an event near you on the Insect Week website