The Royal Entomological Society runs annual insect photography competitions for non-professionals. Have a look at the winning entries for 2025 below. Click to enlarge each image. Read more about the 2025 entries and enter your best three photos to this year’s competition Over 18 Winners 1st Place – Banana skipper (Erionota thrax) eggs being parasitized by a wasp (Agiommatus sp.). Photo (c) Raghuram Annadana 2nd Place – Nature’s Drama.Photo (c) Dara Ojo Highly Commended – Behaviour El baile efímero de la efímera. Photo (c) Julián Fernandez Quilez Pile of Trash. Photo (c) Raghuram Annadana Wasp larvae on their host caterpillar. Photo (c) Wayne Sayers Chalcidoid Wasp Parasitising Cynipid Wasp Gall. Photo (c) Rupert Lees Colours of nuptial flight. Photo (c) ANIRBAN DUTTA A pair of robber flies mating. Photo (c) Beverley Brouwer Weaving its World. Photo (c) Hardeep Solanki Miniscule but deadly dive bomber. Photo (c) François Brassard Miniature version of the stork and baby tale. Photo (c) François Brassard Highly Commended – Portraits Tafano. Photo (c) Alessio Cipollini A mating pair of blue longhorn beetles. Photo (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas Ruby tailed wasp (Chrysis ignita). Photo (c) Lee Frost Horsehead grasshopper. Photo (c) Jeremiah Winden Bristletail portrait. Photo (c) Adam Ferry Buffalo Treehopper. Photo (c) Jeremiah Winden Dragon sill. Photo (c) Willem Kruger Bombylius venosus. Photo (c) Sven Damerow Environmental Defender Chironomid. Photo (c) Jifeng Yu Sir Hopper of de Grass. Photo (c) Pedro Isidoro Lacewing on windowpane. Photo (c) Martin Buhlig Mayfly (Ephemera danica). Photo (c) Jacek Hensoldt Who you lookin’ at? Photo (c) Rupert Lees Highly Commended – Environment Angel in disguise. Photo (c) Panagiotis Dalagiorgos Dance of the psyche. Photo (c) Swastika Mukherjee Oil painting in the Stream. Photo (c) Bo Lei The froghopper in foam. Photo (c) JIANGUO MAO Parabellum. Photo (c) Bertrand Bascoules Fragile Balance. Photo (c) Ádám Fáth Zero Gravity. Photo (c) Martin Tampier Termite nest with colorful Termitomyces fungi. Photo (c) Madhumay Mallik Metamorphosis. Photo (c) Dumortier Frédéric The Butterfly in the Morning. Photo (c) Yong Miao Highly Commended – Smart Device Ascension of the Mantis. Photo (c) Steven Grogin Hovering Grace. Photo (c) Steven Grogin Mayan Euglossa. Photo (c) Luis Raúl Martínez García Crimson Explorer. Photo (c) Parakrama Keerthisinghe Under 18 Winners 1st Place – Tyrant of the Dunes. Photo (c) Benji Cook (12) 2nd Place – Flower bee. Photo (c) Jack Brackley (13) Under 18 – Highly Commended Hanging By A Blade. Photo (c) Jamie Smart (10) Summer Cicada. Photo (c) Jamie Smart (10), Eyes of a Thousand Jewels. Photo (c) Benji Cook (12) Hidden Royalty. Photo (c) Benji Cook (12) Paper Planes. Photo (c) Jamie Smart (10) Competition entries are judged anonymously by an external panel. Get involved for your chance to win cash prizes (T&Cs apply). Read more about the 2025 entries and enter your best three photos to this year’s competition Bluesky (RES) Bluesky (Journals) Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook YouTube Read the latest RES News Donate to support our work
