Weird insects you may find in your garden

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the run-up to Insect Week, which celebrates insects in all their forms and spreads the message of their important role in maintaining a healthy garden ecosystem, RHS entomologist Josie Stuart selects five fantastic beasts you may see in your garden. After turning into the rather less spectacular looking fluffy brown moth, it will set about pollinating plants, mating and serving as a delicacy for larger garden visitors. Its larvae live inside the nests of bees, wasps and hornets as ‘commensals’ – an interaction whereby one species benefits from a situation while the other species neither benefits or is disadvantaged. Often seen on larger open flowers such as oxeye daisies on warm sunny days, these stunning, metallic green beetles are superb pollinators owing to their prolific feeding on nectar and pollen.