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Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from Scabious flower (Scabiosa) North Downs, Surrey, England, UK, August
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) feeding on Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT), Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. May
Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) roosting on larval foodplant Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK - Captive - Focus Stacked Image
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring on a Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June
Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly on oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Marsland mouth, North Devon, UK. May 2017
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall, UK. JUne 2016
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on scabious flowers in hay meadow, Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK, July
Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on nectar from Hemp Agrimony, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) in a disused limestone quarry. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Ice plant (Sedum sp. )Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Ice plant (Sedum sp.). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) on fern. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May
Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) resting on leaf. Captive
Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) emerging from chrysalis on Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis). Hill Country, Texas, USA. Sequence 1/12
Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) expanding wings after emerging from chrysalis. Hill Country, Texas, USA
Bordered patch butterfly (Chlosyne lacinia) on Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Hill Country, Texas, USA
RF - Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) nectaring on Verbena (Verbena sp). Cornwall, England, UK. September. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on flower head, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto), Mariposario del Drago, Icod de Los Vinos, Tenerife, August
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) feeding on knapweed Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. June
Heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) on daisy flower, Pyrenees National Park, France, June
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) flying to feed on Fleabane in garden. Norfolk, England, UK
Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve / Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca UNESCO World Heritage Site
China nawab (Polyura narcaeus) butterfly drinking at thermal seep. Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China
Orange oakleaf / Dead leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) resting on fern frond. Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China
Dead leaf / Orange oak leaf (Kallima inachus) butterflies feeding on sap on tree trunk. Mimic leaves with wings closed. Wild Elephant Valley, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) perched on birds foot trefoil, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July
An Orange lacewing butterfly (Cethosia penthesilea), Cairns Botanical Gardens, Queensland, Australia. Captive. August
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) feeding on Verbena flowers in flight, England, UK. August
Common butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Sussex, England, UK, August
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) England, UK, August
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) feeding on Meadow thistle flower (Cirsium helenoides), Dunsdon Nature Reserve, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 18
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on heather, Westhay, Somerset Levels, UK, August
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), group feeding on Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre). Lincolnshire, England, UK
Pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) feeding from Wild Rosemary (Rhododendron tomentosum), Finland, June
Lesser purple emperor butterfly (Apatura ilia), sitting on a leaf, Finland, August
Southern white admiral (Limenitis reducta) North of Lorgues, Provence, southern France, May
Julia heleconia (Dryas iulia) butterfly on head of Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Butterflies often land on caimans head to drink the salt from its eyes. Pantanal, Brazil
Titanias fritillary (Boloria titania) basking on rock with Lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum) and houseleek plant (Sempervivum arachnoideum) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Titanias fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) in mountain alpine meadow habitat, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on Purple Loosestrife in wet meadow, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA
Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on wild aster, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) on pink flower. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May
Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on flower. The Netherlands. July
Close up of Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) wing detail. Captive
Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) nectaring on endemic Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa) flowers. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) roosting on ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Marsland mouth, Devonshire, UK. May
Wall brown butterfly {Lasiommata megera} basking on lichen covered stone wall, The Rumps, Polzeath, Cornwall, UK. April
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly {Boloria selene} head-on view, resting on grass, Cornwall, UK. June
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) basking on Cornish slate wall, Crantock, Cornwall, UK. June
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), imago stage, hanging from chrysalis, drying its wings. Focus Stacked. Captive
Golden-edged owl-butterfly (Caligo uranus), butterfly captured for the collectors market, wing detail. Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas state, Mexico
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on grass, the Netherlands. July
Owl Butterfly (Caligo memnon) caterpillar heads, Costa Rica
Four male Silver-washed fritillary butterflly (Argynnis paphia) aggregating on wildflower, Finland. July
Female Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) nectaring on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris), Finland. July
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite
Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) expanding wings after emerging from chrysalis on Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis). Hill Country, Texas, USA. Sequence 12/12
Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) expanding wings after emerging from chrysalis, on Passion vine (Passiflora sp). Hill Country, Texas, USA. Sequence 8/9
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on tip of young Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Marsland Valley Wildlife Trust Reserve, Devon, England, UK. June
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) taking flight, Norfolk, England, UK. June
Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) sucking nectar from an acacia flower during spring migration. Aydar, Southern Morocco, Africa
RF - Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on rotten apples. Cornwall, England, UK. October. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Close-up of scales on underside of Red admiral butterfly wing (Vanessa atalanta). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus stacked image
Ismenius tiger butterfly (Heliconius ismenius), Mindo, Ecuador
Close up of the spots pattern on wing of a Giant owl butterfly (Caligo sp) Mindo, Ecuador
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on Hard fern (Blechnum spicant) fiddlehead. Marsland Valley Wildlife Trusts Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. June
Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) nectaring, two males in flight. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July
RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), roosting on dew covered Bent grass (Agrostis sp) at dawn. Devon, England, UK. July
Heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) basking on Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, UK. June
Peacock butterflies (Aglais io) feeding on Echinops, Norfolk, England, UK, July
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting among tall grasses at sunrise and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) flying during a warm morning. When the overwintering period draws to an end large numbers become active. Michoacan, Mexico, February
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) flying over flowers. Finland. August
Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia) butterfly basking on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Exmoor National Park, Devon, UK. June
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Farthing Downs, Surrey, England, July
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) on sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. June
RF - Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) feeding on Fleabane (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
RF- Morpho butterfly displaying on leaf (Morpho achilles). Amazonia, Ecuador
Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly flying amongst Scabious (Knautia arvensis) in hay meadow. Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK. July
Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on Ivy (Hedera helix). September
Leopard lacewing (Cethosia cyane) nectaring on Tropical milkweed / Bloodflower (Asclepias curassavica). Yunnan, China
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) nectaring on Witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia Jelena ). Surrey, England, UK. February
