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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) on buttercup in meadow, Cornwall, England, UK, May
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) on pink flower. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May
Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines), male on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Republic of Ireland. May
Giant owl butterfly, (Caligo memnon) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Eyespots on wing of Giant owl butterfly, (Caligo memnon) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, February 2015
Purple hairstreak butterfly (Neozephyrus quercus) female with wings open, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July. Focus Stacked Image
Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) male visiting flower, , Wiltshire, England, UK, July
Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite
Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly (Paulogramma pyracmon) resting on its snout, Pantanal, Brazil
Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta / scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterfliesWoodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi), Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013
Two small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies (Boloria selene) resting on bluebell, Marsland mouth, North Devon, UK. May 2017
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) male in habitat, Finland, April
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit showing wing structure. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October
Newly emerged adult Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August
Pecks skipper butterfly (Polites peckius) feeding on flowers, Crossways Preserve Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, June
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting on grasses, England, UK, July
Chalkhill blue adult (Lysandra coridon) silhouetted at dusk against red sky, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August
Devil s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September. Digital composite
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) female, Southwest London, England, UK. June
Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) photographed on white background. Costa Rica, March
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Goat Willow catkins (Salix caprea), an important food source for pollinators in early spring. Peak District National Park, UK. April
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female on Bluebell flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Clare Glen, County Armagh, May
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) 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 white butterfly (Pieris rapae) resting on bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Boscastle, Cornwall, UK. April
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) basking on Cornish slate wall, Crantock, Cornwall, UK. June
Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) resting on grass blade, Gwithian Towans, Cornwall, UK. June
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July
Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) male, resting on Clover (Trifolium sp. ), Upper Bavaria, Germany. JuneAdonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) male, resting on Clover (Trifolium sp.), Upper Bavaria, Germany. June
Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying towards Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July
European common blue (Polyommatus icarus) male resting on a flower, Estonia, June
Sulphur butterfly (Pieridae) extracting minerals from eye moisture of a Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador
RF - Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male, resting on flower (Cruciferae sp)RF - Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male, resting on flower (Cruciferae sp.), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Two Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) roosting at dawn on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), one of its larval food plants. Hertfordshire, England. UK. May. Focus Stacked
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), imago stage, hanging from chrysalis, drying its wings. Focus Stacked. Captive