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Large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar), female, Finland, July
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io), Sark, Channel Islands, Sept 2011
Male chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016
Hedge Brown / Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) basking wings open, Southwest London, England, UK, July
Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) female basking, wings open, Southwest London, UK, July
Atlantis frittilary (Speyeria atlantis) New Brunswick, Canada, July
Titanias fritiallary butterfly (Boloria titania) on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) on knapweed flower, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Mazarine blue butterfly (Cyaniris semiargus) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Common swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Eschers blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) on grass, with soft focus blue flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
RF - Spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden, wild and free. Madison, Connecticut, USA
Meadow fritillary (Melitaea parthenoides) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May
Southern white admiral butterfly (Limenitis reducta) North of Lorgues, Provence, southern France
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on dew covered grasses, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Common swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Spanish festoon butterfly (Zerynthia rumina), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours. net projectPeacock butterfly (Inachis io), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Wall brown butterfly (Lasiommata megera), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon gorganus) Catalonia, Spain April
Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) North Florida, USA, September
RF - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) with life-cycle tied to the presence of milkweed plants (Asclepias sp). East Haddam, Connecticut, USA. September
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August
Male Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London. Eltham, London, UK. August
Close-up of underside of wing of Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) showing detail of scales. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
Female Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) feeding on Black knapweed Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London. Eltham, London, UK. August
Male Common copper (Lycaena salustius) resting with wings open, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on early Goldenrod, French Creek State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, August
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) newly emerged on asters, Jyvaskyla, Finland, August
Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on pink clover, south west France
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass head, backlit against black background, Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July 2014
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Scabious (Scabiosa colombaria) flower, Volehouse Farm, Devon, UK. August 2014
Red cracker butterfly (Hamadryas amphinome) captive occurs in the Americas
Tailed jay butterfly (Graphium agamemnon) captive, occurs in Asia
Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) female, resting on Dog-rose, London, UK, May
Scarce tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis xanthomelas) on pussy willow, Luhanka, Keski-Finland, April. / Central Finland, Finland, April
Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on wild aster, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus) puddling, New Brunswick, Canada, June
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on Goldenrod, New Brunswick, Canada, September
White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) on pine branch, New Brunswick, Canada, June 2014
Wood White butterfly (Leptidea sinapis) on Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), Surrey, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked
Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male roosting on Cowslip (Primula veris) Bedfordshire, England, UK, April
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female and male, visiting Honesty flower (Lunaria annua) Wiltshire, England, UK, May
Grisons fritillary (Melitaea varia) St Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy
RF - Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daises (Aster amellus) in autumn, Norfolk, England, UK, September
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on devils bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August
RF - Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on a backlit grass, evening light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June