Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite.
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John Chan / Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on a Sweet scabious (Scabiosa atropurpurea), Orange County, California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) taking flight from a Pride of madeira (Echium candicans) after contact with a Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Southern California, USA, April.
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Kim Taylor / Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) caterpillar suspending itself from a silk pad by its rear prolegs before shedding its larval skin and emerging as a pupa, June.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on Hard fern (Blechnum spicant) fiddlehead. Marsland Valley Wildlife Trusts Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. June.
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Stephen Dalton / Indian leaf butterfly (Kallima paralekta) in flight.
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Ernie Janes / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) and Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) in flight, Norfolk, England, UK, June.
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Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) photographed in early morning light. Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.
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Edwin Giesbers / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on stem. The Netherlands. August.
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Edwin Giesbers / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), two resting on Scabious. The Netherlands. July.
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Lucas Bustamante / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) flying during a warm morning. When the overwintering period draws to an end large numbers become active. Michoacan, Mexico, February.
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Derek Galon / Timelapse of a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica), Dominica, Lesser Antilles.
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Ernie Janes / Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on scabious flowers in hay meadow, Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Guy Edwardes / Marbled white (Melanagria galathea), two butterflies on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Badbury Rings, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK. June.
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Nick Upton / Close-up of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae), Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) and a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea s...
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Nick Upton / Two Dark green fritillary butterflies (Argynnis aglaja) and a Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland...
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Ross Hoddinott / RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights...
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) perched on bird's foot trefoil, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.
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Konrad Wothe / Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis sp) with Scarce copper butterflies (Lycaena virgaureae) Queyras, Alps, France. August.
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Michael Hutchinson / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) flying and landing on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring from a Buttercup (Ranunculus) before taking off, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, showing tips of abdomens, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, shot tilt downs, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Male Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) displaying to a female on a Buttercup (Ranunculus) flower, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Paul Hobson / Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), group feeding on Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre). Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Kerstin Hinze / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) nectaring, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, June.
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Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), wintering from November to March in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.
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Steven David Miller / An Orange lacewing butterfly (Cethosia penthesilea), Cairns Botanical Gardens, Queensland, Australia. Captive. August.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) resting on sedge, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 18.
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James Dunbar / Timelapse of a Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) forming a chrysalis. Controlled conditions. Native to South and Central America.
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Lucas Bustamante / Brush footed butterfly (Lycorea sp.) caterpillar with parasitic wasp cocoons on silk threads, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly on oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Marsland mouth, North Devon, UK. May 2017.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall, UK. JUne 2016.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall/Devon, UK. May 2017.
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Ross Hoddinott / Two small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies (Boloria selene) resting on bluebell, Marsland mouth, North Devon, UK. May 2017.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall, UK. JUne 2016.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) resting on spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 2016.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July 2015.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus leaves, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalt...
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Titania's fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) in mountain alpine meadow habitat, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royal...
