Featherstars / crinoids attached to Gorgonian coral, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Juergen Freund / Featherstars / crinoids attached to Gorgonian coral, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) defensive display. Bhutan, June.
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Sandesh Kadur / Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) defensive display. Bhutan, June.
Indian moon  / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae. Captive.
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Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae. Captive.
Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, photographed on a white background, originating from North and Central America, sequenc...
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Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, photographed on a white background, originating from North and Central America, sequenc...
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female with wings open showing eyespots on Gorse, Captive, UK, April
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Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female with wings open showing eyespots on Gorse, Captive, UK, April
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April
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Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April
Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} female resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, north Devon, UK. April
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} female resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, north Devon, UK. April
Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) with wings spread on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) with wings spread on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, 1700 metres altitude, July.
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, backlit. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, backlit. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) feeding on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) feeding on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October
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Konrad Wothe / Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October
Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) on a Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011. Did you know? The large blue's life cycle is dependent on the...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) on a Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011. Did you know? The large blue's life cycle is dependent on the...
Large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion), resting on a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion), resting on a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), resting on flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK September
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), resting on flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK September
Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) wings closed, resting on fern, Boscastle, North Cornwall, UK, May 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) wings closed, resting on fern, Boscastle, North Cornwall, UK, May 2011.
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting with open wings, Marsland Mouth, Cornwall/Devon border, UK, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting with open wings, Marsland Mouth, Cornwall/Devon border, UK, May.
Tailed jay butterfly (Graphium agamemnnon) from ~Southeast Asia. Captive
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Barry Mansell / Tailed jay butterfly (Graphium agamemnnon) from ~Southeast Asia. Captive
Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male against white background. Captive, UK.
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Alex Hyde / Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male against white background. Captive, UK.
Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male resting with wings closed against white background. Captive, UK.
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Alex Hyde / Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male resting with wings closed against white background. Captive, UK.
Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf with wings closed. Captive, UK
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Alex Hyde / Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf with wings closed. Captive, UK
Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) on hawkbit flower. Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, June.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) on hawkbit flower. Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, June.
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) newly emerged at rest on dock leaf, Dorset, UK August
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Colin Varndell / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) newly emerged at rest on dock leaf, Dorset, UK August
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) portrait, UK, August
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Colin Varndell / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) portrait, UK, August
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hibernating, Mariposa Monarca Special Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, January.
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Claudio Contreras / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hibernating, Mariposa Monarca Special Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, January.
Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone) profile portrait, Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy
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Alex Hyde / Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone) profile portrait, Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on bluebell, Lanhydrock woodland, Cornwall. May 2012.
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Ross Hoddinott / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on bluebell, Lanhydrock woodland, Cornwall. May 2012.
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July.
Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.
Fritillary butterfly (Melitea sp.) North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia, June
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Fritillary butterfly (Melitea sp.) North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia, June
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012.
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Colin Varndell / Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012.
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, August
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, August
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June.
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, September
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, September
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on French marigold (Tagetes patula) flowers. September, Dorset UK
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Colin Varndell / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on French marigold (Tagetes patula) flowers. September, Dorset UK
Chalkhill blue (Lysandra coridon) on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, Reserve Naturelle de la Vallee des Cailles, Eure-et-Loir, France, August.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Chalkhill blue (Lysandra coridon) on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, Reserve Naturelle de la Vallee des Cailles, Eure-et-Loir, France, August.
Apollo butterfly (Parnasius apollo) Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy. July
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Apollo butterfly (Parnasius apollo) Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy. July
Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly (Clossiana euphrosyne) male, central Finland, May.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly (Clossiana euphrosyne) male, central Finland, May.
Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) on anthemis, southwest Finland, July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) on anthemis, southwest Finland, July.
Peacock Butterfly Inachis io on garden buddeia
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Ernie Janes / Peacock Butterfly Inachis io on garden buddeia