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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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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Lorraine Bennery / Knapweed fritillary butterflies (Melitaea phoebe) on Green winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Andy Sands / Newly emerged Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), Bedfordshire, England, UK. June
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) resting on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Marsh fritillary butterfly {Euphydrayas aurinia} on Spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) on Tongue orchid (Serapias sp) Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) on Tongue orchid (Serapias sp) Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, May 2009
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly {Polyommatus icarus} resting on Bee orchid {Ophrys apifera}, Bude, Cornwall.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly {Polyommatus icarus} resting on bee orchid {Ophrys apifera}, Cornwall. UK
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Robin Chittenden / Marbled white butterfly {Melanargia galathea} on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis}
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Geoff Scott-Simpson / Common blue butterfly {Polyommatus icarus} on Common spotted orchid {Dactylorhiza fuchsii} UK peakdale peak district NP
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Passionvine Butterfly (Heliconius clysonimus) attempting to feed at Crucifix Orchid (Epidendrum radicans) the original mimics Lantana sp and Asclepias curassavica but provides no nectar
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TJ Rich / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in species rich chalk grassland. Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, UK. June.
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) nectaring on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea). North Tyrol, Austria, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free...
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Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) on Spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pull focus shot from a Southern marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) to a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Andy Sands / Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding on Burnt-tip Orchid (Orchis ustulata) , East Sussex, England, UK, May
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Andy Sands / Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding on Burnt-tip Orchid (Orchis ustulata) , East Sussex, England, UK, May
Robert Thompson / Oburthers grizzled skipper (Pyrgus armoicanus) resting on orchid, Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy
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Andy Sands / Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) female roosting on Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) Bedfordshire, England, UK, August
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Lorraine Bennery / Spotted fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) resting on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Vaucluse, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) resting on Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Vaucluse, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) on the Bee orchid (Ophrys demangei) Drome, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) on the Bee orchid (Ophrys demangei) Drome, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) resting on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, June.
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Lorraine Bennery / Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) and grasshopper sp. resting on Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Herault, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Group of Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi) just after emergence on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Herault, France, May.
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Adrian Davies / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) Surrey, UK. June
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Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) on Spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 2017.
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Alex Hyde / Alpine heath (Coenonympha gardetta) resting on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.
Ross Hoddinott / RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July . (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Lorraine Bennery / Knapweed fritillary butterflies (Melitaea phoebe) on Green winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Knapweed fritillary butterflies (Melitaea phoebe) on Green winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Sandra Bartocha / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) on Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), Pollino National Park, Italy. May.
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Nick Upton / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) flowering on grassland meadow cleared of scrub to improve the habitat for bees and other pollinators for Buglife / Avon Wildlife Trust's West of Engla...
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Nick Upton / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) flowering on grassland meadow cleared of scrub to improve the habitat for bees and other pollinators for Buglife / Avon Wildlife Trust's West of Engla...
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Nick Turner / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT) Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. June.
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Nick Turner / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT), Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. June.
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Nick Turner / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT), Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK.
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Nick Turner / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT), Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. June.
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Nick Turner / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower at Strawberry Banks, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT), Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. June.
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Andy Sands / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) close up of individual flower, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June . Focus stacked image
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MYN / Marc Pihet / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower, Maine-et-Loire, France, May, meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Marc Pihet / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower, close-up, Maine-et-Loire, France, May, meetyourneighbours.net project
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Alex Hyde / Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia) surrounded by Fragrant Orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea) in ancient alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.
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Alex Hyde / Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia) surrounded by Fragrant Orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.
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John Waters / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on flower spike of Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Somerset, UK, July.
Will Watson / Chestnut heath butterfly (Coenonympha glycerion), nectaring on Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Province of Leon, Spain. June.
Paul Hobson / Greater butterfly orchids (Platanthera chlorantha) flower in meadow, wide angle view of habitat, Derbyshire, England, UK. July.
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MYN / Niall Benvie / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) on Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) Burgundy, France. April.
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MYN / Niall Benvie / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) on Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) Burgundy, France. April.
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MYN / Niall Benvie / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) on Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) Burgundy, France. April.
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Bernard Castelein / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) on Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Pascal Pittorino / Pink butterfly orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) covered in water droplets after rain, Calanches de Piana, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse / Corsica Natural Regional Park, Corsica Island, France, April
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July 2013.
Paul Hobson / Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) adult on bee orchid (Ophrys), Lincolnshire, Uk.
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Kim Taylor / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in flower, France, July.
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Colin Varndell / Close up of greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) flowers. Dorset, UK, May.
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Colin Varndell / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on common spotted orchid. Powerstock Common, Dorset, UK, May.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink butterfly orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) near Ruggiano, Gargano, Italy, April.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea) in flower in grassland near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea) in flower in grassland near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Butterfly Orchis (Anacamptis papilionacea) in flower in grassland near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, My.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia) in flower,. Villa Lago, Terni, Umbria, Italy, June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink butterfly orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) near Ruggiano, Gargano, Italy, April.
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Zoltan Nagy / Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) in the forests around Turda Gorge, Romania. June
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) Sibillini near Spoleto, Umbria. Italy, June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea var grandiflora) large form, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink butterfly orchid (Orchis papilionacea) Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Hybrid orchid (Orchis x gennarii) between Green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) and Pink butterfly orchids (Orchis papilionacea) near Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Orchid meadow, with Green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) and Pink butterfly orchids (Orchis papilionacea) predominating near Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.
