Fabrice Cahez / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina). Vosges, France, July.

Nick Upton / Turkish / Lesvos / Large meadow brown butterfly (Maniola megala) feeding on Cretan oregano (Origanum onites) flowers with wings closed, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Robert Thompson / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) resting on a flower spike. Near Rovinj, Croatia, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on grass seeds. Vosges, France, July.

Russell Cooper / Female Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) resting on leaf, South London, UK, August

Russell Cooper / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from Thistle flowers, Morden, South London, UK

Stephen Dalton / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) with Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) prey, UK

Stephen Dalton / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on knapweed flower, UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) male with characteristic spots on lower side of hindwing, Italy

Stephen Dalton / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) in flight, UK

David Kjaer / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on flower, showing underwing, Wiltshire, England, August

Kim Taylor / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) female taking off from Thistle, Surrey, UK. Multiple exposure

Adrian Davies / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) Mating pair with second male about to attack the pair, UK

Russell Cooper / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from thistle flower, London, UK

Russell Cooper / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from Thistle flower. London, UK

Andy Sands / Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Jim Hallett / Hedge brown / Gatekeeper butterfly {Pyronia / Maniola tithonus} UK

Martin Dohrn / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} on bramble flower, UK

Bernard Castelein / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} covered in dew, France

PREMAPHOTOS / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on Marguerite flower, UK

David Kjaer / Meadow Brown {Maniola jurtina} female, resting on plant, Wiltshire, England, UK.

David Kjaer / Meadow Brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} perching on Cow parsley flower with fly, Wiltshire, England, UK.

David Kjaer / Meadow Brown {Maniola jurtina} male, perching on plant, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Kim Taylor / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} female basking on vegetation with Speckled bush cricket {Leptophyes punctatissima} Europe.

Steve Knell / Meadow brown butterflies mating {Maniola jurtina} UK

Kim Taylor / Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) female basking, UK.

Bernard Castelein / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} on bract / stem, Belgium

Geoff Simpson / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} on Knapweed. Derbyshire, UK

Bengt Lundberg / Spider catching Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} on flower stalk, Sweden

David Kjaer / Meadow brown butterfly male {Maniola jurtina} Wiltshire, UK

George McCarthy / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} Surrey, UK

Philippe Clement / Meadow brown butterfly on thistle {Maniola jurtina} Belgium

Geoff Simpson / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} on Goats beard. Peak District, Derbyshire, UK

George McCarthy / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} Surrey, UK

Bernard Castelein / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} Belgium

Duncan Mcewan / Meadow Brown butterflies mating pair (Maniola jurtina) on nettles (Urtica dioica)

Robert Thompson / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) wings closed, Upper Lake Glendalough, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, August