Stephen Dalton / Silver washed fritillaries (Argynnis paphia) mating, Loder Valley reserve, Sussex, England, UK. July.

Stephen Dalton / Silver washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) in flight after take off, Sussex, England, UK. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia valesina), female and, Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Finland, July.

Mike Read / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) male feeding on Bramble (Rubus fruiticosus) West Sedgemoor RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels and Moors, Somerset, England, UK, July.

Mike Read / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnnis paphia) male feeding on Bramble (Rubus fruiticosus) Wootton Copse, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) nectaring, two males in flight. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) female nectaring. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) male nectaring beside beetle. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia valesina) female resting on leaf. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July.

Robin Chittenden / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) nectaring on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus). Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Pal Hermansen / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) pair mating. Ski, Viken, Norway. July.

Pal Hermansen / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) pair mating amongst Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flowers. Ski, Viken, Norway. July.

Pal Hermansen / RF - Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) in flight amongst wildflowers and grasses. Akershus, Norway. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly, pair flying in grassland. Lielahti, Aboland, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly pair, female on Thistle flower, male in flight. Lielahti, Aboland, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly pair mating in flight, in woodland. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly male nectaring. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly male nectaring alongside Bee-fly. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly male nectaring alongside Bee-fly. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.

Pal Hermansen / Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) Akershus, Norway, July.

Andy Sands / Silver washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) feeding on nectar from flowers in woodland clearing, Bulgaria, August

Robert Pickett / Silver-washed Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis paphia) close-up of head showing curled proboscis and large compound eyes, UK.