Loic Poidevin / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) feeding on Cone flowers (Rudbeckia) Loire Atlantique, France, August

Rod Williams / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) caterpillar feeding on plantain Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London. May.

Rod Williams / Male Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) sunning up on footpath, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, May.

Loic Poidevin / Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) on ground, Breton Marsh, Vendee, France, May.

Rod Williams / Female Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Rod Williams / Male Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) male, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female in habitat, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Adrian Davies / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) Picos de Europa, northern Spain. June

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) male chasing female, Finland, June