Silvia Reiche / Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) on Globe Thistle (echinops ritro), Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly on Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro), Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly on Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro), Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

John Cancalosi / Honey Bee {Apis mellifera} on Globe thistle {Echinops ritro} England

John Cancalosi / Bumblebee {Bombus terrestris} gathering pollen and nectar from Globe thistle {Echinops ritro} UK

Pascal Tordeux / Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro) in flower. Provence, France, August.

Pascal Tordeux / Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro). French Alps, July.