Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) flying and nectaring on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), disturbed by a Skipper (Thymelicus), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of two Blue butterflies (Lycaenidae) nectaring on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), disturbed by a Skipper (Thymelicus) Bavaria, Germany, July.

Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) Hutchinson's Bank,New Addington, London, England, UK. May.

Rod Williams / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) male, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Will Watson / Underside of Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola), on Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Worcestershire England, UK, July

Doug Wechsler / Peck's skipper butterfly (Polites peckius) feeding on flowers, Crossways Preserve Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, June.

Robert Thompson / Oburthers grizzled skipper (Pyrgus armoicanus) resting on orchid, Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy

David Kjaer / Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) male visiting flower,, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Northern chequered skipper (Carterocephalus silvicola), female, Finland, June.

Lorraine Bennery / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on flowers, Hautes-Alpes, France, July.

Lorraine Bennery / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on flowers, Hautes-Alpes, france, July.