Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on Everlasting sweet pea flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, July.

Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) feeding on Black knapweed flower, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, June.

Mike Read / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) male on Bracken (Pteredium aquilinum) Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) feeding on nectar from Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare) Hungary, June.

Russell Cooper / Mating pair of Large skipper butterflies (Ochlodes venatus) London, UK, June.

Russell Cooper / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) feeding from bramble flowers, London, UK, June.

Russell Cooper / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) male resting on a leaf, London, UK, June.

Rod Williams / Female Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on thistle, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June.

Paul Hobson / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on pink flower, Bulgaria

Rod Williams / Male Large Skipper (Ochlodes venatus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Bernard Castelein / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) on thistle, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.

Bernard Castelein / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) on Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.