Lorraine Bennery / Spotted fritillary butterflies (Melitaea didyma) male approaching female, Luberon Regional Natural Park, France, June.

Lorraine Bennery / Spotted fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma), Coussouls de Crau National Natural Reserve, Bouches du Rhone, France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Spotted fritillary's caterpillar (Melitaea didyma) parasitized by a solitary wasp, La Brenne Regional Natural Park, Indre, France, June.

Nick Upton / Spotted fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) sunning in an alpine meadow, Durmitor National Park, Montenegro, July.

Paul Hobson / Spotted fritillary (Melitaea didyma) adult at rest on seed head, Melnick, Bulgaria.

Robert Thompson / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) Saint Sauveur Sur Tinee, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Robert Thompson / Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) caterpillar, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, July.

Robert Thompson / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma meridionalis) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, July.

Robert Thompson / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) on flower, Fort de Rimplas, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, July.

Robert Thompson / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, July.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Spotted Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) mating pair on daisy, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Guy Edwardes / Spotted fritillary butterfly (Melitaea didyma) resting on flower, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.