Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on grass head, Vealand Farm nature reserve, Devon, UK. July.

Thomas Marent / Skipper (Myscelus perissodora) butterfly, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Skipper (Myscelus perissodora) butterfly, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Skipper (Hesperiidae) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Zereda Skipper (Chalypyge zereda) butterfly, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Skipper (Jemadia sp) butterfly, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Loic Poidevin / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on flower, Vendee, France, July.

Robert Thompson / Large grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus alveus) French Pyrenees. May

Robert Thompson / Oberthur's grizzled skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) on plantain flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a meadow, Green Lane Wood, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Colin Varndell / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) butterfly at rest. Dorset, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) mating pair, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked Image