Silvia Reiche / Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Hoogeloon, Netherlands. Sequence 13 of 14

Mark Payne-Gill / Parasitic grubbs emerging from Red admiral butterfly larva {Vanessa atalanta} UK

Mark Payne-Gill / Red admiral butterfly feeding on ripe pears {Vanessa atalanta} England, UK, Europe

Rolf Nussbaumer / Red admiral butterfly {Vanessa atalanta} on Mexican hat flower, Texas, USA.

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on sunflower, New Mexico

Bernard Castelein / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly resting on plant. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly resting on ground. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Heather Angel / Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui), three nectaring on potted Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum sp) in evening light. Urumqi Botanic Garden, Wushi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Septembe...

Heather Angel / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on Ivy (Hedera helix). September.

Heather Angel / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) nectaring on Witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'). Surrey, England, UK. February.

Heather Angel / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) basking in sun, on Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis). In garden, Surrey, England, UK. February.