Bernard Castelein / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon), Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium May
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Bernard Castelein / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon), Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium May
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Bernard Castelein / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon), Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium May
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Bernard Castelein / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon), Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium May
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Rod Williams / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. July.
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Rod Williams / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) female feeding on Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. July.
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Andy Sands / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) basking with wings open on the ground, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May
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Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) nectaring on a Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) with its long proboscis, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July
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Rod Williams / Male Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) on partially eaten leaf, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, July.
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Rod Williams / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, June.
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Rod Williams / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, June.
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Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on Everlasting sweet pea flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, July.
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Rod Williams / Female Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, July.
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Robin Chittenden / Chestnut bob butterfly (Iambrix salsala) Goa India
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Silvia Reiche / Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) butterfly, Netherlands
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John Waters / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on flower spike of Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Somerset, UK, July.
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Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) feeding on Black knapweed flower, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, June.
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Colin Varndell / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) butterfly at rest on birdsfoot trefoil. Dorset, UK, May.
Mike Read / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) male on Bracken (Pteredium aquilinum) Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, July.
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Alex Hyde / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) basking with wings open, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
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Dave Bevan / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) feeding on nectar from Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare) Hungary, June.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) , Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium
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Bernard Castelein / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) resting, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Pascal Pittorino / Mallow skipper butterfly (Carcharodus alceae) feeding on Opuntia cactus flower (Opuntia robusta) in botanic garden, Hyeres les palmiers, Var, Provence, France, June.
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David Kjaer / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) female, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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David Kjaer / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venata) mating, Wiltshire, UK, June.
Russell Cooper / Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) basking wings open, North Downs, Surrey, UK. August.
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Russell Cooper / Mating pair of Large skipper butterflies (Ochlodes venatus) London, UK, June.
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Russell Cooper / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) feeding from bramble flowers, London, UK, June.
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Russell Cooper / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) male resting on a leaf, London, UK, June.
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Russell Cooper / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) basking wings open, North Downs, Surrey, England, UK, April.
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Tui De Roy / Dorantes longtail / large-tailed skipper (Urbanus dorantes) feeding on meremia flowers, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.
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Andy Sands / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) warming wings in early morning sun, still with some dew on wings and antennae, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked image.
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Nick Upton / Safflower skipper butterfly (Pyrgus carthami) sunning in an alpine meadow, Durmitor National Park, Montenegro, July.
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Rod Williams / Female Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on thistle, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June.
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Alan Williams / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) in meadow. Cheshire, UK, August.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) female on Willowleaf yellowhead (Inula salicina) Kumlinge, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. August
Paul Hobson / Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) pair mating, Bulgaria.
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Paul Hobson / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on pink flower, Bulgaria
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Rod Williams / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on horseshoe vetch Vulnerable Species Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May
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Paul Hobson / Yellow-banded skipper (Pyrgus sidae) adult at rest on flower, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.
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Rod Williams / Male Large Skipper (Ochlodes venatus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May
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Rod Williams / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May. Vulnerable species.
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Rod Williams / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on wild strawberry. Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May. Vulnerable species.
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Rod Williams / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on horseshoe vetch Vulnerable Species Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May
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Rod Williams / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, Vulnerable Species May
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Rod Williams / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on garlic mustard Vulnerable species Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May
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Pete Oxford / Social skipper butterflies (Hyalothyrus neleus) group of three hanging from leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America
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Robert Thompson / Marbled skipper butterfly (Carcharodus lavatherae) North of Moulinet, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) on seedhead, North of Isola village, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Marbled Skipper butterfly (Carcharodus lavatherae) on rock, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) on seedhead, North of Isola village, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Olive Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus serratulae) on flower, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Olive Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus serratulae) on flower, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.
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John Abbott / Glorious Blue Skipper (Paches loxus) Cayo District, Belize.
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John Abbott / Glorious Blue Skipper (Paches loxus) Cayo District, Belize.
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Bernard Castelein / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) on thistle, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) covered with hoar frost, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) on Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Large skipper (Ochlodes venatus) on Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Pal Hermansen / Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) in front of old rusting car in Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, June.
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Pal Hermansen / Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) in front of old rusting car in Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, June.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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John Abbott / Whitestriped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
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Andy Sands / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) covered in early morning dew on flower of Greater bird's-foot-trefoil, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) covered in early morning dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked image
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) in flight, Sussex, England, UK, July.
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) Sussex, England, UK, July.
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) mating, England, UK, July.
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Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on bramble leaf, Lewisham, London, UK, July.
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Rod Williams / Female Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on small scabious, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, UK, August.
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Rod Williams / Male Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) feeding on thistle, Lewisham, London, UK, July.
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Rod Williams / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on ragwort, Lewisham, London, UK, July.
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Rod Williams / Female Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus / venatus) feeding on bramble blossom, Lewisham, London, UK, July.
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Robert Thompson / Red underwing skipper butterfly (Spialia sertorius) on flower, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Red underwing skipper butterfly (Spialia sertorius) on flower, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Jabruson / Mass emergence of rainforest Skipper butterflies (Melphina sp.) Lokoue Bai, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette, Republic of Congo.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Essex Skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) flying in grassland habitat, Aland Islands, Finland, July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Large Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus alveus) female, southwest Finland, July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Northern Chequered Skipper, (Carterocephalus silvicola), female on flower
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Jussi Murtosaari / Northern Chequered Skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus silvicola) on flower, male, central Finland, June.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Northern Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus centaurea) flying in habitat, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, June.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Northern Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus centaureae) on Rhododendron flower (Rhododendron tomentosum) Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, June.