Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of male False heath fritillary butterflies (Melitaea diamina) on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower, disturbing a Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower with a False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina), disturbed by another (Melitaea), Bavaria, Ger...

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Ringlets (Aphantopus hyperantus) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower alongside False heath fritillaries (Melitaea diamina), with a Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) flying...

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower, with Bumblebees (Bombus), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower, with a Honeybee (Apis) flying past, Bavaria, Germany, July

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower, with a Blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) flying past, Bavaria, Germany, July

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower alongside a False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina),and a Marbled white (Melanargia galathea...

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on Purple betony (Betonica officinalis), before taking off, Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on Purple betony (Betonica officinalis), before taking off, Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) nectaring on a Knapweed (Centaurea) flower with a False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina), disturbed by another (Melitaea) Bavaria, Germany, July...

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Dark edged bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring from a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

David Perpinan / Hoverfly (Syrphidae sp.) nectaring from a white-leaved rock rose (Cistus albidus), Barcelona, Spain, April.