Andy Sands / Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male on Oxlip flower in spring, UK, Captive, March

Konrad Wothe / Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) feeding on flower nectar, native to South America

Colin Varndell / Male Brimstone butterfly, (Gonepteryx rhamni)feeding on nectar from flowering plant, Dorset, UK August

Thomas Marent / Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe) butterfly, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Pierid Butterfly (Appias hombroni) feeding on minerals in soil, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Murray Cooper / Pierid Butterfly (Phoebis sp) group puddling on wet soil to extract minerals, Amazon, Ecuador

Ingo Arndt / Pierid Butterfly (Eurema sp) group feeding on soil minerals, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Territory of Australia

Silvia Reiche / Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) butterfly emerged, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) pupa, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) pupa, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria