Jussi Murtosaari / Norse Grayling butterfly (Oeneis norna) flying in habitat, Lapland, Finland, July.
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Konrad Wothe / Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October
Jussi Murtosaari / Eastern baton blue butterfly (Scolitantides vicrama), male at Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica), Finland, June.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Eastern baton blue butterfly (Scolitantides vicrama), male feeding on Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica), Finland, June.
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Colin Varndell / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on old painted door. Dorset, UK, August
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Tim Laman / Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses) butterfly on the ground, Papua New Guinea.
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Robert Thompson / Large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) on flower head, Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, Hautes Pyrenees, France, July
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Robert Thompson / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) on leaf, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) on seed, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) on flower, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Two Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) on flower, near Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, France, July.
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Robert Thompson / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) on plant, Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, Hautes Pyrenees, France, July.
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Robert Thompson / Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) on stem, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Robert Thompson / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) on flower, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.
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Tim Laman / Mountain blue (Papilio ulysses) butterfly in flight, West Papua
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Tim Laman / Mountain blue (Papilio ulysses) butterfly mud-puddlingBird's Head / Vogelkop Penniinsula, West Papua
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James Christensen / Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) butterfly, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Turquoise blue butterfly (Polyommatus dorylas) feeding on Trefoil (Lotus sp) in a mountain pasture above Stenje region, Lake Macro Prespa, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
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Piotr Naskrecki / Morpho Butterfly (Morpho menelaus) in rainforest, Acarai Mountains, Guyana
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Guy Edwardes / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Western Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
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Guy Edwardes / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
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Guy Edwardes / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
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Guy Edwardes / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
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Guy Edwardes / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
