Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow in flower including Scabious flowers. Austrian Alps at 1700 metres altitude, North Tyrol, Austria, June

Michel Poinsignon / Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) with green metallic flower beetle, Lorraine, France, May

Solvin Zankl / Slender Burnet moth (Zygaena loti) on Field scabious flower with group of entomologists in the background, Crawinkel, Germany

Kim Taylor / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Field Scabious, Dorset, UK.

Kim Taylor / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Field Scabious. Dorset, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes aeneus) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis). Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) male animal standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for the larvae of this species, waiting for females to arrive, chalk grass...

Nick Upton / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) female on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) waiting for prey to land, legs raised, Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Moth (Chersotis cuprea) on field scabious with bumblebee, Finland

Jussi Murtosaari / Moth (Chersotis cuprea) on Field scabious flower, with Ox-eye daisy in the background, Finland

Jussi Murtosaari / Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) Finland, July.