Robert Thompson / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) on Yellow rattle, French Pyrenees, France. May

Robert Thompson / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May.

Stephen Dalton / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male on Vetch (Vicia) Menorca. May.

Stephen Dalton / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) female on Vetch (Vicia) Menorca. May.

Silvia Reiche / Cleopatra Butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) butterfly, Ardeche, France

Robert Thompson / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male feeding, near Pescia Romana, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male feeding, near Pescia Romana, Lazio, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male feeding, near Pescia Romana, Lazio coast, Italy, October

Dave Watts / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) male, nectaring on a flower, Tolfa Hills, Lazio, Italy. June.

Pascal Pittorino / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) feeding on flower, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Lozere, France, September