Jabruson / Mass emergence of rainforest Skipper butterflies (Melphina sp.) Lokoue Bai, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette, Democratic Republic of Congo.

John Shaw / Mardon skipper butterfly (Polites mardon) on sage leaf. Oregon, USA. August.

Rod Williams / Female Essex skipper butterfly (Thymelicus lineola) on common ragwort, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, July

Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on grass head, Vealand Farm nature reserve, Devon, UK. July.

Loic Poidevin / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus) on flower, Vendee, France, July.

Robert Thompson / Large grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus alveus) French Pyrenees. May

Robert Thompson / Oberthur's grizzled skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) on plantain flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a meadow, Green Lane Wood, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Colin Varndell / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) butterfly at rest. Dorset, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Dingy skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) mating pair, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked Image

Alex Hyde / Cosinga hawker moth (Metardaris cosinga) found at 3500 metres altitude in transition zone between Manu cloudforest and the puna grasslands of the high Andes. Acjanaco Pass, Peru.

Robert Thompson / Large grizzled skipper (Pyrgus alveus) on Bedstraw (Galium sp), Fillols, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May.