Lorraine Bennery / Ilex hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis), Seine-et-Marne, France, June.

Nick Upton / Ilex hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis) feeding on Cretan oregano flowers (Origanum onites) with wings closed, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Edwin Giesbers / Two Ilex hairstreak butterflies (Satyrium ilicis) feeding on Cistus flower, Lesbos, Greece

Silvia Reiche / Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis) butterfly pair mating, Netherlands

Dave Watts / False ilex hairstreak butterfly (Satyrium esculi) feeding on Marjoram (Origanum sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.