David Woodfall / High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe) butterfly on thistle. Ogmore Down, Wales, UK, July.

Robert Thompson / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) feeding on flower, Semogo village, Alps, Italy

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe), male and female mating, Finland, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe), pair mating, Finland, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe), Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe), male on ground, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe), male, Finland, July.

Lorraine Bennery / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe), Mercantour National Park, France, July.

Alex Hyde / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) drinking mineral-rich water from the edge of a puddle. Nordtirol, Austria. June.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) caterpillar on pansy flower, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) caterpillar, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe) on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Robert Thompson / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May.

Robert Thompson / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May.

Robert Thompson / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Niobe fritillary butterfly (Argynnis niobe), female on flower, Uusimaa, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Niobe fritillary butterfly (Argynnis niobe) with clover and vetch flowers, Uusimaa, Finland, July.

Dave Bevan / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) at rest on plant, Hungary June.

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) on knapweed, Lohja, Uusimaa, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. July

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) newly emerged male, Parainen / Lansi-Turunmaa, Lounais-Suomi, Varsinais-Suomi / Southwestern Finland, Finland. July

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) newly emerged female, Parainen / Lansi-Turunmaa, Lounais-Suomi, Varsinais-Suomi / Southwestern Finland, Finland. July

Jussi Murtosaari / High brown fritillary butterfly (Fabriciana adippe) newly emerged male, Pernaja, Ita-Uusimaa / Eastern Uusimaa, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. June

Paul Hobson / Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe) adult at rest on flower, Bulgaria.

Robert Thompson / High Brown Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Robert Thompson / High Brown Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Thomas Marent / Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria) butterfly, Manas National Park, Assam, India

Thomas Marent / Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria) butterfly, Manas National Park, Assam, India

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crab spider (Misumena vatia) with prey, Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) on anthemis, southwest Finland, July.

Thomas Marent / Queen Of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia), Switzerland

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Isoria lathonia) female, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) feeding, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Queen of spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) feeding on flower, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Paul Hobson / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly {Issoria lathonia} Spain

Paul Hobson / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly {Issoria lathonia} Spain

Hans Christoph Kappel / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia). Germany, Europe

Konrad Wothe / Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) butterfly on flower, Europe

Robin Chittenden / High brown fritillary butterfly (Argynnis adippe) Hautes-Pyrenees, France, June.

Robert Thompson / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) basking on rock, Jura, France, June

Robert Thompson / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) basking on flower, Jura, France, June

Robin Chittenden / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) on leaf, Zemplen Hills, Hungary, July

Guy Edwardes / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) resting on Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) bud, Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. May.

Guy Edwardes / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) resting on Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) bud, Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Three High brown fritillary butterflies (Argynnis adippe) nectaring on flowers (Adenostyles australis) with Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) in flight, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy. July...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) female, portrait. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Isoria lathonia) female, nectaring on Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flowers, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Issoria lathonia) female, portrait, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Niobe fritillary butterfly (Argynnis niobe) nectaring. Pargas, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Niobe fritillary butterfly (Argynnis niobe) nectaring on Knapweed (Centaurea sp). Pargas, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) butterfly, two nectaring on Knapweed. Pargas, Aboland,Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) butterfly, two, one nectaring, the other in flight. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) butterfly nectaring on Knapweed. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. July.

Robert Pickett / Queen of Spain Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis lathonia) on flower, UK

Robert Pickett / Queen of Spain Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis lathonia) pupae, UK