Konrad Wothe / Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis sp) with Scarce copper butterflies (Lycaena virgaureae) Queyras, Alps, France. August.

Peter Schwarz/ BIA / Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) butterfly, Overijssel, Netherlands

Jussi Murtosaari / Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July.

Roger Powell / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) courting a female by offering her a Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas). Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July

Stephen Dalton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Helianthus flower, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Copper butterfly (Lycaena sp) on Forget-me-not (Myosotis sp) Poloniny National Park, East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Kim Taylor / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) Surrey, England

Silvia Reiche / Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe) butterfly male, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Bernard Castelein / Small copper butterfly {Lycaena phlaeas} on flower. Kalmthoutse Heide, Belgium

Andy Sands / Large Copper Butterfly (Lucaena dispar) Wings open with proboscis fully extended drinking moisture from leaf. UK. Captive.