Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) viewed from below with open wings on larval foodplant Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK, Captive. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) roosting on larval foodplant Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK - Captive - Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) roosting on larval foodplant Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK. Captive. Focus Stacked Image

Lorraine Bennery / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), portrait, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) and Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), Var, France, May.

Sue Daly / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), Alderney, British Channel Islands, May.

Rod Williams / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) male feeding on Bird's-foot trefoil, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK May

Lorraine Bennery / Glanville fritillary butterflies (Melitaea cinxia), Ardeche Mountains Regional Park, France, May.

Sandra Bartocha / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) Pollino National Park, Italy. May.

Loic Poidevin / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) feeding on Cone flowers (Rudbeckia) Loire Atlantique, France, August

Rod Williams / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) caterpillar feeding on plantain Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London. May.

Rod Williams / Male Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) sunning up on footpath, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, May.

Loic Poidevin / Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) on ground, Breton Marsh, Vendee, France, May.

Rod Williams / Female Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Rod Williams / Male Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) male, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Glanville Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) newly emerged female in habitat, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Guy Edwardes / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) portrait, Western Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.

Guy Edwardes / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) resting on flower, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.

Guy Edwardes / Glanville fritillary butterly (Melitaea cinxia) warming itself in early morning sunshine, Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Three Glanville fritillary butterflies (Melitaea cinxia) nectaring on flowers (Adenostyles australis), Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy. July.

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...