Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve / Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca UNESCO World Heritage Site, An...

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

Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), wintering from November to March in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Chien Lee / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Floris van Breugel / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) over winter on Eucalyptus and Monterey Cypress trees near Pismo Beach, San Luis, California, USA December.. When temperatures warm up enough, they will embark on...

Alex Mustard / Colourful reef scene with Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), map puffer (Arothron mappa) and Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos). Tank Reef, Fiabacet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia...

Rod Williams / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on wild aster, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September.

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

Georgette Douwma / Masked butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) with acropora coral. Egypt, Red Sea. Red Sea endemic.

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

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} male resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, blue background, north Devon, UK, April. Did you know? Sadly butterflies are not as common as they onc...