Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.
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Sven Zacek / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on flowers. Estonia, Europe, June.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on Ribbed meliot (Meliotus officinalis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June
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Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) at rest on flower, Lesbos, Greece
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Andy Sands / Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Ross Hoddinott / Grizzled skipper butterfly {Pyrgus malvae}, Dorset. UK
George McCarthy / Silver spotted skipper butterfly, Surrey, England
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.
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Colin Varndell / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) at rest on bracken. Studland Heath, Dorset, UK, July.
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Doug Wechsler / Peck's skipper butterfly (Polites peckius) roosting on Goldenrod (Solidago) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, August.
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Will Watson / Robberfly (Asiidae) with a captured skipper butterfly (Hesperidae), Manabi Province, Ecuador.
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Colin Varndell / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest, Dorset, UK, May
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) butterfly feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on nectar from Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July
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Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) foraging on Cretan oregano (Origanum onites) flowers growing near the coast with the sea in the background, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.
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Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on a flower bud, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.
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James Christensen / Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) butterfly, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador
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James Christensen / Cloud-forest Fantastic-Skipper (Vettius coryna) butterfly, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador
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Andy Sands / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) basking on leaf. West Sussex, England, May.
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Andy Sands / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) perched with wings closed. West Sussex, England, May.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June
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Bernard Castelein / Two Grizzled skipper butterflies (Pyrgus malvae) facing each other on seed head, Brasschaat, Belgium, April
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Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) resting on plant seedheads, Brasschaat, Belgium, April
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Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skippers butterflies (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Forget-me-not flower. Dorset, UK, May.
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Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Forget-me-not bud. Dorset, UK, May.
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Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Hawthorn. Dorset, UK, May.
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Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) leaf fed on by Skipper (Phocides sp) caterpillar, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
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Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) leaves fed on by Skipper (Phocides sp) caterpillars, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
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Nature Production / Head of catterpillar larva of Skipper butterfly (Choaspes benjaminii japonica) Japan
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David Welling / Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) feeding on a Dakota Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida). Travis County, Texas, USA, April.
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Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) on Cowslip (Primula veris) in flower. Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) on Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea). Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) on leaf of Wayfaring Tree (Viburnam lantana). Surrey, UK, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Skipper Butterfly (Hesperiidae) on blue wildflower, Illinois, USA
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Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's Skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) head portrait showing eyes and antennas, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA
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Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's Skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) portrait at rest on leaf, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA
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Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) portrait at rest on leaf, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA
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Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Thistle flowers, Morden, South London. UK, July
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Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Thistle flowers, Morden, South London. UK, July
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David Kjaer / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) at rest with wings open, Wiltshire, England
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Andy Sands / Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on Bugle flower, with wings open, Captive, UK
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Colin Varndell / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) at rest, Dorset, UK, June
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Robert Thompson / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on Asteraceae flower, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on clover flower, UK
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Robert Thompson / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon) at rest on grass stem, wiping proboscis, Kandersteg, Switzerland, June
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus flavus) on vetch flower, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus flavus) on knapweed flower, UK
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Nick Upton / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) with clear "sex brands" - lines of scent scales. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) in characteristic rest position with fore-wings half open and hind wings flat, Italy
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Small skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on mud containing boar and other animal droppings from which they obtain minerals and salts, Italy
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Simon Colmer / Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) in flower, secondary foodplant of the Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) England, UK
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Adult Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) resting on foliage, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil.
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Paul Hobson / Small skipper butterfly {Thymelicus sylvestris} with wings folded feeding on Knapweed flower, Derbyshire, UK
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Nick Upton / Formosan / Rice swift skipper butterfly (Borbo cinnara) using long proboscis to drink nectar from flower. Taipei city, Taiwan.
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Nick Upton / Formosan / Rice swift skipper butterfly (Borbo cinnara) using long proboscis to drink nectar from flower. Taipei city, Taiwan.
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David Kjaer / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on flowers, Dorset, England, July
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David Kjaer / Female Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on flower with underwing showing, Wiltshire, England, July
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David Kjaer / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on leaf, Dorset, England, May
Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sp) on plant, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) feeding on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
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Russell Cooper / Large Skipper Butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) resting on leaf, London, UK.
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Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) proboscis clearly visible, London. UK.
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Kim Taylor / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) in flight, Surrey, UK. Multiple exposure
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Tim Laman / Skipper Butterfly (family Hesperiidae) in the wild in East Sepic Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Silvia Reiche / Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) butterfly on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Silvia Reiche / Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae) butterfly on flower bud, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Silvia Reiche / Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae) butterfly on orchid, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Silvia Reiche / Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae) butterfly on orchid, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Silvia Reiche / Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Silvia Reiche / European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) butterfly on Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca), Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly {Thymelicus sylvestris} on Purple loosestrife flower, covered in morning dew, with proboscis extended, Tamar lakes, Cornwall, UK
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Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) basking. UK
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Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) on ground, Surrey, UK
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Thomas Marent / Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) butterfly, Switzerland