Jussi Murtosaari / Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) male in habitat, Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) male flying in habitat, Finland, April.

Russell Cooper / Male Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) sunning on leaf, South London, UK, August

Robert Valentic / Speckled brown snake (Pseudonaja guttata) from Avon Downs, Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory, Australia. Controlled conditions

Dave Bevan / Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) nectaring on Buddleia (Buddleja) flower, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Colin Varndell / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) at rest, wings open. Dorset, UK June.

Michael W. Richards / Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) feeding on Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus), Somerset, England, UK, August.

Russell Cooper / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) Southwest London, England, UK. April.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) pupa, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Newly emerged Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. November. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project