Kerstin Hinze / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) nectaring, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, June.

Ingo Arndt / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) in flight, Germany

Alex Hyde / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September.

LYNN M. STONE / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on Montauk Daisy, Madison, Connecticut, USA.

Silvia Reiche / Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, Netherlands

Stephen Dalton / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on Bugle flower (Ajuga sp) with wings open, UK

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on sunflower, New Mexico

Bernard Castelein / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly resting on plant. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly resting on ground. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Heather Angel / Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui), three nectaring on potted Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum sp) in evening light. Urumqi Botanic Garden, Wushi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Septembe...

Heather Angel / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) nectaring on Witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'). Surrey, England, UK. February.