Benjamin Barthelemy / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, August.
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Rod Williams / Male brown argus (Aricia agestis) on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, August
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Rod Williams / Male brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding on common ragwort, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, July
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Robert Thompson / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis), French Pyrenees. May
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David Fleetham / Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) camouflaged to match its commensal host, a sea cucumber (Bohadaschia argus). Yap, Micronesia.
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Rod Williams / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding on Common vetch (Vicia sativa) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.
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Robert Thompson / Arran brown butterfly (Erebia ligea) Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy, June.
Lorraine Bennery / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis), Herault, France, May.
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Kim Taylor / Common brassy ringlet butterfly (Erebia cassioides) Bulgaria, July.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly and Square spot drone fly (Eristalis interruptus) nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, Au...
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Jiri Lochman / Brown soldier butterfly (Junonia hedonia subsp. zelima), Russell River National Park, Wet Tropics of Queensland UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia.
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Edwin Giesbers / Arran brown (Erebia ligea) and Blue butterflies (Lycaenidae) species, drinking on mineral-rich stream bank; Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.
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Edwin Giesbers / Arran brown (Erebia ligea) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.
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Lorraine Bennery / Yellow-spotted ringlet butterflies (Erebia manto) mating, Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Park, France, July.
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Lorraine Bennery / Two brown argus butterflies (Aricia agestis), Baronnies Provencales Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Yellow-spotted ringlet butterfly (Erebia manto), Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Park, France, July.
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Rod Williams / Male Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London., Eltham, London, UK. August
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Martin Gabriel / Brown argus or Mountain argus butterlfy (Aricia agestis-artaxerxes species complex), Bavaria, Germany, August.
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Andy Sands / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) basking on leaf, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June
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Jussi Murtosaari / Arran brown butterfly (Erebia ligea) feeding on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris), Jyvaskyla, Finland, July
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Rod Williams / Male Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) resting with wings open, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.
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Paul Hobson / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.
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Paul Hobson / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.
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Paul Hobson / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) silhouetted at dusk, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.
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Mike Read / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) perched on grass stem, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France, June.
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Russell Cooper / Female Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding from Lavender flowers. July. North Downs. Surrey. UK
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David Kjaer / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) female, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Russell Cooper / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) resting on lavender, North Downs, Surrey, UK, July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Northern brown argus butterfly (Plebeius artaxerxes) Lemland, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands, Finland, July.
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Rod Williams / Brown argus butterfly (Plebeius agestis) butterfly, female on Birdsfoot trefoil Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Woodland ringlet (Erebia medusa ssp. polaris) female, Utsjoki, Lappi / Lapland, Finland. July
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Rod Williams / Female Brown argus butterfly (Plebeius agestis) feeding on wild strawberry Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May
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Jussi Murtosaari / Arran brown butterfly (Erebia ligea) Leivonmaki, Joutsa, Keski-Suomi, Lansi- ja Sisa-Suomi / Central and Western Finland, Finland. July
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Kim Taylor / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) on Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), France, July.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) feeding on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.
Jussi Murtosaari / Dewy Ringlet butterfly (Erebia pandrose) flying in habitat, Lapland, Finland, July.
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Kim Taylor / Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding on Geranium species. Surrey, England, July
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Kim Taylor / Bright-eyed Ringlet Butterfly (Erebia oeme), Croatia, June
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David Kjaer / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) on flower, Wiltshire, UK, August.
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David Kjaer / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly on grass stem, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Brown Argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) basking on plant stem with wings open, Bedfordshire, England, UK, July
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Colin Varndell / Female Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) at rest, Dorset, UK, August
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Russell Cooper / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia ageestis) on leaf, Morden, South London, UK
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Russell Cooper / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding from Autumn hawkbit (Leontodon autumnalis) flower, South London, UK
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David Kjaer / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) on flowering grass, Wiltshire, England, June
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David Kjaer / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) on flower head, UK, May
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David Kjaer / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) on flower head, Wiltshire, England, May
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Andy Sands / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) on Scabious flower, Captive, UK
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Kim Taylor / Brown Argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) on hawkweed flower, Surrey, England
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Paul Hobson / Brown argus {Aricia agestis} at rest, backlit, Derbyshire, UK
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Silvia Reiche / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly, Eifel, Germany
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Silvia Reiche / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly, Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, Dordogne, France
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Andy Sands / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Feeding on flowers of Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Kim Taylor / Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia agestis) Surrey, UK
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Paul Hobson / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Peak District, Derbyshire, uk
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Paul Hobson / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) with wings closed at rest, Derbyshire, uk
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Paul Hobson / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis), Derbyshire, uk
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George McCarthy / Brown argus butterfly {Aricia agestis} Sussex, England
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George McCarthy / Brown argus butterflies mating {Aricia agestis} Sussex, UK
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Andy Sands / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) roosting at dawn covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked.
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Robin Chittenden / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) resting on Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum) flower, Winterton, Norfolk, UK. August.
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Andy Sands / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) roosting at dawn with heavy covering of dew, Hertfordshire, UK. August. Focus stacked.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Malayan great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) female, head portrait, Redmon Aviaries. Captive, occurs in Southeast Asia. Vulnerable.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Malayan great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) female, portrait, Redmon Aviaries. Captive, occurs in Southeast Asia. Vulnerable.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Brown argus butterfly ( Aricia agestis) portrait, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy .May.
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Nick Garbutt / Close up detail of Great argus pheasant feather (Argusianus argus) from rainforest of South East Asia. Feather specimen from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. Focus stacked image.
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Nick Garbutt / Close up detail of Great argus pheasant feather (Argusianus argus) from rainforest of South East Asia. Feather specimen from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. Focus stacked image.
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Nick Garbutt / Close up detail of Great argus pheasant feather (Argusianus argus) from rainforest of South East Asia. Feather specimen from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. Focus stacked image.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Arran brown butterfly (Erebia ligea), wings open, resting on ground, Finland. July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Lapland ringlet butterfly (Erebia embla) showing its underwing, Finland. June.
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Composite image of blue tropical reef fish on a black background, Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Elonggate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata), Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum), Neon da...
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Georgette Douwma / Tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Orangestripe triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum), Arabian...
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Georgette Douwma / Blue tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Bicolour angelfish (Centropyge bicolor), Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata), Yellowtail tang...
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Georgette Douwma / Yellow tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Falcula butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula), Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus), Golden butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus), Red Sea clo...
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Nick Upton / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) nectaring on a Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flower on a chalk grassland down, near Calne, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) male courting a female by flying around a female as she nectars on a Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flower on a chalk grassland down, near Calne, Wiltshire, UK...
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) male and female nectaring on a Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flower on a chalk grassland down, near Calne, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) male and female nectaring on a Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flower on a chalk grassland down, near Calne, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) sunning in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) sunning on a chalk grassland slope, Wiltshire, UK, May
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) nectaring on Chalk milkwort flowers (Polygala calcarea) on a chalk grassland slope, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Arran brown (Erebia ligea) butterfly resting on sand. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.
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Andy Sands / Brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) roosting at dawn covered in early morning dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked