Kim Taylor / Chalkhill Blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) UK

Edwin Giesbers / Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowering. Cyprus. April.

Rod Williams / Male brown argus (Aricia agestis) on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, August

Rod Williams / Yellow rattle flowers (Rhinanthus minor) and Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. August.

Rod Williams / Great pied hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) female feeding on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK, August 2017

Nick Upton / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowerhead, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Lesser hornet hoverfly (Volucella inanis) feeding on a Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowerhead with its long proboscis, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Green-veined white (Pieris napi) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Compact marjoram (Origanum vulgare) 'Compactum' in flower in kitchen garden

Rod Williams / Great pied hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) Feeding on wild marjoram Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. July 2015

Rod Williams / Great pied hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) male feeding on Marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. August.

Kim Taylor / Transparent burnet moth (Zygaena purpuralis) on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare). Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Purple-shot copper butterfly (Lycaena alciphron) on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Bulgaria, July.

Nick Upton / Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Small copper butterflies (Lycaena phlaeas) nectaring and courting on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) landing to nectar on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), with Red-tailed bumblebees (Bombus lapidaries) foraging in the background, Wiltshire, England, U...

Nick Upton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) and Green-veined white (Pieris napi) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas), Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) and Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), Wiltshire, England, UK, Aug...

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum) and Greenbottle (Lucilia) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Green veined white (Pieris napi) butterfly nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), before being chased off by a Common blue (Polyommatus icarus), Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) butterfly nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow before taking off, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) and Small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterflies and Hoverflies (Eristalis sp.) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Male Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) courting a female nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Male Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Male Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Square spot dronefly (Eristalis nemorum) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Canada geese (Branta canadensis) preening on flooded pasture, with Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) landing in the background alongside a mixed flock of resting Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) and fo...

Nick Upton / Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and a Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

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.

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...

Russell Cooper / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) feeding from Wild Majoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) North Downs, Surrey, England, UK, August.

Andy Sands / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding from Wild marjoram flower, Oxfordshire, England, UK August

Rod Williams / Tachinid fly (Nowickia ferox) grooming on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London August

Rod Williams / Dusky sallow moth (Eremobia ochroleuca) day-flying moth on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Thick-headed flies (Sicus ferrugineus) mating pair on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK August

Rod Williams / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK August

Nick Upton / Female Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) on a Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowerhead in chalk grassland, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) pair mating on wild Marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, July.

Alan Williams / White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) male feeding on Oregano (Origanum vulgare) in garden Cheshire, England, UK. July.

Russell Cooper / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding from wild Marjoram (Origanum majorana), North Downs. Surrey, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) male, feeding on wild marjoram, UK, September.

Alan Williams / Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) feeding on Oregano (Origanum vulgare) flowers in garden. Cheshire, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, August

Rod Williams / Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, July

Alex Hyde / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. July.

Colin Varndell / Grayling butterfly (Hipparchia semele) feeding on wild marjoram nectar. Dorset, UK, July.

Martin Gabriel / Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) in flower, Bavaria, Germany

Rod Williams / Male Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Male Chalkhill blue (Lysandra coridon) feeding on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) feeding on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Eristalis intricarius) female feeding on Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in chalk grassland meadow with stand of Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) in the background, Wiltshire, U...

Colin Varndell / Lulworth skipper butterfly (Thymelicus acteon) taking nectar from marjoram flower, Dorset, UK. July

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Common oregano (Origanum vulgare), Crete, meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Eristalis intricarius) male feeding on flowering Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July

Nick Upton / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) feeding on Wild marjoram flower (Origanum vulgare), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July

Nick Upton / Speckled bush cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) standing on Wild marjoram flower (Origanum vulgare), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Speckled bush cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) standing on Wild marjoram flower (Origanum vulgare), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Dense clump of Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowering in chalk grassland meadow. Wiltshire, UK, July.

Ernie Janes / Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowering in field by gate, Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK, July 2011

Ernie Janes / Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and old shepherds hut, Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK, July 2011

Kim Taylor / Chalkhill Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) male on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare). Surrey, UK, August.

Russell Cooper / Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) feeding on Wild Marjoram Flowers (Origanum vulgare) Park Downs, Surrey, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June.

Russell Cooper / Female Chalkhill Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) feeding from Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) North Downs, Surrey, UK

Andy Sands / Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Male feeding on Marjoram, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Chalkhill Blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Male feeding on flowers of Marjoram, Captive, UK

Andy Sands / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Male feeding on flower of Marjoram, Captive

Andy Sands / Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Feeding on flowers of Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Female Blue form on flower of Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Gatekeeper / Hedge brown butterfly (Pyronia tithounus) On flower of Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Male on flower, wings closed on Marjoram, Captive

Andy Sands / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Male on flower of Marjoram, Captive

Andy Sands / Chalkhill Blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Male feeding on flowers of Marjoram, Captive, UK

Andy Sands / Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Male feeding on Marjoram, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Male feeding on Marjoram, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Female on flower of Marjoram, Captive

Andy Sands / Gatekeeper / Hedge brown butterfly (Pyronia tithounus) on flower of Marjoram, Hertfordshire, England, UK

MYN / Niall Benvie / Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) in flower, Scotland, UK meetyourneighbours.net project

David Pike / Wild Marjoram {Origanum vulgare} Bedford Purlieus, Cambridgeshire, UK, July

Andy Sands / Lulworth Skipper butterfly {Thymelicus acteon} feeding on Marjoram, captive, UK. Note mite infestation

Andy Sands / Lulworth Skipper butterfly {Thymelicus acteon} feeding on Marjoram, captive, UK. Note mite infestation

Philippe Clement / Marjoram {Origanum vulgare} with bee feeding on flower, France

Kim Taylor / Silver-Spotted Skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus) basking on Marjoram at sunrise.

Nigel Cattlin / Marjoram / oregano (Origanum vulgare) flowering in old chalk downland grassland in summer, Berkshire, July

Dave Watts / Two Sooty copper butterflies (Lycaena tityrus) feeding on Marjoram (Origanum sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Dave Watts / Sooty copper butterfly (Lycaena tityrus) feeding on Marjoram (Origanum sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Dave Watts / False ilex hairstreak butterfly (Satyrium esculi) feeding on Marjoram (Origanum sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Philippe Clement / Spanish marjoram (Thymus mastichina) close up of flowerheads before flowering, Spain. May.