Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.

Sven Zacek / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding on flowers. Estonia, Europe, June.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on Ribbed meliot (Meliotus officinalis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) at rest on flower, Lesbos, Greece

Andy Sands / Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Grizzled skipper butterfly {Pyrgus malvae}, Dorset. UK

Duncan Mcewan / Chequered skipper butterfly. Scotland

George McCarthy / Silver spotted skipper butterfly, Surrey, England

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) nectaring on a thistle (Cirsium), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, June.

Colin Varndell / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) at rest on bracken. Studland Heath, Dorset, UK, July.

Doug Wechsler / Peck's skipper butterfly (Polites peckius) roosting on Goldenrod (Solidago) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, August.

Will Watson / Robberfly (Asiidae) with a captured skipper butterfly (Hesperidae), Manabi Province, Ecuador.

Colin Varndell / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest, Dorset, UK, May

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) butterfly feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

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

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.

Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on a flower bud, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.

James Christensen / Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) butterfly, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Cloud-forest Fantastic-Skipper (Vettius coryna) butterfly, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Andy Sands / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) basking on leaf. West Sussex, England, May.

Andy Sands / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) perched with wings closed. West Sussex, England, May.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on seedhead, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Bernard Castelein / Two Grizzled skipper butterflies (Pyrgus malvae) facing each other on seed head, Brasschaat, Belgium, April

Bernard Castelein / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) resting on plant seedheads, Brasschaat, Belgium, April

Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skippers butterflies (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Forget-me-not flower. Dorset, UK, May.

Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Forget-me-not bud. Dorset, UK, May.

Colin Varndell / Grizzled Skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on Hawthorn. Dorset, UK, May.

Robin Chittenden / Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae). Bulgaria, September.

Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) leaf fed on by Skipper (Phocides sp) caterpillar, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) leaves fed on by Skipper (Phocides sp) caterpillars, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Nature Production / Head of catterpillar larva of Skipper butterfly (Choaspes benjaminii japonica) Japan

David Welling / Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) feeding on a Dakota Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida). Travis County, Texas, USA, April.

Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) on Cowslip (Primula veris) in flower. Surrey, UK, May.

Kim Taylor / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) on Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea). Surrey, UK, May.

Kim Taylor / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) on leaf of Wayfaring Tree (Viburnam lantana). Surrey, UK, April.

LYNN M. STONE / Skipper Butterfly (Hesperiidae) on blue wildflower, Illinois, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's Skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) head portrait showing eyes and antennas, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's Skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) portrait at rest on leaf, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Julia's skipper butterfly (Nastra julia) portrait at rest on leaf, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Thistle flowers, Morden, South London. UK, July

Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Thistle flowers, Morden, South London. UK, July

David Kjaer / Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) at rest with wings open, Wiltshire, England

Andy Sands / Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on Bugle flower, with wings open, Captive, UK

Colin Varndell / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) at rest, Dorset, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Two Small skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) on flowers, UK

Robert Thompson / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on Asteraceae flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on clover flower, UK

Robert Thompson / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon) at rest on grass stem, wiping proboscis, Kandersteg, Switzerland, June

Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus flavus) on vetch flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus flavus) on knapweed flower, UK

Nick Upton / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) with clear "sex brands" - lines of scent scales. Wiltshire, UK, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) in characteristic rest position with fore-wings half open and hind wings flat, Italy

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

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Adult Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) resting on foliage, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil.

Paul Hobson / Small skipper butterfly {Thymelicus sylvestris} with wings folded feeding on Knapweed flower, Derbyshire, UK

Nick Upton / Formosan / Rice swift skipper butterfly (Borbo cinnara) using long proboscis to drink nectar from flower. Taipei city, Taiwan.

Nick Upton / Formosan / Rice swift skipper butterfly (Borbo cinnara) using long proboscis to drink nectar from flower. Taipei city, Taiwan.

David Kjaer / Male Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) on flowers, Dorset, England, July

David Kjaer / Female Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on flower with underwing showing, Wiltshire, England, July

David Kjaer / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) on leaf, Dorset, England, May

Andy Sands / Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) on feild scabious flower, Dorset, England, UK

Laurie Campbell / Chequered skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon) Locharber, Scotland, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sp) on plant, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) feeding on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) on Pink (Dianthus sp) flower, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Russell Cooper / Large Skipper Butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) resting on leaf, London, UK.

Russell Cooper / Small Skipper Butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) proboscis clearly visible, London. UK.

Kim Taylor / Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) in flight, Surrey, UK. Multiple exposure

Tim Laman / Skipper Butterfly (family Hesperiidae) in the wild in East Sepic Province, Papua New Guinea.

Silvia Reiche / Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) butterfly on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae) butterfly on flower bud, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae) butterfly on orchid, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae) butterfly on orchid, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) butterfly on Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca), Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) butterfly, Eifel, Germany

Doug Wechsler / Peck's Skipper butterfly {Polites peckius} Pennsylvania, USA

Andy Sands / Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) feeding on Horny Ragwort flower, Kent, England, UK

Andy Sands / Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) on Horny Ragwort flower, Kent, England, UK

Andy Sands / Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) In typical rest posture on flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Sands / Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) In typical rest posture with Black antennae tips showing, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Silvia Reiche / Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) butterfly on Black Rampion (Phyteuma nigrum) flower, Germany

Silvia Reiche / Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) butterfly on flower, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) butterfly, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) butterfly, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) butterfly, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) butterfly, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon) butterfly, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami) butterfly on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami) butterfly on flower, Netherlands

Gary K. Smith / Narborough railway cutting, habitat of Dingy Skipper(Erynnis tages) and Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) butterflies, Norfolk, England, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly {Thymelicus sylvestris} on Purple loosestrife flower, covered in morning dew, with proboscis extended, Tamar lakes, Cornwall, UK