BUTTERFLIES – Mike Read

Meadow fritillary Melitaea parthenoides on Scabious flower Gedre Pyrenees France

1-M-332 Meadow fritillary Melitaea parthenoides

Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus showing underside feeding on thistle flower South West Head Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy New Brunswick Canada August 2017

1MD00464 Monarch butterfly

Painted lady Vanessa cardui resting on house wall Ringwood Hampshire England UK September 2016

1MD00444 Painted lady

Small heath Coenonympha pamphilus resting on Red hemp-nettle Galeopsis angustifolia Stockbridge Down National Trust property Hampshire England UK August 2016

1MD00437 Small heath

Chalk-hill blue Lysandra coridon male feeding on Marjoram Origanum vulgare Stockbridge Down National Trust property Hampshire England UK August 2016

1MD00423 Chalk-hill blue

Silver-spotted skipper Hesperia comma Broughton Down Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve near Broughton Hampshire England UK August 2016

1MD00405 Silver-spotted skipper

Scarce swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius resting on pine tree Vercors Regional Natural Park Vercors France May 2016

1MD00368 Scarce swallowtail

Emerald swallowtail Papilio palinurus New Forest Wildlife Park near Ashurst New Forest National Park Hampshire England UK April 2016

1MD00353 Emerald swallowtail

Apollo Parnassius apollo freeding on Viper's bugloss Echium vulgare Route des Mercier Vercors Regional Natural Park Vercors France

1MD00347 Apollo

Grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae Dingy skipper Erynnis tages and Mazarine blue Cyaniris semiargus at mineral lick Hauts Plateaux Reserve Vercors Regional Natural Park Vercors France

1MD00339 Mazarine blue, Grizzled skipper and Dingy skipper

Marbled white Melanargia galathea resting on grass stem Vercors Regional Natural Park Vercors France

1MD00333 Marbled white

Black-veined white Aporia crataegi showing underside Vercors Regional Natural Park Vercors France

1MD00330 Black-veined white

Brown argus Aricia agestis perched on grass stem Vercors Regional Natural Park France

1MD00298 Brown argus

Wall butterfly Lasiommata mergera pair mating Vercors Regional Natural Park France

1MD00294 Wall butterfly

Cardinal fritillary Argynnis pandora on Common carline thistle Carlina vulgaris Gennargentu National Park Sardinia Italy

1MD00289 Cardinal fritillary

Large skipper Ochlodes venatus male on Bracken Pteredium aquilinum Dartmeet Dartmoor National Park Devon England UK

1MD00270 Large skipper

Spicebush swallowtail Papilio troilus feeding on thistle flowers Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge Pleasanton Kansas USA

1MD00267 Spicebush swallowtail

Brown argus Aricia agestis underside Asco Valley Corsica France

1MD00043 Brown argus Aricia agestis

Red admiral Vanessa atlanta on Sedum spectabile brilliant Ringwood Hampshire England UK September 2012

1MD00258 Red admiral

Eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus resting on a leaf

1MD00245 Eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus

Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae resting on a hand to drink mineral rich sweat

1MD00233 Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

Purple emperor Apatura iris freshly emerged male butterfly Bentley Wood National Nature Reserve Wiltshire England

1MD00209 Purple emperor

Silver-studded blue Plebejus argus male butterfly on bracken New Forest National Park Hampshire England

1MD00169 Silver-studded blue

Orange tip Anthocharis cardamines butterfly male on Cuckooflower Scotland May 2009

1MD00154 Orange tip

Comma butterfly Polygonia c-album on sedum flower in garden Ringwood Hampshire England

1MD00117 Comma

Clouded yellow Colias crocea Vercors France

1MD00075 Clouded yellow Colias crocea

Scarce swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius on broom Vercors France

1MD00070 Scarce swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius

Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia on flower of hawkweed species, Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England

1MD00058 Marsh fritillary

Two-tailed swallowtail Papilio multicaudatus Arizona USA

1MD00042 Two-tailed swallowtail Papilio multicaudatus

Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia pair mating Loire Valley Centre Region France

1MD00011 Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia pair mating

Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris on thistle flower Ringwood Hampshire England

1MD00023 Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris

Provence chalk-hill blue Lysandra hispana pair mating on Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea Vercors Regional Natural Park France

1MD00322 Provence chalk-hill blue

Purple emperor Apatura iris freshly emerged male butterfly Bentley Wood National Nature Reserve Wiltshire England

1MD00183 Purple emperor wing detail

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus on bramble flower

1MD00243 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Red admiral Vanessa atalanta on buddleia in garden Ringwood Hampshire England

1MD00088 Red admiral Vanessa atalanta

Common blue Polyommatus icarus male on flowers of umbelliferous plant Avon near Ringwood Hampshire England

1-M-256 Common blue Polyommatus icarus