BUTTERFLIES – NYMPHALIDAE

Mating pair of sub-species britanniae; note red Trombidium breei mite at base of wing on lower one – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2025

Female of sub-species britanniae feeding on Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021

Female of sub-species britanniae feeding on Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), with red Trombidium sp. mite at base of hind wing – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2015

Female of sub-species britanniae resting on a grass stem against the backdrop of a large Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2025

Adult – Location : Zogota, Nzérékoré prefecture, Guinea – Date of image : 27 Apr 2010

Adult on banana leaf – Location : Hotel Bougainvillea, Santo Tomas, Heredia province, Costa Rica – Date of image : 13 Mar 2020

Adult – Location : Tropical House, RHS Wisley, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Jan 2016

Adult – Location : Tropical House, RHS Wisley, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Feb 2016

Male of sub-species borealis on Prunus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Male of sub-species borealis on Prunus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Female of sub-species borealis feeding on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Jul 2020

Adult – Location : Panti Forest Reserve, near Kota Tinngi, Johor, Malaysia – Date of image : 07 Mar 2018

Adult – Location : Stratford Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England – Date of image : 04 Feb 2017

Adult – Location : Stratford Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England – Date of image : 04 Feb 2017

Adult on flowers of Virectaria major – Location : Zogota, Nzérékoré prefecture, Guinea – Date of image : 16 Nov 2009

Adult on flowers of Virectaria major – Location : Zogota, Nzérékoré prefecture, Guinea – Date of image : 16 Nov 2009

Adult – Location : Stratford Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England – Date of image : 04 Feb 2017

Adult on Buddleja sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021

Adult feeding on Buddleja sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2021

Adult on Buddleja sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2021