A late season pristine-pair enjoying the September sunshine on Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire (UK) (2172)

Basking in the summer sunshine in late August on a breezy Prestbury Hill in Gloucestershire (UK) (6728)

An early morning mating pair on a warm September day on Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire (UK)

A pristine aberrant female (ab. Krodeli) feasting on Scabious on Swellshill Bank near Stroud in Gloucestershire (UK) (1990)

A very fresh aberrant female (ab Krodeli) found on Swellshill Bank near Stroud in the Cotswolds (UK) - alas, no males in sight amongst the half a dozen or so fresh females enjoying the evening sunshine! (1983)

A mating pair enjoying the UK's early September mini-heatwave on Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire (UK) (2210)

Fresh male enjoying the early morning sunshine at Aston Rowant in the Chilterns (UK) (8636).

A mating pair on the slopes of Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire during the UK's early September mini-heatwave (2143)

A coupling between a pristine female and a 'well-seasoned' male in early September on the Dorset Coastal Path at Dancing Ledge near Swanage (UK) (6983).

Fresh pair mating on Hoary Plantain on Fontmell Down in Dorset (UK) on a cool, overcast morning in early September (9645).

Late season Adonis below Nine Barrows Down near Corfe in Dorset on a day of wild weather and gales across the UK - lucky to find this fresh male sheltering from the elements! (7167)

Stunning fresh male at Aston Rowant (UK) (8660)

Canon 5D Mk IV and Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens

Stunning fresh male on Calstone Down near Calne in Wiltshire (UK) (0979B)

Fresh second brood male amongst the hawkweeds on a warm, blustery afternoon at Aston Rowant in the Chilterns (UK) (8648)

Canon 5D Mk IV and Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens.

Mount Caburn, Sussex

A pristine mating pair perched on Eyebright on a September morning on Fontmell Down in Dorset (UK) (9650).

Canon 5D Mk IV with Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens

Fresh male on Nine Barrows Down near Swanage in Dorset (UK) (7162B)

Late-season basking male on Martin Down in Hampshire (UK) (6872)

Mating pair on Calstone Down in Wiltshire (UK) (1084D) - aberrant female (right) lacking underside spots (ab. krodeli).

Mating pair at 'full-stretch' on a plantain flower on Fontmell Down in Dorset (UK) (9640)

Canon 5D Mk IV and Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens.

Late season, fresh male on Nine Barrows Down near Swanage in Dorset (UK) (7215)

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Mating pair on the Dorset coastal path near Dancing Ledge to the west of Swanage (UK) (7036C) - a very fresh female (left) and a 'seasoned' male. Plenty of ABs to be seen along this stretch of coastline in early September, along with the occasional passing Clouded Yellow!

Late Spring on Calstone Down in Wiltshire (UK) (0990)

A late season male basking on Devil's-bit Scabious on Martin Down in Hampshire (UK) (6874)

Calstone and Cherhill Down in Wiltshire (UK) (0999C)

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The unbeatable spectacle of a pristine male 'strutting his stuff' on a breezy afternoon on Prestbury Hill in Gloucestershire (UK) (6741)

Mating pair on Calstone Down in Wiltshire (UK) (1035D)

Thirsty work! A pristine mating pair swaying around in the September sunshine near Amberley on Minchinhampton Common in Gloucestershire (UK) (1847)

Mating pair on Calstone Down in Wiltshire (UK) - female shows aberrant pigmentation and spot pattern (ab. krodeli) (1120)

An aberrant female (ab. Krodeli) showing near normal markings on the underside forewing, but almost a complete absence of spots on the hindwing - Swellshill Bank in Gloucestershire (UK) (2044)

Catching the morning sunshine on Calstone Down in Wiltshire (UK) (1014)

A second-brood mating pair at Pinfarthings on the edge of Minchinhampton Common in the Cotswolds in early September (UK) (1873).

Hillside near Quézac in the Gorges du Tarn, Parc National des Cévennes, Languedoc region of Southern France.

Watched this one for nearly an hour before the first glimmer of early morning hazy sunshine finally induced him to open up - well worth the wait!

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A fresh male struggling to hang on in gusty, grey conditions at Prestbury Hill in Gloucestershire (UK) in late summer (1729).

A resting female on a breezy afternoon at Prestbury Hill in Gloucestershire (UK) (6718).