Butterflies are winged insects with large often brightly-coloured wings that have a wide distribution, being found on all continents except Antarctica. Over 18,500 species of butterfly have been identified to date, with most being found in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes. We have photographed butterflies on many of our overseas and UK trips, and frequently in our garden and have a growing number of butterfly photographs that we present via the links below. These point to collections of photographs of all species seen around the world and just those from the UK.