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The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up.  The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature.  This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.
Beautiful  butterfly sitting on flower bed. Spring colored nature background. A purple flax flower blooms in a summer meadow. Springtime blossom scene.
Black Butterfly on green leaf - animal behavior.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Red spotted admiral butterfly sitting on spring thistle
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
Aricia montensis
Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.
In Yaracuy we can find a great variety of brightly colored butterflies and insects!
Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top
Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name).  The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
The photo shows orange/yellow cosmos flowers and a butterfly called Argyreus hyperbius / Indian fritillary.\nNative to Mexico, cosmos sulphureus which is commonly called yellow cosmos is now grown all over including North America, Asia and Europe. This annual plant produces daisy-like flowers with flower colors ranging from yellow to orange to scarlet red. Orange cosmos normally blooms in summer and early autumn in Japan with butterflies circling around the flowers.
Milkweed butterflies are a subfamily, Danainae, in the family Nymphalidae, or brush-footed ... Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis), Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber),. Three milkweed butterflies. Clockwise from left: dark blue tiger
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly with blue background. In Arizona in the fall. Not captive, free flying.
Papillionidae, Close-up
Butterfly drinking flower juice - animal behavior.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower
tiny butterfly on dry grass, Small Blue, Cupido minimus
Butterfly with Green background
Painted Lady perched on flower head
flowers and butterfly in natural life
The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.
The common Indian Jezebel butterfly drinking nectar from the flower plants
Pontia edusa, the eastern Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.\nPontia edusa is a small to medium-sized migrant butterfly, with a wingspan reaching about 45 mm. The upperside of the wings is white, with black stains on the top of the forewing and hindwing. The hindwing undersides have greenish-grey spots. The butterfly is nearly identical to Pontia daplidice. Investigations of the genitals are the only way to distinguish between these two types. \nThe adults fly from March to October with two to four generations depending on the latitude. The eggs are laid singly and have an incubation period of seven days. The caterpillars are present from May. They are greyish-greenish, with black dots and broad yellow stripes, quite similar to the larva of the cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae). The larvae feed on Resedaceae species. Pontia edusa hibernates in the chrysalis stage. \nHabitat:\nThis species can be found in any open grassy or flowery areas, in stony or rocky places and in roadsides, especially where the host plants grow, at an altitude of 0–2,300 meters \nDistribution:\nIt is found from the south east of Europe (southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia) up to central Europe and the Middle East in Iran and Iraq. It is a migrant which can also be encountered in Belgium, Holland, northern Germany and Poland, in the Baltic states and in southern Sweden and Norway(source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
Nero Glasswing, Greta nero, Close-up of transparent glass wing butterfly on green leaves, scene from tropical forest, Belize, resting on a green leaf, beautiful insect in the green nature habitat.
Butterfly spreading wings while drinking juice from flower - animal behavior.
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