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Nine isolated butterflies isolated in white background

Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) on a raspberry leaf closeup

$Vintage Butterfly illustration by William Forsell Kirby. Plate of the book \$

$The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters . They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

flock of tropical blue butterflies isolated on a white background

Beautiful butterfly isolated on white background.

Common Cruiser (Vindula erota) butterfly isolated on white

both sides views of silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) in female form isolated on white background

Set two beautiful blue tropical butterflies with wings spread and in flight isolated on white background, close-up macro.

Forest Tent Caterpillar in its natural environment. It is very invasive and destructive.

The Blue Morpho Butterfly's (Morpho peleides) isolated on white background (clipping path included for each Butterflies)

Orange Caterpillar on the plant, close-up of a caterpillar

Beautiful common morpho butterfly isolated on white

Cherry blossom in wild and butterfly. Springtime.

Caterpillar on bitten leaf - animal behavior.

Spiders (Arachnida) and insects (Insecta) - two classes of Arthropods isolated on a white background

Papilio machaon on green plant in the wild

A DSLR photo studio shot of an orange Monarch Butterfly isolated on white background. The butterfly is orange, with black stripes, orange and white polka dots. It is perfect with spread wings and antennas.

Larva of the Painted Apple Moth, a native Australian species. They have four white tussocks on their backs.

$Aporia crataegi, the black-veined white, is a large butterfly of the family Pieridae. A. crataegi is widespread and common. Its range extends from northwest Africa in the west to Transcaucasia and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan in the east. In the south, it is found in Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It is not present in the British Isles and northern Scandinavia. \nDescription:\nThe black-veined white has a wingspan of 51 to 70 mm. Females are commonly larger than males. The upper side of both forewings and hindwings is a translucent white boldly veined with black. The underside is similar in the male but the female has brown veining. Moreover, the female loses most of her scales by rubbing her wings together, resulting almost-transparent.\nBiology:\nThe flight period of the black-veined white is between April and July. The adults are quite social and their abundance varies greatly from year to year. The eggs are laid on the food plant, usually a member of the rose family Rosaceae and often on trees and bushes.\nThe eggs are laid in groups of 30 to 100. They take about three weeks to hatch. The caterpillars tend to remain in a group with a communal larval web. This species has one generation each year. The caterpillars overwinter communally in a webbing tent with entwined leaves. Caterpillars feed close together on the leaves of the food plant at first, before dispersing in the later developmental stages to other parts of the tree. \nThe pupal stage lasts about three weeks.\n\nDistribution and habitat:\nIt occurs in open forest, grazing land, orchards. lanes, gardens, meadows and thickets throughout most of Europe. This species is extinct in the British Isles (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2006.$

a flock of colorful flying butterflies isolated on a white background. High quality photo

Swallowtail caterpillar weaving the chrysalis

A monarch caterpillar is shown in 6 stages of shedding until the skin falls away and a chrysalis begins to take shape. The first stage happens after the caterpillar has fastened itself with silk to a branch and hangs in the shape of a J. Then the skin of the caterpillar slowly splits and moves upward until the crinkled skin drops off because of the wiggling movement of the caterpillar. What is left is a chrysalis which dries and shrinks a bit.

A gypsy moth caterpillar crawling on a green leaf in the garden.

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