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The metal inscription Gdynia against the background of the Baltic Sea in Poland
Vanessa cardui is a very common migrant that arrives from Africa every summer. Numbers fluctuate annually, depending on the reproduction in Africa.\nThe species is most likely to be seen in open areas were the vegetation has a mosaic structure, such as waste land, fallow ground and pasture land.\nit uses various species of Carduus, Arctium and Cirsium both as larval food plant and as a source of nectar.\n\nThis is a common Migration Butterfly in the Netherlands.
Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth (Arctia caja) is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Skyline Paris France and The Eiffel Tower
Close-up of a Mottled tortoiseshell butterfly with spread wings
Butterfly Papilio machaon
gossamer-winged butterfly, A butterfly is gathering honey
Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head
A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.
Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.
Mapleleaf Viburnum is blooming in Piedmont North Carolina in June.
Dominican Republic flag outdoors
Residential architecture, Eiffel Tower in the background, Paris, France
Pink Butterflies on green plants, China
Munich, Germany - August 21, 2021: Exterior view of Allianz Arena - Football Stadium - Munich Germany.
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.
National flags of UK, USA and France against blue sky
The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species. In July it flies in areas of unimproved grassland and can occur in large numbers on southern downland. It shows a marked preference for purple flowers such as Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, thistles, and knapweeds. Adults may be found roosting halfway down tall grass stems.
Flag and coat of arms of Great Britain on a textured background. Concept collage.
The Saint George's Cross flag in the wind, with the word 'England' superimposed.
Black Swallowtail butterfly at rest on red and yellow milkweed blossoms
Flag of the Kingdom of Norway against blue sky on windy day in spring
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
Aglais urticae is a common resident. Migrants are also often seen. Its distribution probably has not changed during the last century. However, the Dutch Monitoring Scheme shows a decline in numbers in the 1990s; the cause is not known.\nAdults can be seen looking for nectar in gardens, parks and on roadside verges. \nThe caterpillars feed on the smaller plants of Urtica dioica in very sunny, open spots.\nThe species flies in two generations from the beginning of March until the end of October. The adult butterfly hibernates in cool, dark places, such as barns, attics, or hollow trees.\n\nThe Picture is made along a small Brook in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.
A color pop shot of a red admiral butterfly on prickly flowers of lesser burdock flowers at a field
Butterfly on white blossom
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
Summer day in a garden: Single Red admiral butterfly peeking over a white blooming buddleia flower head.
Montreal City and Quebec Province flags waving over blue sky
The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.
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