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Common and widespread, this medium sized butterfly can be found in gardens and hedgerows.\nThe males are unmistakeable; white butterflies with bright orange wing tips. The females are white with black wing tips. Both have mottled green underwings.
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Anthocharis cardamines Orange tip male butterfly foraging on yellow rapeseed flower
Aricia montensis
The white butterfly takes nectar from the yellow flower of the sea radish
Butterfly Papilio machaon
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.
Macro shot of common blue butterfly (Polyommatus Icarus) on a dry twig in foreground. Defocused background with bluebell flower and some grass.
Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China
A cabbage butterfly on a flower in summer in the Laurentian forest.
Large white butterfly, also called Cabbage Butterfly or Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae), open wings isolated on white background
Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany
Emperor's coat on lilac
Painted lady on butterfly bush in a Connecticut state forest, late summer. One of the most widely distributed butterflies in the world.
Brown argus butterfly in a tansy flower or bitter buttons plant. Grey small butterfly with orange and black spots, and blue body on a yellow plant. Green background.
Plebejus argus (the old name) is a fairly scarce resident. The species suffered a decline in the mid-20th century; since the early 1960s, its area of distribution has halved. the Dutch Monitoring Scheme shows a moderate decline in numbers since 1990. The species is classified as 'susceptible' on the 2006 Red List.Brown Argus Butterfly occurs on nutrient-poor grasslands on dry, sandy soils in an open landscape, as in the (coastal) dunes and along dykes, roads and railways tracks.Several species of Geraniaceae are used as larval food plant.The species flies in two  generations from early May until early September, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.This Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
Side view close-up of a female Orange tip butterfly (anthocharis cardamines) feeding from the yellow flowers of rapeseed (Brassica rapa).
Sipping nectar from goldenrod flowers on Mount Washburn, tiger moths known as ‘police car moths’ with Rocky Mountain parnassian or Rocky Mountain Apollo butterflies enjoy the last days of summer in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming.
butterfly on the flower in spring
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
European Butterfly Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus) perched on Flowers of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in background, beautiful bokeh. Butterfly in natural environment nature of Europe.
A close-up of a Chervonets unpaired many-eyed (Lycaena dispar) butterfly resting on yellow flowers
at Uonuma in Japan
Macro shots, Beautiful nature scene. Closeup beautiful butterfly sitting on the flower in a summer garden.
Bluebottle butterfly on tansy,Eifel,Germany.
Peacock eye on dandelion flower
Euptoieta claudia, the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Early morning Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, pollinating on a flower in a meadow under bright sunlight.
Painted Lady butterfly
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