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Papilio machaon on green plant in the wild

Papilio machaon britannicus - Swallowtail butterfly on Sweet William flowers at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen in the Norfolk Broads xStrumpshaw, June 2023

A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.

$Vanessa cardui is a very common migrant that arrives from Africa every summer. Numbers fluctuate annually, depending on the reproduction in Africa.\nThe species is most likely to be seen in open areas were the vegetation has a mosaic structure, such as waste land, fallow ground and pasture land.\nit uses various species of Carduus, Arctium and Cirsium both as larval food plant and as a source of nectar.\n\nThis is a common Migration Butterfly in the Netherlands.$

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail sips nectar from red clover.

Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona.

Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeding on joe-pye weed in summer, Connecticut, with defocused background. 4:3 format.

Meadow brown butterfly (maniola jurtina) pollinating verbena bonariensis flowers in a UK summer garden

Close shot of an Apollo or mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly resting on a field scabious.

beautiful portrait of butterfly at sunrise

$Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on colorful zinnia flower in summer garden

Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head

Zebra swallowtail butterfly - Protographium marcellus - eating nectar on Bidens alba or Spanish needle

American Lady Butterfly On White Flowers

Peacock butterfly on a Buddleia flower, midsummer 2021 in England.

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 blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

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

Side view of eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female) balancing precariously atop Joe-Pye weed, midsummer. Taken in a meadow in Connecticut's northwest hills.

Closeup macro photo of butterfly Peleides Blue Morpho on flower blossom, low depth of focus

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