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monarch butterfly collecting pollen on a flower

Photograph of a Monarch butterfly pollinating milkweed flowers. Photo taken in southern Manitoba, Canada in early June.

Photo taken at Goethe state forest in North Central Florida. Nikon D720 with Nikon 200mm macro lens and SB28DX flash

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, extracts nectar from frostweed blossoms, Verbesina virginica, at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in N. Palm Beach, Florida. Frostweed is also known as white crownbeard. iceplant, or iceweed.

A beautiful monarch butterfly is fluttering amongst the blossoms of a buddleia bush.

A beautiful Monarch Butterfly in a late summer garden.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) in September sunlight on goldenrod at a Connecticut state park -- fueling up for its long migration to Mexico. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the eastern population of the monarch as endangered. Thus this subspecies is on the IUCN Red List. The only butterfly in the world that undergoes such an extensive migration.

A Viceroy butterfly feeding on ragweed flowers in the blackwater national wildlife refuge

A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on the flower of tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

Monarch butterfly on purple aster flower in early autumn

close up of monarch butterfly feeding on pink milkweed blossom

A beautiful monarch butterfly with wings open, feeding on a flower in CT.

This image shows a close-up view of a Monarch butterfly feeding on the blossoms and buds of a blooming Joe-Pye weed plant on a sunny day.

Viceroy butterfly on Joe-Pye weed in summer. Taken in Connecticut. The viceroy can be mistaken for a monarch but is smaller and has a curved black vein on the hindwing.

orange and black monarch butterfly perched on a tree

A Monarch butterfly perched delicately on a bunch of white daisies. Its wings, adorned with vibrant orange and black patterns, create a striking contrast against the soft white petals of the flowers. The sunlight gently illuminates the scene, highlighting the intricate details of the butterfly's wings and the delicate structure of the daisies. This serene and natural setting showcases the butterfly's elegant presence amidst the beauty of blooming daisies, offering a glimpse into the harmony and tranquility of nature.

Each fall, monarchs set out on an journey from southern Canada to their wintering sites in the mountain forests of Mexico.

$Butterflies, a great variety in Margarita.\nWe find a great variety of butterflies in Nueva Esparta, with beautiful and bright colors, a spectacle of nature.$

A monarch butterfly with its wings in motion feeding on wild goldenrod in the Autumn.

An injured common tiger butterfly on a milkweed flower

$Monarch butterfly on Joe-Pye weed in midsummer, taken in a Connecticut meadow. The several species of this wildflower are, as a group, native to the U.S. and Canada. They are very attractive to butterflies, and despite \$

Colorful orange monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, order Lepidoptera, on a joe pye weed flower on Mount Sunapee in Newbury, New Hampshire on a sunny summer day.

Tiny Hairstreak butterfly and an assortment of bees on orange butterfly milkweed flowers.

Monarch Butterfly in Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove on the Central Coast of California USA

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

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