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butterfly sitting on white flower - argynnis paphia

White gooseneck loosestrife, Lysimachia clethroides, white flower spike in close up with a blurred background of leaves.

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.

A blue argus butterfly forages a gomphrena in a park.

The Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) on a scabiosa

close-up photo of a elder flower in spring season. Spring flowering of elderberries. White elderberry flowers at a bush with green leaves. Blur background. The Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)

Philadelphus coronarius - Blossoms of english dogwood

white butterfly in the grass, Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne

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

Beautiful plant, Indian head ginger, also known as Crape ginger, Malay ginger, Spiral Flag, or Wild ginger, low angle view, front shot, growing and symbiotic partnership with ant in tropical moist montane forest, national park in northern Thailand.

$Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies \n(behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide.$

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

Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.

Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.

sorbus intermedia Swedish whitebeam spring white flowers on twig

Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China

$The Peleides blue morpho, photographed at the Montreal insectarium as part of the exhibition: \$

Japanese spiraea ( Spiraea japonica ) white flowers. Rosaceae deciduous shrub, endemic to Japan. Flowers bloom from early summer to summer.

Oak-leaved spirea, Spiraea chamaedryfolia, blooms luxuriantly with small white flowers in the garden. Magnificent shrub Spiraea chamaedryfolia

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

White inflorescence of on a branch of a plant called Viburnum lantana Aureum close-up.

Opening white flowers of Sorbus aria in May

Cornus controversa blossoms in full bloom

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