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A great Spangled Fritillary feeds on butterfly weed.

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.

Side view macro close-up of a single tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) sitting on a pink flower

Black Swallowtail butterfly at rest on red and yellow milkweed blossoms

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Closeup of pink Bee Balm blossom and colorful Mormon Fritillary Butterfly with wings spread. Pattern of distinct black markings on butterfly wings.

A Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly gathers nectar from a bloom in Colusa County, California

Closeup of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly feeding on red tubular flowers in a Florida garden

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

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.

A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.

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.

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

Toucan barbet, semnornis ramphastinus. Beautiful colourful male bird in western Ecuador. The species is considered to be near threatened, rarely seen.

Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas

Papilio thoas, King swallowtail, is resting on the leaves. Fragile beauty in nature. High quality photo

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

Macaón Butterfly, in the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park.

Butterfly - Insect, Morpho Butterfly, Close-up, Pattern, Animal Wildlife, Tropical Climate, Tropical Pattern, Springtime

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.

Wildlife. Macrocosm. Beautiful insects. Beetles, spiders, butterflies and other beautiful insects. Wildlife of Siberia. High quality. HD

$Lantana camara, commonly called lantana or shrub verbena, also known as big-sage, red-sage, white-sage and tick berry, is a species of flowering plant, which is native to Central and South America and has spread to the world. It bears small tubular shaped flowers, which each have four petals forming clusters. The blooming time is from early summer to autumn in temperate areas. Flowers come in many different colors, including red, yellow, white, pink, orange and purple.\nThe butterfly in the photo is Argyreus hyperbius, which is also called Indian fritillary.$

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