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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.
Banded Demoiselle on a leaf
Ectobius sylvestris Forest Cockroach Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
Longicorn on wild plants, North China
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Dorsal close up of northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hydrida on a sandy soil
Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.
flowers and butterfly in natural life
Potanthus omaha, commonly known as the lesser dart, is a species of skipper butterflies.
Northern dune tiger beetle - Cicindela hybrida
An Hobomok Skipper butterfly pauses on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.
Adult Female Twig Ant of the Genus Pseudomyrmex
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) isolated on white background. Extreme macro photo shot with Canon MP-E65.
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.
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Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
Side-view of a brown tiger beetle with cream white spots on the elytra, situated on a Danish beach (Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida)
A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight
A closeup on a male of the thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera Nobilis , on a green leaf
Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.
Spotted tiger beetles inhabit wild plants in North China
Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dark Bush-Cricket Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas
A Coreidae, Catorhintha walk on a stalk while waiting for prey.
Rosalia Longicorn - Rosalia alpina or Alpine longhorn beetle, is a large longicorn (family Cerambycidae) that is distinguished by its distinctive markings
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.
Close up of a Capricorn Beetle on a white flower
Leptura quadrifasciata, the spotted longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nAdult beetles are 11–20 mm long, black with four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. In extreme cases the elytra may be almost entirely black. It is found throughout the Northern and Central Palaearctic region. \nLarvae make meandering galleries in various trees, including oak, beech, birch, willow, alder, elder and spruce. The life cycle lasts two or three years.\nThe adults are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands on the described Habitats.
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67729 1 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68392 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68392 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68383 2 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68383 1 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68409 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68409 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68394 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67729 2 - Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68388 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68388 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.68394 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg.jpg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67719 1 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.67719 2 - Fringilla coelebs coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Aelia acuminata (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araschnia levana (Nymphalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Lestes spec. (Odonata sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Enicospilus ramidulus (Ichneumonoidea sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Beris vallata (Stratiomyidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Enicospilus ramidulus (Ichneumonoidea sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Nematopogon swammerdamella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anthocharis cardamines (Pieridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araschnia levana (Nymphalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Empis tessellata (Empididae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysomela populi (Chrysomelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Platystoma seminationis (Platystomatinae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anthophila fabriciana (Choreutidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Araniella spec. (Araneae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Urophora cardui (Tephritidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Donacia spec. (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Lestes spec. (Odonata sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Corizus hyoscyami (Rhopalidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Lucilia spec. (Diptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Nematopogon adansoniella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Nematopogon adansoniella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Nematopogon adansoniella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Enicospilus ramidulus (Ichneumonoidea sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Anania verbascalis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Limax maximus (Limacidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Cauchas rufimitrella (Adelidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Tetrix subulata (Tetrigidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Tetrix subulata (Tetrigidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Chrysotoxum cautum (Syrphidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Epiphragma ocellare (Tipulidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Harpella forficella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Harpella forficella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Aeshna isoceles (Aeshnidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Elophila nymphaeata (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Elophila nymphaeata (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Radix balthica (Lymnaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Radix balthica (Lymnaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Volucella zonaria (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Stathmopoda pedella (Oecophoridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Eurydema oleracea (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Stenocorus meridianus (Cerambycidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Stenocorus meridianus (Cerambycidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Sitochroa palealis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Macaria alternata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Macaria alternata (Geometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cassida spec. (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Pammene aurana (Tortricidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Arge cyanocrocea (Argidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Anania verbascalis (Crambidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Malachius bipustulatus (Melyridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Malachius bipustulatus (Melyridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Eysarcoris venustissimus (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Closterotomus norwegicus (Miridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Closterotomus norwegicus (Miridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Aelia acuminata (Pentatomidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Tritomegas bicolor (Cydnidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Helophilus pendulus (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Stratiomys longicornis (Stratiomyidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Mystacides longicornis (Leptoceridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Helophilus pendulus (Hoverfly sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Mystacides longicornis (Leptoceridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Hydrometra stagnorum (Hydrometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Hydrometra stagnorum (Hydrometridae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Dictyla humuli (Tingidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg
Cantharis decipiens (Cantharidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 4.jpg
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum (Staphylinidae sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2.jpg
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