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Painted Lady, Tortoiseshell & Peacock Butterflies, plus a honey bee, taking full advantage of some early September sunshine on a Buddleia Flower. Kenmare, Co. Cork (03/09/18)
a butterfly feeds on nectar in the Annapurna region of Nepal
Clusters of purple Argentinian vervain, Verbena bonariensis, flowers with a feeding painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, in close up and a background of blurred leaves.
Painted Lady butterfly resting on a flower
vanessa cardui butterfly on lilac flower
Aricia montensis
Sipping nectar, a colorful painted lady butterfly enjoys the yellow flowers of the alpine goldenrod on the side of Mount Evans, Colorado near 10,000 feet in elevation.
Painted lady butterfly, vanessa cardui on flower green background
Satyrium ledereri on the plant
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.
Butterfly burdock on a yellow flower (Vanessa cardui, Nymphalidae). Butterfly painted lady. Spring and summer background. Banner
Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany
Animals
Peacock butterfly taking nectar from lilac Buddleia flower
A peacock butterfly nectaring from some Hawthorn blossom at RSPB Radipole.
Green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) on flowering plant
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
Small copper butterfly on Oregano flower.
. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower
Macro shot of a blue fly on a leaf
A hoverfly collects nectar on the flowers of the buddleia. Insect close-up.
Butterfly on Sambucus (Elder or Elderberry) in the morning Light
A vibrant fly gently resting on beautiful white flowers, showcasing the intricate details and pure beauty of nature
Daytime front view close-up of the underside of a single 'Vanessa atalanta' or 'red admiral' butterfly sitting on blooming summer lilac (Buddleja davidii)
A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.
Red Admiral butterfly taking nectar from lilac Buddleia flower
One hornworm moth-hawk in flight over the flower looking for nectar on a summer day
Butterfly on white blossom
Long hoverfly male Sphaerophoria scripta
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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