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Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Plebeius Argus Butterfly on a leave (Silver Studded Blue Butterfly)

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

Apollo butterfly with open wings on a flower on agreen background

Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China

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.

Colourful butterfly on flower in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

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

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany

Female Apollo Butterfly, Parnassius apollo

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.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

A Red Admiral Butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, drinking nectar from a pink Buddleja flower, against a defocussed natural background. Shallow dof, focus is on butterfly's eye.

Large Skipper butterfly on Oregano flower.

Fragile delicate butterfly on a field plant in delicate pink and blue colors.

Painted lady on butterfly bush in a Connecticut state forest, late summer. One of the most widely distributed butterflies in the world.

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) at Strumpshaw, Norfolk, England; a beautiful black and yellow lattice with red and blue eye-spots.

A mail Fender's Blue Butterfly with green background. Wings are closed. This subspecies is only known to be in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

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