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Orange butterflies (Argynnis paphia) drinking nectar on a green floral backgroung

$The photo shows orange/yellow cosmos flowers and a butterfly called Argyreus hyperbius / Indian fritillary.\nNative to Mexico, cosmos sulphureus which is commonly called yellow cosmos is now grown all over including North America, Asia and Europe. This annual plant produces daisy-like flowers with flower colors ranging from yellow to orange to scarlet red. Orange cosmos normally blooms in summer and early autumn in Japan with butterflies circling around the flowers.$

close-up of Monarch Butterfly feeds on the yellow Zinnia flower at the meadow in summer day

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

A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly with damaged wing in a lavender field in the summer. Green background.

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

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

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

Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany

Beautiful Portrait of a The Plain Tiger Butterfly sitting on the flowers in its natural habitat during Spring

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.

Early morning Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, pollinating on a flower in a meadow under bright sunlight.

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail sips nectar from red clover.

Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head

little blue butterfly feeding on yellow flower, Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus

Fritillary butterfly on an orange Cosmos flower in a meadow. Very shallow depth of field. Focus flat on to the side of the butterfly with it's wings raised. Good copy space.

Detailed close up of a bright orange colored butterfly, Lycaena dispar. Sitting on a yellow flower

Meadow brown butterfly (maniola jurtina) pollinating verbena bonariensis flowers in a UK summer garden

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

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