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Red Spotted Purple Butterfly on butterfly bush

Butterfly - Pipevine Swallowtail Perched on Bee Balm

The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.

Lesser purple emperor butterfly (Apatura ilia) with open wings, sitting on stone

Beautiful Iphiclides podalirius butterfly

Red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) on rock in Connecticut. This individual has muted red spots. A butterfly mainly of the eastern U.S., the same species as the quite different-looking white admiral, which ranges farther north. The red-spotted purple is thought to be a mimic of the poisonous pipevine swallowtail.

Colorful Butterfly on Brightly-Colored Butterfly Flowers in Full-Bloom and in Bright Sunlight in South Florida in the Fall of 2023.

Palos Verdes Blue butterfly perched on purple flower on beige background

$Red-spotted Purple Admiral\n(Limenitis arthemis)$

White cabbage butterfly feeding on lavender flower

Doris long wing (Heliconius doris) butterfly in Costa Rica.

Himalayan Popinjay butterfly, Stibochiona nicea nicea, Satakha, Nagaland, India

$Description:\nMelanargia galathea has a wingspan of 46–56 millimetres In these medium-sized butterflies the upper side of the wings is decorated with white and gray-black or dark brown markings, but it is always gray-black or dark brown checkered in the basal and distal areas. The underside is similar to the upper side but the drawings is light gray or light brown. On the underside of the hindwings is present a row of gray eye spots. The males and the females are quite similar, except that some females may have a yellowish nuance on the underside of the wings.\nLife cycle:\nLike other members of its subfamily, the larvae feed on various grasses. These include Phleum (P. pratense), Poa (P. annua, P. trivalis), Festuca rubra, Bromus erectus, Dactylis, Brachypodium pinnatum, Agrostis capillaris, Elytrigia, Holcus, Dactylis, Triticum and Agropyron species . \nEggs are laid on the wing, or from brief perches on grass stems, and are just sprinkled among the grass stems. Upon hatching, the larvae immediately enter hibernation and only feed the following spring when the fresh growth occurs. They are a lime-green colour, with a dark green line running down the middle of their back. Pupation takes place at ground level in a loose cocoon. Adults can be found from early June to early September. On a good site, in warm, sunny weather, thousands can be seen gently fluttering amongst the grass heads.\nHabitat:\nIt is found in forest clearings and edges, meadows and steppe where it occurs up to 1,500-1,700 m above sea level. They are a common sight in unimproved grasslands across Europe.\n\nDistribution:\nThis species can be found across most of Europe, southern Russia, Asia Minor and Iran. There is an isolated population in Japan. It is not found in Ireland, North Britain, Scandinavia (except Denmark) and Portugal or Spain. The late twentieth century saw an expansion of its range in the UK (source Wikipedia).$

Closeup or macro of a butterfly on lavender flower in summer

A Silvery Blue Butterfly - Glaucopsyche lygdamus - on a purple wild flower with green background. Wings are up for easy identification. In the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

Southern White Admiral wing top view. Limenitis reducta

Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) close-up on a purple lavender flower in a garden - Costa Calma, Fuerteventura

Varied Eggfly Butterfly (Female) In Subtropical Australian Garden. Also Known As Blue Moon Butterfly

Whie Admiral Butterfly perched on a evergreen branch in its woodland environment and habitat surrounding.

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

Butterfly spreading wings on Orchid flower.

A close up of the butterfly (Limenitis populi ussuriensis) on moss.

Beautiful yellow and black Anise Swallowtail butterfly sips nectar of purple flowers in the sun top view of spread wings

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