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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.

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.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

Abstract of a Small copper butterfly and a Large Skipper butterfly over Oregano plants.

Many beautiful butterflies are flying on purple flowers.

blue butterfly on pink flower, Large Blue, Phengaris arion

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

Painted lady butterfly feeding on New England Aster flower. It is in the Cynthia group of colorful butterflies and comprises a subgenus of the genus Vanessa in the family Nymphalidae.

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

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.

Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly feeding on a butterfly bush

Argus butterfly on sedum flower focus on foreground blur background

Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), summer, Connecticut

Common jay butterfly Graphium doson feeding on pink zinnia flower nectar in flower garden, natural bokeh background

Butterflies and bees on wildflowers gathering nectar and pollen.

A black swallowtail butterfly snacking on Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).

green background and red butterfly, Pearl-bordered Fritillar, Boloria euphrosyne

Large Skipper butterfly on Oregano flower.

Painted Lady or Cosmopolitan butterfly - Vanessa cardui - resting on red dahlia - Dahlia coccinea

A single Tiger swallowtail butterfly gathers pollen from a milkweed in Oklahoma with a defocused background.

$Satyrium acaciae, the sloe hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. \n\nDescription from Seitz:\nT. acaciae F. Smaller than true ilicis, hardly so large as esculi. Above uniformly dark brown, the male bearing 1-3, the female 2-5 small red anal spots. The line of white bars on the underside is straighter, being somewhat curved outward at the anal angle of the hindwing without forming a W. Male without scent-spot. \nLarva pale yellowish green or grass-green, with black head, two yellowish subdorsal lines and, further laterad, small pale oblique spots; in May adult on blackthorn, especially small bushes which grow on sunny slopes: the larva can be obtained by beating. The butterflies have very definite haunts which are widely dispersed throughout the distribution area and often of very limited extent ; they occur particularly on rocky slopes, with blackthorn hedges and exposed to the full force of the sun, in June, showing a preference for resting on Umbellifers. \nFlight Season:\nSatyrium acaciae has just one Generation and flies from June until July.\nDistribution:\nParticularly in Central Europe. From South France to Asia Minor and Transcaucasia. \nThe distribution of the sloe hairstreak ranges from 49° N in France and 51° N in Germany and Poland. It is absent from southern Italy, the Mediterranean islands, Portugal and Spain except for the Montes Universales and the north (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

A close-up of an Orange Sulpher butterfly nectaring on purple ironweed. Nice muted green background.

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