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$Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) on Salvia nemorosa \$

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

A butterfly pollinates an orange ball tree flower (Latin: Buddleja globosa).

Side view macro close-up of a single tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) sitting on a pink flower

Butterfly sits on a heliotrope flower in the garden in summer

Butterfly Lesser Marbled Fritillary. Brenthis ino.

Close up of a meadow brown (maniola jurtina) butterfly on heliotrope (heliotropium arborescens) flowers

Butterfly in a butterfly garden in Arkansas

A vertical shot of a dark green fritillary on a flower

This beautiful Common Buckeye butterfly was photographed feeding on Gayfeather at the H.E. Flanagan Prairie in Western Arkansas.

Hummingbird clearwing moth at purple vervain, extending its proboscis into a blossom. Taken in a Connecticut garden, summer.

This monarch butterfly was enjoying feeding on a patch of coneflowers in the last of the evening's light

Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.

macro photo of a butterfly on a red flower

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

Checkerboard Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sits on ball flower, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany

A beautiful orange black and pink patterned butterfly landed on yellow and red flowers

$Callophrys rubi is a fairly scarce resident in the Netherlands. Until 1960, numbers were more or less stable., but between 1960 and 1970, they dropped by half. Inland, the species mainly occurs on the sandy soils in the eastern part of the Country; here, it is becoming rarer.\nHabitat: The Green Hairstreak is mostly found at woodland edges near Heathland, but also in woodland clearings, on nutrient poor, flower-rich grasslands, calcareous grasslands, and fallow land., where it uses a variety of larval food plants.\nFlight season: The species flies in one long generation from early May until early July.\n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.$

Monarch butterfly on top of a blue Scabiosa flower. High quality photo

Encounter in a summer herbaceous border in an English Garden. A Honey bee and a Gatekeeper Butterfly meet amongst the lavender

A closeup shot of a white-lined sphinx on the purple flower

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

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.

Monarch butterfly closeup on purple coneflower in garden

Painted lady butterfly feeding on sunlit yellow flower in late summer/early fall. One of the most widespread butterflies in the world. Taken in Connecticut in September, this photo shows the beautiful underwing.

The European Peacock (Aglais io) is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan.

Tiny white butterfly on a Chamomile flower head

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