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A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

Close-up photo of an orange butterfly with black spots perched on purple wildflowers in a green setting.

$The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan.\nDescription:\nThe silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with black spots on the upperside of its wings, and has a wingspan of 54–70 mm, with the male being smaller and paler than the female. The underside is green, and, unlike other fritillaries, has silver streaks instead of silver spots, hence the name silver-washed. The caterpillar is black brown with two yellow lines along its back and long reddish-brown spines. \nThe male possesses scent scales on the upperside of the forewing that run along veins one to four. The scent produced from these scales attracts females and helps to distinguish it from other species. \nFood resouces:\nAdults feed on the nectar of bramble, thistles, and knapweeds, and also on aphid honeydew. The silver-washed is a strong flier, and more mobile than other fritillaries, and, as such, can be seen gliding above the tree canopy at high speed. Its preferred habitat is thin, sunny, deciduous woodland, especially oaks, but it has been known to live in coniferous woodland. \nThe main larval food plant of the species is the common dog violet (Viola riviniana).\nLife Cycle:\nWhen the egg hatches in August, the caterpillar immediately goes into hibernation until spring. Upon awakening, it will drop to the ground, and feeds on violets close to the base of the tree. The caterpillar usually feeds at night, and usually conceals itself during the day away from its food source, but during cool weather will bask in the sunny spots on the forest floor on dry, dead leaves. It will pupate amongst the ground vegetation, and the adults will emerge in June (source Wikipedia). \n\nThe Picture is made along a small River in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.$

Butterfly fritillary with open orange wings with dots dotted on a flower.

$Vanessa cardui - Painted lady butterfly - Distelfalter\nBeautiful butterfly on a thistle flower. Europe.$

Close up of a silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly on a purple thistle flowerhead. The largest Central European fritillary butterfly has bright orange upper wings with brown spots.

Beautiful orange butterfly feeding on the thistle flower. Summer scenery in meadow near forest in Latvia, Northern Europe.

Close up of a large orange and black spotted butterfly. Silver-washed fritillary. Argynnis paphia. Sitting on a pink thistle flower with wings spread out

Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) sitting on a purple thorny thistle flower. Wings in deep orange color with black spots on the upperside. Closeup with blurred background.

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

orange butterfly from the side drinking nectar on a purple blossom

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.

23 July 2021, Basse Yutz, Yutz, Thionville Portes de France, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. In a meadow, a Silver-washed Fritillary gathers a thistle flower.

$Vanessa cardui is a very common migrant that arrives from Africa every summer. Numbers fluctuate annually, depending on the reproduction in Africa.\nThe species is most likely to be seen in open areas were the vegetation has a mosaic structure, such as waste land, fallow ground and pasture land.\nit uses various species of Carduus, Arctium and Cirsium both as larval food plant and as a source of nectar.\n\nThis is a common Migration Butterfly in the Netherlands.$

Butterfly Lesser Marbled Fritillary. Brenthis ino.

An orange silver washed butterfly on a flower

A mother-of-pearl butterfly on a flower. Beautiful bright background.

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

Small lonely butterfly sitting on the bloom sharp flower. Animals and insects in the wild

Closeup of a Silver-washed fritillary butterfly, Argynnis paphia, with spread wings feeding on thistle flowers. The patterns on the wings are clearly visible.

A close-up of a fritillary perched on a flower

Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly on a thistle flower

Silver-washed Fritillary - (Latin: Argynnis paphia) in Termessos National Park

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