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Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.

Female Apollo Butterfly, Parnassius apollo

Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

Butterfly wing texture, close up of detail of butterfly wing for background

A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.

A macro portrait captures the exquisite detail of a butterfly's head. Striped antennae, multifaceted eyes, and delicate proboscis showcase nature's artistry in stunning clarity.

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

Chestnut Tiger butterfly flying in the thoroughwort flower garden.

Close up of Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.

Nature texture, derived from green and black butterfly wing background

Close up of a Caper White Butterly perching on an agapanthus 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.

A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

A blue swallowtail sucking nectar from a flower in a park in Atami

Cabbage white butterfly, Summer in the Eifel,Germnay.

Milkweed butterflies are a subfamily, Danainae, in the family Nymphalidae, or brush-footed ... Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis), Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber),. Three milkweed butterflies. Clockwise from left: dark blue tiger

A swallowtail butterfly resting on a pink pentas

Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, feeding on blue Mistflowers, Conoclinium greggii. Natural green background with copy space.

A black and white butterfly on a white flower

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