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A yellow swallowtail butterfly standing on a pink flower with vibrant bokeh in the background.

A great Spangled Fritillary feeds on butterfly weed.

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

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.

Early morning Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, pollinating on a flower in a meadow under bright sunlight.

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.

Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.

Painted lady butterfly, vanessa cardui on flower green background

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

Pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail (Battus philenor) feeding on a Bee Balm wildflower

A Fire-rim Tortoiseshell butterfly, gathers pollen from a summer lilac flowers in autumn.

Two marbled fritillary sitting on the Eastern purple coneflower. Beautfull big butterflyes.

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

Red Admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, feeding nectar on a white flower in a meadow.

The marbled white - Melanargia galathea sucks nectar with its trunk from the blossom of the Origanum vulgare - Oregano or wild Marjoram

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

American Lady Butterfly On White Flowers

Great spangled fritillary, fluttering over summer wildflowers (joe-pye weed) as it feeds, with the focus on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box.

Papilio machaon britannicus - Swallowtail butterfly on Sweet William flowers at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen in the Norfolk Broads xStrumpshaw, June 2023

Blue butterfly on stonecrop, Summer in the Eifel,Germnay.

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

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