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Beautiful Iphiclides podalirius butterfly

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

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.

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

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

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

A beautiful pigeon butterfly sits on a stone. Brown.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

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

Common Blue or Polyommatus icarus, Small blue butterfly

Colourful Peacock butterfly on Centaurea Scabiosa Knapweed flower in Ennerdale, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Small copper butterfly on Oregano flower.

Closeup of the Idas blue or northern blue butterfly sitting on the flowering purple common heather twig

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.

macro photo of a butterfly on a red flower

A beautiful aphrodite butterfly on the blossoms of a buddleia bush.

Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China

a butterfly pumps it's wings near Huatulco, Mexico

Blooming flowers of buddleja davidii iin a summer garden. Flowers that butterflies love

American Lady Butterfly On White Flowers

Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus -Species of Lepidoptera called also Hairstreak Butterfly

Varied Eggfly Butterfly (Female) In Subtropical Australian Garden. Also Known As Blue Moon Butterfly

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

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

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