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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

tiny butterfly on green plant, Neolycaena soezen, Soezen`s Pseudocopper

Dainty Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower head

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

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

A butterfly visiting a pink dahlia flower

Male Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone feeding on the nectar of purple loosestrife.

Plebeius Argus Butterfly on a leave (Silver Studded Blue Butterfly)

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

Blue tiger butterfly or Danaid Tirumala limniace on an orange Cosmos flower.

A Chalkhill Blue butterfly on the South downs of England

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

Macro shot of common blue butterfly (Polyommatus Icarus) on a dry twig in foreground. Defocused background with bluebell flower and some grass.

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

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Fritillary feeding on threadleaf coreopsis

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

Female Apollo Butterfly, Parnassius apollo

$Polyommatus icarus is a common resident in the Netherlands.\nHabitat: The species occurs in a variety of flower-rich places, irrespective of nutrient level, pH or humidity. habitats include waste ground, grasslands and roadside verges.\nFood plants: Several species of Fabaceae serve as larval food plant.\nFlight Season: Common Blue flies in two, sometimes three generations from mid-May until the end of August, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\nDistribution: A common species in a great part of Europe, except the north of Scandinavia.\n\nThis Butterfly is one of the most common Blue Butterflies in the Netherlands.$

A common blue butterfly basking in the golden afternoon sun.

Two six-spot burnets (Zygaena filipendulae) feeding on the nectar of a scabiosa.

Closeup of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly feeding on red tubular flowers in a Florida garden

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