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Aglais urticae is a common resident. Migrants are also often seen. Its distribution probably has not changed during the last century. However, the Dutch Monitoring Scheme shows a decline in numbers in the 1990s; the cause is not known.\nAdults can be seen looking for nectar in gardens, parks and on roadside verges. \nThe caterpillars feed on the smaller plants of Urtica dioica in very sunny, open spots.\nThe species flies in two generations from the beginning of March until the end of October. The adult butterfly hibernates in cool, dark places, such as barns, attics, or hollow trees.\n\nThe Picture is made along a small Brook in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.
The brightly coloured butterfly resting on a broad blade of grass in a meadow.
Common pheasant, natural habitat, springtime.
Common hay butterfly (Coenonympha glycerin) in wild flowers.
Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
A peacock butterfly resting on a hawthorn branch, around Perryfields Quarry, Portland, Dorset.
Macro photo of a blue butterfly.
Peacock butterfly on a wheat straw
butterflies in wildlife and what we see through the lens
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
Large copper (Lycaena dispar) endemic butterfly of the Netherlands foraging nectar on flowers of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
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.
Plebejus argus, Silver Studded Blue Butterfly resting on grass in meadow
Brown Argus butterfly on a blade of grass in a nature reserve. Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Adonis Blue butterfly photographed against the sky
Lycaena phlaeas is a common resident in the Netherlands. \nHabitat: The species inhabits a variety of places, including rather nutrient-poor, dry grasslands, gardens, roadside verges, Heathland and coastal dunes, generally these are dry areas with sheltered, sunny spots. Surprisingly, however, the highest densities are found in wet, nutrient-poor grassland.\nDistribution: Its distribution hardly changed during the 20th century.\nFlying Season: The Small Copper flies in three generations from the end of April until the end of September and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\n\n\nThis is a quite common species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Brenthis hecate Twin-spot fritillary beautiful orange and black butterfly depending on the first rays of the morning sun natural light
Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.
butterfly on a plant
Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
orange tip in spring
A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight
Butterfly with orange wings in black spots on a flower. Close-up
Pyronia tithonus is a common resident in the Netherlands and has its centre of occurrence in the North-Eastern and Southern Part of the Netherlands.\nHabitat: Gatekeeper occurs mainly in rough, scrubby, flowery grassland vegetation, often in half-shaded places, usually with some woodland nearby. Also in heath land with some trees.\nFlying Season:\nIt flies in one generation from mid-July until mid-August and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Dwingelderveld (Drenthe) in August of 2022.
little butterfly on flower, Caucasian Heath, Coenonympha symphita
Large skipper butterfly on grass in a nature reserve. Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Violet Copper (Lycaena helle). This species occurs in scattered populations from the north of Norway to the Pyrenees and from the east of Belgium to East Asia
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.
The butterfly has sunlight shining through its wings
A Brown Argus Butterfly at rest on foliage
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