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Old world swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
One of the most beautiful butterflies of the temperate climate. is a jewel of spring and summer meadows
butterfly on the flower in spring
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly perched on a twig all on a white background
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.
Swallowtail butterfly with spread wings on a yellow flower
Close shot of an Apollo or mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly resting on a field scabious.
Close up of swallawtail butterfly perched on flowers and sucking nectar
Common yellow swallowtail or old world swallowtail - Papilio machaon - resting on a blossom of viper's bugloss or blueweed - Echium vulgare
Butterfly Antennae.
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
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.
Common Blue butterfly - polyommatus icarus and flowering Lychnis flos-cuculi, commonly called Ragged Robin
Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.
Butterfly looking like flying jet . common yellow swallowtail ( papilio machaon)
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
The large, seldom-seen Poplar Admiral, one of the biggest butterflies in Europe landed in my backyard in Uppland, Sweden
Talicada nyseus butterfly closeup
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail resting on red clover.
A Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly gathers nectar from a bloom in Colusa County, California
Artistic photo of an imperfect eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (male) on joe-pye weed, with motion blur smoothing his damaged wings, and blurred flowers in the foreground. Despite his condition, he flies, feeds, and inspires. Second in a series of three. Taken in Connecticut, midsummer.
Beautiful and detailed close up of a colorful small tortoiseshell butterfly, Aglais urticae, from above, with its wings spread against a green background
Close-up image of a beautiful Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon, Papilionidae family) butterfly
Butterfly Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) close up, isolated on white background. large butterfly with dark brown wings, white spots and red and blue edging - rare endangered species, need in protection
The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.
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