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Close up of Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui

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.

Bracketed image - 48 shots - of a butterfly on a bare wall.

Common Blue or Polyommatus icarus, Small blue butterfly

Detailed close up of a Heat Fritillary butterfly sitting on a white flower with wings spread

Kleiner Fuchs Aglais urticae Schmetterling am Schmetterlingsflieder im Hausgarten

Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

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.

California Crescent Butterfly, Marine Headlands, California

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.

Closeup of a great spangled fritillary butterfly, Speyeria cybele, foraging on a spotted knapweed flower on Mt. Sunapee, in Sunapee State Park, Newbury, New Hampshire.

a Painted Lady butterfly as it graces the vibrant yellow blossoms, framed by a sea of lush green leaves

Argynnis paphia also called Silver-washed fritillary pasturing on the blossom

An Arizona sister butterfly perched on a plant branch

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

Pearl Crescent butterfly resting on a grass stalk

Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)

Painted Lady or Cosmopolitan butterfly - Vanessa cardui - resting on Origanum vulgare - Oregano or wild Marjoram

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.

Worn and battered Great Spangled Fritallary on a wildflower.

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

A close up of the butterfly (Limenitis populi ussuriensis) on moss.

Small copper butterfly on Oregano flower.

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