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butterfly on the flower in spring
Close up of a beautiful butterfly
Aricia montensis
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
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.
Butterfly Papilio machaon
A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.
A common blue butterfly in a meadow in close-up. The eye is in focus.
Painted Lady butterfly
Macro photo of a blue butterfly.
Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.
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.
Satyrium ledereri  on the plant
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas
Close up of Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui
green background and red butterfly, Pearl-bordered Fritillar, Boloria euphrosyne
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.
Melitaea athalia  on the flower
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.
Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus) Resting on bulrush flowers in june
Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
butterfly on clover
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
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