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Macro-photography of three common blue butterflies (Polyommatus Icarus) on a path with little pebbles, low angle, copy space

The red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis. It has colors that are primarily black with tips that are iridescent blue. Female butterflies prefer to lay eggs along the tips of cherry or willow leaves near water courses or along power or gas line right of ways near forest edges. This particular specimen is resting on a gravel path on a warm summer day.

Close-up of a Morpheus with closed wings from the side, against a colorful background with space for text

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.

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

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

The White Admiral Butterfly is very common in Southern Quebec. This specimen spreads its wings for the photographer.

Satyrini butterfly camouflaged on a rock

A Purple Emperor Butterfly feeding on salts on a woodland track

Tiny blue butterfly on lichen rock, Romanoff's Tomares, Tomares romanovi

Blue Morpho Butterfly on the Mossy Rock in Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

A close-up of a butterfly with vibrant green and blue wing patterns resting on the ground.

Blackvein Sergeant, Athyma ranga gathering water in the mud, Thailand

A close-up of a Blue Morpho butterfly with a torn wing, displaying the intricate circle details on its brown underside while a hint of vibrant blue peeks through the damaged area. This image captures the delicate resilience and beauty of the butterfly despite its imperfections.

Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona.

Euploea core, the common crow, is a common butterfly found in South Asia and Australia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the common Indian crow, and in Australia as the Australian crow.

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.

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