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Female Apollo Butterfly, Parnassius apollo

Butterlfy Cacyreus marshalli (Butler) macro on a blade of grass

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

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.

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.

Macro shot of common blue butterfly (Polyommatus Icarus) on a dry twig in foreground. Defocused background with bluebell flower and some grass.

This picture was taken in Raw format and edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Fritillaria provenzal (Melitaea deione), drinking nectar on white flower with out-of-focus background.

$Polyommatus icarus is a common resident in the Netherlands.\nHabitat: The species occurs in a variety of flower-rich places, irrespective of nutrient level, pH or humidity. habitats include waste ground, grasslands and roadside verges.\nFood plants: Several species of Fabaceae serve as larval food plant.\nFlight Season: Common Blue flies in two, sometimes three generations from mid-May until the end of August, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\nDistribution: A common species in a great part of Europe, except the north of Scandinavia.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Closeup of a Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, resting in a meadow

A macro portrait captures the exquisite detail of a butterfly's head. Striped antennae, multifaceted eyes, and delicate proboscis showcase nature's artistry in stunning clarity.

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Red butterfly on flower, Glanville Fritillary, Melitaea cinxia

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

Melanargia galathea butterfly on a dry blade of grass under the morning sun

Beautiful Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail feeding on the nectar of red clover.

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

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.

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