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Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.

Comma butterfly resting on a rhubarb leaf

The gatekeeper butterfly, Pyronia tithonus, resting on green vegetation

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Large quantity and variety of flowers, large and small, that are a source of food for birds and insects.

At the edge: Meadow foxtail with a single pieris rapae on top and in background defoced cow parsley.

Macro photography of a beautiful silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) with bright orange wings

A closeup of Peacock butterfly on fresh green leaf in field under sunlight on blurry background

Butterfly drinking juice from red flower - animal behavior.

Common Blue or Polyommatus icarus, Small blue butterfly

Butterfly garden: single Peleides blue morpho between green leafs with folded wings.

Polygonia c-aureum , Linnaeus, A butterfly is gathering honey

Macro image of a butterfly feeding on a wild plant.

peacock eye butterfly flew into the spring flowering garden

$The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan.\nDescription:\nThe silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with black spots on the upperside of its wings, and has a wingspan of 54–70 mm, with the male being smaller and paler than the female. The underside is green, and, unlike other fritillaries, has silver streaks instead of silver spots, hence the name silver-washed. The caterpillar is black brown with two yellow lines along its back and long reddish-brown spines. \nThe male possesses scent scales on the upperside of the forewing that run along veins one to four. The scent produced from these scales attracts females and helps to distinguish it from other species. \nFood resouces:\nAdults feed on the nectar of bramble, thistles, and knapweeds, and also on aphid honeydew. The silver-washed is a strong flier, and more mobile than other fritillaries, and, as such, can be seen gliding above the tree canopy at high speed. Its preferred habitat is thin, sunny, deciduous woodland, especially oaks, but it has been known to live in coniferous woodland. \nThe main larval food plant of the species is the common dog violet (Viola riviniana).\nLife Cycle:\nWhen the egg hatches in August, the caterpillar immediately goes into hibernation until spring. Upon awakening, it will drop to the ground, and feeds on violets close to the base of the tree. The caterpillar usually feeds at night, and usually conceals itself during the day away from its food source, but during cool weather will bask in the sunny spots on the forest floor on dry, dead leaves. It will pupate amongst the ground vegetation, and the adults will emerge in June (source Wikipedia). \n\nThe Picture is made along a small River in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.$

Vlinder in Oostenrijk op bladeren van een plant

Argynnis hyperbius (Indian Fritillary), also known as the Black-tipped Leopard Butterfly and the Fischer butterfly, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is widely distributed in the Oriental, Australasian and East Africa. Its habitat is low to medium altitude (0–3000 m) evergreen broad-leaved forests, grasslands and urban green areas.

Red Admiral butterfly on a reed leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

High brown fritillary butterfly on a meadow

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