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$Vanessa cardui - Painted lady butterfly - Distelfalter\nBeautiful butterfly on a thistle flower. Europe.$

Close up of a silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly on a purple thistle flowerhead. The largest Central European fritillary butterfly has bright orange upper wings with brown spots.

Black Swallowtail feeding on purple Milk Thistle flower, two bees hooving in the background

Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly on a thistle flower

A vivid macro photograph of an orange speckled butterfly delicately perched on a blooming wild thistle in Brac, Croatia. The contrasting colors of the butterfly's patterned wings and the vibrant purple and orange thistle create a striking summer nature scene. Captured in natural daylight with a soft bokeh background, this image is ideal for themes related to biodiversity, pollination, insects, Mediterranean flora, or seasonal change.

Flowering milk thistle and butterfly hives on a flower

Silybum marianum or milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Marys thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Scotch thistle, medicine and pharmaceutical use, butterfly.

Nymphalidae Butterflies - Is one of the largest family of butterfly in the Europe

Beautiful close-up of a silver-washed fritillary butterfly sitting on a flower.

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Small multi colored butterfly on a violet common thistle

Balck Swallowtail, Latin: Papillo poluxenes, is feeding on purple flower of Milk Thistle plant

animal insect sitting on a plant on a spring day

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

Small lonely butterfly sitting on the bloom sharp flower. Animals and insects in the wild

Macro photograph of a butterfly delicately feeding on a vibrant purple thistle flower. The soft-focus background in golden tones contrasts with the intricate wing patterns and delicate proboscis of the butterfly as it gathers nectar. This image captures a moment of natural harmony, showcasing pollination and biodiversity in a temperate wildflower ecosystem. Ideal for themes related to nature, ecology, entomology, and pollinator conservation.

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

A beautiful mother-of-pearl butterfly on a flower. Beauty is in nature.

Butterfly on Thistle in the rays of the sunset on the blurred background of the forest. Natural summer background, selective focus

$Vanessa cardui is a very common migrant that arrives from Africa every summer. Numbers fluctuate annually, depending on the reproduction in Africa.\nThe species is most likely to be seen in open areas were the vegetation has a mosaic structure, such as waste land, fallow ground and pasture land.\nit uses various species of Carduus, Arctium and Cirsium both as larval food plant and as a source of nectar.\n\nThis is a common Migration Butterfly in the Netherlands.$

beautiful summer butterfly sitting on a blooming purple thistle flower in the late afternoon sun

macro shot photo of daisy and butterfly landing on daisy. light winged butterfly on daisies. Shot with a full-frame camera in daylight.

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