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An insect, the butterfly, is resting on a twig of a terrestrial plant with a background of grass and blurred natural landscape

Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China

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

Butterfly Rusalka tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) - a species of butterfly from the nymph family. close-up photography, Poland

A Butterfly in an English country garden.

Beautiful orange butterfly feeding on the thistle flower. Summer scenery in meadow near forest in Latvia, Northern Europe.

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

orange butterfly on a purple flower on a blurred background

Bracketed image - 48 shots - of a butterfly on a bare wall.

A moth rests on a windowsill in Southern Quebec. Its beautiful wings are mainly orange and black.

An image of a Comma Butterfly nectaring on a thistle head

Orange butterfly on thorn like green plant

Meadow Brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, perched on a flower collecting nectar, surrounded by lush greenery.

A pair of Tortoiseshell butterflies feeding on an Echinacea Purpurea Magnus

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Close up of two butterflies on wild forest flowers. The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is the largest Central European fritillary butterfly. The upper wings are bright orange and have brown spots.

Meadow Brown butterfly on a purple thistle flower

Butterfly on Wild Flower, Natural Background,

Maniola jurtina is a common resident in the Netherlands; it is far the most numerous butterfly on the transects of the Dutch Monitoring Scheme. its distribution is stable. Meadow Brown occurs in rough grassland where several species of grass are used as larval food plant. The species flies in one generation from the end of June until mid-August; butterflies may live for about thirty days. it hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.

Nigella ligea, or nigella Ligeya, or nigella coffee, or brown satyr lat. Erebia ligea is a diurnal butterfly from the marigold family , a species of the genus Erebia close-up.

butterfly peacock on purple flower thistle ruffled in summer, Poland

Tortoiseshell butterfly on chive flowers,

A beautiful mourning cloak butterfly on a tree trunk in a garden. Shallow depth-of-field makes the butterfly stand out.

A Peacock Butterfly resting on a thistle head

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