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A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

orange butterfly on a purple flower on a blurred background

Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China

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

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

A Butterfly in an English country garden.

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

A side shot of a butterfly taking a rest on a flower head before it moves on to the next to collect nectar.

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

Orange butterfly on thorn like green plant

An image of a Comma Butterfly nectaring on a thistle head

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.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

A pair of Tortoiseshell butterflies feeding on an Echinacea Purpurea Magnus

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

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

Close up of a monarch butterfly with a background of green plants

Two Large ringlet butterflies on a violet bloom against green blurred background.

Close-up of a butterfly sitting on a leaf

Tortoiseshell butterfly on chive flowers,

Comma butterfly on sea holly flower with copy space

Macro of a European peacock butterfly body.

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

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