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Bay Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis) on a tidytips (Layia platyglossa) wildflower; classified as a federally threatened species, south San Francisco Bay area, San Jose, California

Closeup of a knapweed fritillary, Melitaea phoebe, butterfly resting and pollinating in bright sunlight.

A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

Beautiful iparhan butterfly ; Melitaea trivia ( Syriaca )

Small common blue female butterfly resting on top of a Snake weed( Persicaria bistorta) flower head.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Close-up of brown butterfly (Euptoieta claudia) on a purple flower(Knautia arvensis-Field scabious)

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in nature.

Butterfly sitting on flower against a black background,

Melitaea britomartis - Melike Amannisa - Assmann’s Fritillary

Wildflowers and butterfly in alpine environment

red butterfly on pink flower, Heath Fritillary, Melitaea athalia

$Lantana camara, commonly called lantana or shrub verbena, also known as big-sage, red-sage, white-sage and tick berry, is a species of flowering plant, which is native to Central and South America and has spread to the world. It bears small tubular shaped flowers, which each have four petals forming clusters. The blooming time is from early summer to autumn in temperate areas. Flowers come in many different colors, including red, yellow, white, pink, orange and purple.\nThe butterfly in the photo is Argyreus hyperbius, which is also called Indian fritillary.$

A pretty butterfly perched on a yellow daisy in the spring.. Outdoors.

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in garden.

Heath fritillary, Melitaea athalia resting on Purple Marshlocks, Comarum palustre, horizontal composion.

Little butterfly standing on a dandelion flower

spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary (Melitaea didyma)

The distinctively marked insect feeding from the yellow flower of a dandelion

$Melitaea didyma, the spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nMelitaea didyma is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan reaching 35–50 millimeters The overside of the wings is a bright orange-brown with dark brown markings arranged in rows, which are quite variable in quantity and size. Sometimes the color of the females is a duller orange, shaded with grey-green. The underside of the wings is chequered pale yellow and pale orange. M. didyma has seasonal forms and sexual dimorphism. The male is fiery red, with a narrow dentate black distal border and a moderate number of small black dots and spots, which are dispersed over the basal half of the wing and end with a short band extending beyond the cell from the costa into the disc. On the underside, which is very abundantly marked with small black dots and hooks, a flexuous sub basal band and a curved submarginal one are situated on a delicately greenish, or yellowish, white ground. In the female the forewing and the anal area of the hindwing are much paler, being moreover dusted with blackish, while the costal half of the hindwing has preserved the red tint : the whole wings are much more abundantly but less prominently marked with black. There occur sometimes specimens with a blue gloss on the upper side. \nBiology:\nThis butterfly flies from March to October depending on the location. This species has two or three generations and overwinters as young caterpillar. \nThe larvae feed on various plants, including Linaria, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica, Centaurea jacea and Digitalis purpurea. \nDistribution:\nIt is found in southern and central Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and Siberia. It is absent from northern Europe (England, Ireland, northern France, Germany, Poland and Scandinavia). \nHabitat:\nMelitaea didyma prefers flowery and grassy areas, meadows and roadsides (source Wikipedia).$

Beautiful fritillary butterfly on meadow

Close-up of a small butterfly sitting on a chamomile flower in springtime.

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