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Natural closeup on the colorful European Scallop Shell geomter moth, Hydria undulata with spread wings

Comma butterfly resting on a rhubarb leaf

$The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters . They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Unusually shaped butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, with black and orange upper surface of wings on display

Detailed closeup on the great oak beauty geometer moth, Hypomecis roboraria sitting with open wings

Large Skipper butterfly on Oregano flower.

$Dark Crimson Underwing (Catocala sponsa) adult at rest on leaf\$

An image of a Large Skipper Butterfly perched on green foliage

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) perched on a leaf with green and blue background about to fly away

A small copper butterfly bathes in the sunlight on yellow flowers in the meadow.

Polygonia egea butterfly on a green leaf. Orange and brown Southern Comma butterfly

An european peacock butterfly basks in the rays of the sun on a leaf in the Laurentian Forest of Canada. This butterfly is new to Quebec.

The underside of a Jersey Tiger moth 'Euplagia quadripunctaria' as see through a sheet of glass in North London in July.

A macro shot of Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa Quercus)

The most common of the Blue species of butterfly. The female has a shimmering blue and orange & black scaling across the wings when open whilst the male is a lilac-blue when wings are open.

$Wood Carpet (Epirrhoe rivata) adult at rest on a leaf\n\nEccles-on-sea, Norfolk, UK. June$

Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.

The deep orange colouring of the Comma butterfly provides a complementary contrast with a deep green leaf.

Butterfly garden: Single Comet moth( Argema mittrei). Close up of the head and antenna .

$The common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species is found throughout the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. It is mostly commonly found in the southern half of the British Isles. It was accidentally introduced into southern British Columbia in 1973. \nAll wings are generally dark green with grey and white chequered fringes and narrow white fascia, two on the forewing, one on the hindwing. The green colouration tends not to fade over time as much as in other emeralds. The hindwings have a sharply angled termen giving the moth a very distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. It flies at dusk and night in June and July and will come to light. \nThe larva is green with reddish-brown markings and black v-shaped marks along the back. The young larva will feed on most plants but later it feeds on trees and shrubs. The species overwinters as a larva (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

An extremely elusive and rare butterfly photographed with wings closed on the foodplant, blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Monkey Moth-Eupterotidae, Ganeshgudi Karnataka, India

a butterfly feeds on nectar in the Annapurna region of Nepal

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