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Butterfly on the plant. Balkan Copper, Lycaena candens

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Lesser purple emperor butterfly (Apatura ilia) with open wings, sitting on stone

A blackleg tortoiseshell butterfly resting on the ground, cloudy day in springtime in Cres (Croatia)

Picture of an adult dryad or minois dryas butterfly on a white rock in Bohinj, Slovenia

The butterfly collection in the nature reserve includes many butterflies with different color patterns complementing the rich natural ecosystem.

Flowers and butterflies in the waterside

$Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Closeup of white admiral or red-spotted purple blue butterfly, or limenitis arthemis

Empress leilia butterfly warms himself on a rock in Big Bend Ranch State Park in west Texas.

A pretty cracker butterfly lands in the gardens for a visit

Doris long wing (Heliconius doris) butterfly in Costa Rica.

Blue Morpho Butterfly on the Mossy Rock in Indianapolis, Indiana, US

A Purple Emperor Butterfly feeding on salts on a woodland track

Animals/Wildlife Nature Parks/Outdoor Palau waterfall garden, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

American Lady Butterfly On White Flowers

A butterfly (atlantis fritillary) sunning itself in the wild.

Satyrini butterfly camouflaged on a rock

Nyphalidae (Junonia orithya) is a common species at the Tigris valley in Diyarbakır in Turkey. It lives in Asia, Europe and Africa.

$Plebejus argus is a scarce resident in the Netherlands. The distribution shrunk during the last century. It is no longer found in the coastal dunes, except for those on the Frisian Islands.\nThe species is classified as vulnerable on the 2006 Red List. This is an European Species with a increase in the Southern Parts of Europe.\nHabitat: This Blue butterfly occurs on both dry and wet Heathland, often in the transition zone between the wet and drier parts. The habitat has short, sparse vegetation and patches of bare ground, with young seedlings of Calluna vulgaris or Erica tetralix, the preferred larval food plants.\nFlight Season: The species flies in one generation from the end of June until early August and hibernates as an egg. Various ants, notable Lasius species, are attracted to the caterpillars and pupae.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

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