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Close up of Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui
Female Apollo Butterfly, Parnassius apollo
Clusters of purple Argentinian vervain, Verbena bonariensis, flowers with a feeding painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, in close up and a background of blurred leaves.
Close up of a beautiful butterfly
Painted lady butterfly, vanessa cardui on flower green background
Aricia montensis
A blue Lycaenidae butterfly in close-up on a wildflower. Polyommatus icarus is a beautiful blue-colored pigeon. A butterfly sits on a blurred green background of grass. Macro photography of wildlife
Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.
butterfly on flower
Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.
Butterfly burdock on a yellow flower (Vanessa cardui, Nymphalidae). Butterfly painted lady. Spring and summer background. Banner
Close shot of an Apollo or mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly resting on a field scabious.
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) on white wildflowers
This is a Hackberry Emperor photographed at the Pontotoc Nature Preserve in Oklahoma.
Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona.
Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top
a butterfly feeds on nectar in the Annapurna region of Nepal
butterfly on the flower in spring
Butterfly Close Up
The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up.  The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature.  This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.
Beautiful Iphiclides podalirius butterfly
Macro photo of a blue butterfly.
Close up of colourful butterfly in vegetation.
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
Great spangled fritillary, fluttering over summer wildflowers (joe-pye weed) as it feeds, with the focus on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box.
Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.
The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.
Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Butterfly on Globe Amaranth flower.
Free Images: "bestof:Butterfly species but this Painted Lady, one Peacock and a few Whites were all that was on the wing today. Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath, Sandbach, Cheshire"
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