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silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) beautiful orange with black spots butterfly isolated on white background
butterfly sitting on white flower - argynnis paphia
brown butterfly with beautiful yellow stripes. isolated on white background
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.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Aricia montensis
Bracketed image - 48 shots - of a butterfly on a bare wall.
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)  feeding on Wild Bergamot on a mid-summer afternoon at Clarence Schock Memorial Park in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Close up (macro) of an English Red Admiral butterfly, photographed from above with wings spread flat,  isolated on a white background.
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.
view of both sides Nymphalidae Damora Sagana butterfly isolated on white background, wildlife collection
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
Butterfly Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) close up, isolated on white background. large butterfly with dark brown wings, white spots and red and blue edging - rare endangered species, need in protection
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
butterfly on the flower in spring
A beautifully coloured small tortoiseshell butterfly with open wings
Butterfly Silver-washed Fritillary. Female. Argynnis paphia.
A Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly gathers nectar from a bloom in Colusa County, California
Mimathyma schrenckii both forewing and hindwing view, beautiful butterfly collection isolated on white background
Aglais urticae is a common resident. Migrants are also often seen. Its distribution probably has not changed during the last century. However, the Dutch Monitoring Scheme shows a decline in numbers in the 1990s; the cause is not known.\nAdults can be seen looking for nectar in gardens, parks and on roadside verges. \nThe caterpillars feed on the smaller plants of Urtica dioica in very sunny, open spots.\nThe species flies in two generations from the beginning of March until the end of October. The adult butterfly hibernates in cool, dark places, such as barns, attics, or hollow trees.\n\nThe Picture is made along a small Brook in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.
Papilio Zalmoxis isolated on white background
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly perched on a twig all on a white background
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
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This is a picture taken Kumamoto, Japan.
An Hobomok Skipper butterfly pauses on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.
Beautiful butterflies cut out on white background Cambodia Junglequeen (Stichophthalma howqua) and Godfrey's junglequeen (Stichophthalma godfreyi rothschild)
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.
Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
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