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flowers and butterfly in natural life
butterfly sitting on white flower - argynnis paphia
butterfly on the flower in spring
Larvae of these beetles are xylophagous. They mainly feed on downy oak (Quercus pubescens), evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) and cork oak (Quercus suber). These longhorn beetle are considered a pest of oaks\n\nThey are considered  a danger for Quercus Forests
A common blue butterfly in a meadow in close-up. The eye is in focus.
Swimming grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake,
Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas
Pacific Golden Plover\nPluvialis fulva\nBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
A common blue at rest with closed wings and underside visible
Rattle Snake Coiled and ready to strike.  The snake is on a gravel path in a Nature Preserve in Southern California.
04 september 2021,, Basse Yutz, Yutz, Portes de France, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. In a meadow, a male Common Blue Butterfly has landed on a clover flower to forage.
Ectobius sylvestris Forest Cockroach Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
Northern dune tiger beetle - Cicindela hybrida
Big Blue Octopus Octopus cyanea  occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific from eastern Africa to the Hawaiian Islands in a depth range from 0-150m, max. mantle length 22cm with arms to at least 80 cm. \nBig blue octopuses are found living in muddy, sandy, or rocky bottoms, and in seagrass beds. They create lairs or dens in crevices or coral rubbles within coral reefs. These dens aren't used for long term; on average individuals spend up to 35 days in one den. The average lifespan of big blue octopuses is 12 to 15 months.\nThis juvenile specimen was encountered in the Triton Bay, Indonesia \n3°54'41.052 S 134°7'18.204 E at 12m depth
Aricia montensis
Macro photo of a blue butterfly.
The butterfly has sunlight shining through its wings
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
Side-view of a brown tiger beetle with cream white spots on the elytra, situated on a Danish beach (Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida)
Melolontha Melolontha Cockchafer Beetle. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
butterflies in wildlife and what we see through the lens
Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.
butterfly on the flower in spring
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
A closeup on a male of the  thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera Nobilis , on a green leaf
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.
Native to Asia, these tiny pests of Ficus plants are now found in the southern USA.  They create galls out of leaves to house their colonies.
Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.
Hairstreak butterfly on white flower
Chiton, Tripoplax regularis. on a rock at Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County, California.
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