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Comma butterfly on budding goose-berry.
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in Dover, Tennessee
Painted Lady perched on flower head
Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula
Blue Butterfly Macro
A Butterfly papilio machaon on the grass in Summer
Tot: 45-50mm, Ab 30-37mm, Hw 33-38mm.\nIdentification:\nVery similar to O. cancellatum, with which it is found especially in the south-east, and as far west as France. However, it is sleeker, paler and more contrasting. Named for the contrasting white appendages of both sexes.\nBehavior:\nLike O. cancellatum, male often sits on open ground near the water, making very fast, low flights over the water.\nOccurrence:\nDistribution is patchy, but the species is generally not uncommon, stretching to China and Japan.\nHabitat: Open Ponds and Lakes.\nFlight Season: From the end of May to mid-September.\n\nThis nice Skimmer is photographed during a Vacation in France in May 1990. Scanned from a slide.
Essex skipper or European skipper butterfly - Thymelicus lineola sucks with its trunk nectar from a Carthusian pink blossom - Dianthus carthusianorum
The Black-tailed Skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs.
butterfly on the flower
Common Whitetail Dragonfly
A closeup of the meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on a purple flower
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly sitting on a yellow flower (Papilio glaucus) against a blurred green background.
Small insect on the ears of barley, selective focus
French Duke (Bassarona franciae / Euthalia franciae) found in Asia
Mantis is a type of mantis originating from the island of Borneo. It has a unique body shape and is colored like dried leaves to disguise itself for prey.
Ruddy Darter Perching on branch in sunlight
butterfly on the flower in spring
Macro shot of a dragonfly flying
A closeup shot of a marsh fritillary butterfly perched on a flower on a blurred background
Maculinea alcon is a fairly rare resident in the Netherlands. The Dutch Monitor Scheme shows a steep decline in numbers after 1997. The number of populations fell from 160 in 1990 to 90 in 2000. This continual decline is related to the deterioration of the Habitat and the degree of isolation of the populations.
A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.
Butterfly closeup. focus on eyes
Butterfly - Great Spangled Fritillary & Green Background
A beautiful blue and black Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly with open wings nectaring on pink flowers Muted green background.\n\n\n\n
butterfly on the flower
Beautiful eye insect on grass leaf.
Colorful orange butterfly stands on yellow flower of Tagetes erecta plant
Field characters: Tot 56-64mm, Ab 43-54mm, Hw 37-42mm. Distinctly smaller than most Aeshna species.\n\nThe commonest small hawker. Numerous in much of our area, and although it can be on the wing during most months in the Mediterranean, further north it is especially associated with late summer and autumn, when it may appear in massive migrations. It is usually identified by its size, relative dull colours and the diagnostic yellow \
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