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A beautiful orange-colored swallowtail butterfly

$The photo shows orange/yellow cosmos flowers and a butterfly called Argyreus hyperbius / Indian fritillary.\nNative to Mexico, cosmos sulphureus which is commonly called yellow cosmos is now grown all over including North America, Asia and Europe. This annual plant produces daisy-like flowers with flower colors ranging from yellow to orange to scarlet red. Orange cosmos normally blooms in summer and early autumn in Japan with butterflies circling around the flowers.$

Early morning Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, pollinating on a flower in a meadow under bright sunlight.

Beautiful iparhan butterfly ; Melitaea trivia ( Syriaca )

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.

Delias eucharis, the common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of south and southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described species in the genus Delias.

Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.

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

Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.

Butterfly spreading wings on flower - animal behavior.

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A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

A close-up of a butterfly with vibrant green and blue wing patterns resting on the ground.

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.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on a flower

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

Close-up image of a beautiful Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon, Papilionidae family) butterfly

Many beautiful butterflies are flying on purple flowers.

Butterfly drinking juice from pink flower - animal behavior.

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