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A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Beautiful Silver-washed fritillary [Argynnis paphia] butterfly on a flower in summer

Macro photography of a beautiful silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) with bright orange wings

$The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan.\nDescription:\nThe silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with black spots on the upperside of its wings, and has a wingspan of 54–70 mm, with the male being smaller and paler than the female. The underside is green, and, unlike other fritillaries, has silver streaks instead of silver spots, hence the name silver-washed. The caterpillar is black brown with two yellow lines along its back and long reddish-brown spines. \nThe male possesses scent scales on the upperside of the forewing that run along veins one to four. The scent produced from these scales attracts females and helps to distinguish it from other species. \nFood resouces:\nAdults feed on the nectar of bramble, thistles, and knapweeds, and also on aphid honeydew. The silver-washed is a strong flier, and more mobile than other fritillaries, and, as such, can be seen gliding above the tree canopy at high speed. Its preferred habitat is thin, sunny, deciduous woodland, especially oaks, but it has been known to live in coniferous woodland. \nThe main larval food plant of the species is the common dog violet (Viola riviniana).\nLife Cycle:\nWhen the egg hatches in August, the caterpillar immediately goes into hibernation until spring. Upon awakening, it will drop to the ground, and feeds on violets close to the base of the tree. The caterpillar usually feeds at night, and usually conceals itself during the day away from its food source, but during cool weather will bask in the sunny spots on the forest floor on dry, dead leaves. It will pupate amongst the ground vegetation, and the adults will emerge in June (source Wikipedia). \n\nThe Picture is made along a small River in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.$

A close-up of a butterfly (scientific name Argynnis Aglaja) sits on a flower.

Close-up photo of an orange butterfly with black spots perched on purple wildflowers in a green setting.

A vivid macro photograph of an orange speckled butterfly delicately perched on a blooming wild thistle in Brac, Croatia. The contrasting colors of the butterfly's patterned wings and the vibrant purple and orange thistle create a striking summer nature scene. Captured in natural daylight with a soft bokeh background, this image is ideal for themes related to biodiversity, pollination, insects, Mediterranean flora, or seasonal change.

Butterfly on a purple flower. Beauty in nature, pollinator at work.

Close-up of a high brown fritillary -Fabriciana adippe- sitting on a flower in the mountain meadows of northern Kyrgyzstan.

Close up of a silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly on a purple thistle flowerhead. The largest Central European fritillary butterfly has bright orange upper wings with brown spots.

Macro image of a butterfly feeding on a wild plant.

A close-up of a fritillary perched on a flower

Butterfly on yellow flower. Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia

Knapweed fritillary - Melitaea phoebe - Kazdağı National Park

Argynnis paphia, Silver-washed fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp

Beautiful orange butterfly feeding on the thistle flower. Summer scenery in meadow near forest in Latvia, Northern Europe.

Orange butterfly Nymphalidae Melitaea on a thistle flower in a spring meadow.

23 July 2021, Basse Yutz, Yutz, Thionville Portes de France, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. In a meadow, a Silver-washed Fritillary gathers a thistle flower.

Great spangled fritillary, fluttering over summer wildflowers (joe-pye weed) as it feeds, with the focus on the eyes and head. Note the proboscis inside the flower. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box.

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