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A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

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

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

Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly

This orange / black colored butterfly is sucking nectar out of a flower in a forest close to the fort of Douaumont near Verdun, France

Cranberry Fritillary Butterfly Sitting on Flower.

Silver-washed Fritillary - (Latin: Argynnis paphia) in Termessos National Park

Nymphalidae Issoria lathonia in natural habitat

A close-up of a fritillary perched on a flower

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.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

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.

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.

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

Butterfly fritillary with open orange wings with dots dotted on a flower close-up.

Argynnis paphia Silver-Washed Fritillary Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Butterfly - Glitter mother of pearl - Issoria lathonia,flies on the background.

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in garden.

Beautiful close-up of a silver-washed fritillary butterfly sitting on a flower.

A beautiful fritillary aphrodite butterfly is drinking nectar from the blossoms of a buddleia bush. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV.

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