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Swallowtail butterfly sitting on a wild flower on a meadow

A weathered Southern White Admiral shares its Cow Parsley perch with other insects, in Agoitz, Navarra.

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Yellow swallow-tail butterflies on white butterfly bush against a green roof.

Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) foraging on Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) in the dunes

Beaiful blue bBeaiful silver-studded blue butterfly on yellow flowerutterfly on yellow flower, Copuspece.Beauty in nature,

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.

The Speckled Wood occurs in woodland, gardens and hedgerows. Butterflies often perch in sunny spots, spiralling into the air to chase each other.

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

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.

Brownies are butterflies of the Lycaenidae family. The are active during the day.

Lesser Fiery Copper Butterfly / Latin species name: Lycaena thersamon

Southern White Admiral butterfly, Limenitis reducta, Brac Island, Croatia

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

Dainty Swallowtail Butterfly 'Papilio anactus'

The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.

Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio aegeus) or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

A blue Lycaenidae butterfly in close-up on a wildflower. Polyommatus icarus is a beautiful blue-colored pigeon. A butterfly sits on a blurred green background of grass. Macro photography of wildlife

Butterfly on Sambucus (Elder or Elderberry) in the morning Light

A common bluebottle butterfly with vibrant blue and black wings eats small white flowers. A Timomenus aeris rests nearby. Wulai, Taiwan.

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

Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) feeding on blue Salvia flowers. Natural green background with copy space.

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.

Melanargia galathea chess butterfly in its natural habitat collects nectar from a white flower

A single Tiger swallowtail butterfly gathers pollen from a milkweed in Oklahoma with a defocused background.

Tsitsikamma National Park is a protected area on the Garden route. It is well known for its indigenous forests and dramatic coastline.

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