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A great Spangled Fritillary feeds on butterfly weed.
butterfly on the flower in spring
A forest-dwelling Common Posy resting on a stalk. It often observed with its tails in motion to serve as a decoy to fool predators into mistaking the tails for its antennae.Taken in Singapore.http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2382/lycaenidae/ravindra.htm
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Sanguisorba minor, is an important medicinal and medicinal plant.
This is a relatively-common butterfly that is unmistakable when seen at rest - the rings on the hindwings giving this butterfly its common name.
Beautiful butterfly Marbled White resting on a plant.
Group of blue butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Museum 'La Boverie' in the city of Liège, Sunday 6 August 2017, Liege, Belgium.
Nature Photos of the “flat” top of Table Mountain - Cape Town, Western Cape
Colorful information board about Parc natural de Mondragó Cala Mondrago Samarador Mallorca.
Aerial view of the Blue Eye, natural spring in the Albanian mountains with various footpaths
Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top
Aerial view of Karuc village on Skadar Lake in Montenegro. Lake Skadar is the largest lake in Southern Europe
flowers and butterfly in natural life
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
A close up of the butterfly (Limenitis populi ussuriensis) on moss.
Group of blue butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas
Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
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.
Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
Information Sign at Rusthall Commons near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. It contains a map and illustrations regarding the countryside.
The gatekeeper butterfly, Pyronia tithonus, resting on green vegetation
Nature Photos of the “flat” top of Table Mountain - Cape Town, Western Cape
Common Blue or Polyommatus icarus, Small blue butterfly
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.
Big Pine Key, USA - May 1, 2018: Florida Keys, closeup of blue lake pond information sign for National Key Deer Refuge
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.
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