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Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.

Orange brown fritillary butterfly, Argynnis paphia sitting on a white flower. Selective focus with green blurred background

The Hypolimnas bolina butterfly is a butterfly that has a small body size, usually they fly low and occasionally land on the ground to sunbathe in groups. Can be found in wet forest habitats, parks, gardens, irrigation areas and rivers. These butterflies will usually visit tembelekan, putrimalu and hibiscus flowers to suck nectar so they can also act as pollination agents.

An argynnis paphia Butterfly on a flower at sunset in Summer

Close-up of a brown butterfly perched delicately on a green oak leaf, set against a blurred background of vibrant summer foliage. The sharp focus on the butterfly and leaf contrasts beautifully with the natural bokeh, highlighting the details of the butterfly’s textured wings and the serrated edges of the leaf. Ideal for themes of biodiversity, nature, and tranquility.

Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp

Macro shot of a butterfly on lavender flowers

$Pyronia tithonus is a common resident in the Netherlands and has its centre of occurrence in the North-Eastern and Southern Part of the Netherlands.\nHabitat: Gatekeeper occurs mainly in rough, scrubby, flowery grassland vegetation, often in half-shaded places, usually with some woodland nearby. Also in heath land with some trees.\nFlying Season:\nIt flies in one generation from mid-July until mid-August and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\n\nThere are two main Populations in The Netherlands: the North East and the South.\nThis Picture is made in the Groote Peel (Limburg) in the end of July in 2025.$

Butterfly - Insect, Daisy, Flower, Insect, Moth, Bumblebee

Yellow-Edged Giant Owl Butterfly (Caligo Atreus) in black and white

The gatekeeper butterfly, Pyronia tithonus, resting on green vegetation

Meadow Brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, perched on a flower collecting nectar, surrounded by lush greenery.

Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly

A beautiful yellow and brown butterfly perched atop a blade of green grass, set against a backdrop of lush green trees and other plants

Summer day on a field: single hedge brown / gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus ) butterfly on top of a leaf. Green background. Pyronia tithonus in the subfamily of Satyrinae

Close-up of the Map butterfly, Araschnia levana, in spring season outfit with wings open,

$Plebejus argus is a scarce resident in the Netherlands. The distribution shrunk during the last century. It is no longer found in the coastal dunes, except for those on the Frisian Islands.\nThe species is classified as vulnerable on the 2006 Red List. This is an European Species with a increase in the Southern Parts of Europe.\nHabitat: This Blue butterfly occurs on both dry and wet Heathland, often in the transition zone between the wet and drier parts. The habitat has short, sparse vegetation and patches of bare ground, with young seedlings of Calluna vulgaris or Erica tetralix, the preferred larval food plants.\nFlight Season: The species flies in one generation from the end of June until early August and hibernates as an egg. Various ants, notable Lasius species, are attracted to the caterpillars and pupae.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

High brown fritillary butterfly on a meadow

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