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St. john's wort (hypericum perforatum) in the meadow

Close-up of osmanthus blooming in the park

$Oenothera lindheimeri, formerly Gaura lindheimeri, and commonly known as Lindheimer`s beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer`s clockweed, and Indian feather, is a species of Oenothera.\n\nThe perennial plant is native to southern Louisiana and Texas.$

Evergreen shrub, Hebe, with blooming flowers in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Close up of Chinese abelia (abelia chinensis) flowers in bloom

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

Blossoming branch of Lonicera maackii in mid May

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

Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) in bloom, Stebbins Cold Canyon, Napa Valley, California

A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) with flowers. Noli. Province of Savona. Liguria. Italy.

A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage

Beauty white flowers blooming in the garden

In the wild, elderberry herbaceous (Sambucus ebulus) blooms in summer

Croton plant that grows in Africa, decorative for garden and parks

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Sambucus nigra. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry and European black elderberry.

Macro shot of scorpion vetch (coronilla valentina) flowers in bloom

Hydrangea paniculata creates border in Latvian garden

Green and yellow autumnal foliage of mock orange in October

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

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