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Entomological collection, bad preserved old butterfly.

A Northern Cardinal perches over the backyard deck

A close-up shot of a beautiful Dotted border butterfly on a twig in the garden

Comma Butterfly With Its Wings Closed. Photographed In The Southwest Of England In July.

Pachytodes cerambyciformis Flower Longhorn Beetle Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on black background

$The clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed across most of Europe to the Urals, western and central Siberia, Transbaikalia, Kazakhstan, Tian-Shan, northern Mongolia and parts of the Near East.\nDescription:\nThis is a very distinctive species with white wings marked with black blotches around the margins. The amount of black varies, with the males usually (though not always) having more extensive black areas than the females. Occasionally almost entirely white or black individuals are seen, although this is rare. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Lomaspilis marginata is extremely variable. Linnaeus's form has complete black border to both wings, also on the forewing additional spots or patches at base and middle of costa.\nLifecycle:\nThe egg is yellow green, with hexagonal reticulation. The larva, pale green with darker dorsal lines and a purplish anal spot, usually feeds on aspen and sallow but has also been recorded on birch, hazel and poplar. The species overwinters as a pupa, sometimes remaining in this form for up to four years (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Walk in a Nature Reserve in the Province of Limburg in 2015.$

Acanthus Mollis 'Bear's breeches' at The Vines Park of Rochester in Kent, England

Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa) specimen isolated

a black and white butterfly flapped wings

Diptam (Dictamnus albus), auch Aschwurz, Spechtwurz oder Brennender Busch genannt.

A moth in the family Noctuidae shown at rest. Note the extraordinary palps

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

Common red Broomrape in the meadow. Orobanche minor on springtime in Italy

Polygonia c-album Comma Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

isolated horse chestnut-tree branch with leaves and flowers

Closeup of the Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth, Anarta myrtilli on a piece of wood

Small, cryptic, bizarre insect; pest of specific plant species. Pictured here on Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)

Adult Underwing Moth of the Species Eulepidotis albata

acanthus balcanicus, bears breeches flower growing tall and elegant in domestic garden in rural England.

Daytime side-view macro close-up of a flowering Sheep Sorrel plant (Rumex Acetosella), back lit against green with shallow DOF

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