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A macro shot of a beautiful brown owl butterfly on a plant

Macro image of a Julia Longwing Butterfly

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

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

Detail of head, eyes and antennae of tropical butterfly

A macro portrait captures the exquisite detail of a butterfly's head. Striped antennae, multifaceted eyes, and delicate proboscis showcase nature's artistry in stunning clarity.

Head-on view of a white peacock butterfly on a leaf

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Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Macro shots, Beautiful nature scene. Closeup beautiful butterfly sitting on the flower in a summer garden.

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

A Julia Heliconian butterfly gathers pollen from flowers in summer in Guatemala jungle.

forewing view of nymphalidae Damora sagana, beautiful butterfly for your collection isolated on white background

Mindo or Mindo valley is a mountainous watershed in the western slopes of the andes. The cloud forest is vegetal strip towards the lowlands.

tiny butterfly on dry grass, Small Blue, Cupido minimus

Butterfly Silver-washed Fritillary. Female. Argynnis paphia.

A side view of a zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia) butterfly on flower

Closeup of red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) with red dots on forewings and iridescent blue markings on hindwings. This species is found in eastern parts of the United States.

$The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters . They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

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A beautiful skipper butterfly, Two-barred flasher, in the jungle of Guatemala.

Freshly hatched swallowtail - butterfly - in your own garden

Butterfly garden: single Peleides blue morpho between green leafs with folded wings.

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