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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.
Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.
An argynnis paphia Butterfly on a flower at sunset in Summer
Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower
Orange brown fritillary butterfly, Argynnis paphia sitting on a white flower. Selective focus with green blurred background
Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp
Meadow Brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, perched on a flower collecting nectar, surrounded by lush greenery.
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.
journey in the realm of animals
Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly
A closeup of Peacock butterfly on fresh green leaf in field under sunlight on blurry background
Butterfly garden: single Peleides blue morpho between green leafs with folded wings.
Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)
Lycaena phlaeas is a common resident in the Netherlands. \nHabitat: The species inhabits a variety of places, including rather nutrient-poor, dry grasslands, gardens, roadside verges, Heathland and coastal dunes, generally these are dry areas with sheltered, sunny spots. Surprisingly, however, the highest densities are found in wet, nutrient-poor grassland.\nDistribution: Its distribution hardly changed during the 20th century.\nFlying Season: The Small Copper flies in three generations from the end of April until the end of September and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\n\n\nThis is a quite common species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Orange butterfly on green leaf
Macro image of Lepidoptera.
Struggling old butterfly
A Brown and Yellow Butterfly on a Female Hand in Bright Sunlight in South Florida in the Fall of 2023
Macro shot of a butterfly on lavender flowers
Butterfly on lavender
Speckled wood butterfly on green leaves in a sunny garden in Potes, Spain.
A simple butterfly feeding on a plant
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Colorful butterfly swing on leaf
The gatekeeper butterfly, Pyronia tithonus, resting on green vegetation
Orange butterfly sits on tree leaf.
City butterfly in the concrete jungle
Butterfly on white background.
Polygonia c-aureum , Linnaeus, A butterfly is gathering honey
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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