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Red spotted admiral butterfly sitting on spring thistle

The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up. The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature. This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

The marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) on the flowers on the grassland

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

Drinking up nectar from milkweed flowers, a wild, mourning cloak butterfly feeds in Waterton Canyon near the South Platte River in Littleton, Colorado.

This picture was taken in Raw format and edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Ducat butterfly, Summer in the Eifel,Germnay.

Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.

Euptoieta claudia, the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Detailed close up of a Heat Fritillary butterfly sitting on a white flower with wings spread

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

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Blue butterfly on stonecrop, Summer in the Eifel,Germnay.

A Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly gathers nectar from a bloom in Colusa County, California

macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background

big butterfly on the plant, Syrian Marbled White, Melanargia syriaca

Butterfly on Sambucus (Elder or Elderberry) in the morning Light

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.

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly with blue background. In Arizona in the fall. Not captive, free flying.

Heath fritillary butterfly, melitaea athalia, pollinating in a flower field

Pigeon Tails in the Hoverflig on Bartblume,Eifel,Germany

Beautiful painted lady (Vanessa cardui) pollinating at bright valerian flowers

Peacock butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

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