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Closeup of a knapweed fritillary, Melitaea phoebe, butterfly resting and pollinating in bright sunlight.

A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

Closeup of the Provencal fritillary, Melitaea deione, on yellow background at Gard, France

small pearl bordered fritillary close up

A Butterfly melitaea athalia on a flower

Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.

Beautiful iparhan butterfly ; Melitaea trivia ( Syriaca )

spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary (Melitaea didyma)

$Melitaea didyma, the spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nMelitaea didyma is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan reaching 35–50 millimeters The overside of the wings is a bright orange-brown with dark brown markings arranged in rows, which are quite variable in quantity and size. Sometimes the color of the females is a duller orange, shaded with grey-green. The underside of the wings is chequered pale yellow and pale orange. M. didyma has seasonal forms and sexual dimorphism. The male is fiery red, with a narrow dentate black distal border and a moderate number of small black dots and spots, which are dispersed over the basal half of the wing and end with a short band extending beyond the cell from the costa into the disc. On the underside, which is very abundantly marked with small black dots and hooks, a flexuous sub basal band and a curved submarginal one are situated on a delicately greenish, or yellowish, white ground. In the female the forewing and the anal area of the hindwing are much paler, being moreover dusted with blackish, while the costal half of the hindwing has preserved the red tint : the whole wings are much more abundantly but less prominently marked with black. There occur sometimes specimens with a blue gloss on the upper side. \nBiology:\nThis butterfly flies from March to October depending on the location. This species has two or three generations and overwinters as young caterpillar. \nThe larvae feed on various plants, including Linaria, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica, Centaurea jacea and Digitalis purpurea. \nDistribution:\nIt is found in southern and central Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and Siberia. It is absent from northern Europe (England, Ireland, northern France, Germany, Poland and Scandinavia). \nHabitat:\nMelitaea didyma prefers flowery and grassy areas, meadows and roadsides (source Wikipedia).$

Beautiful Boloria butterfly on spring morning light

Butterfly sitting on flower against a black background,

Melitaea britomartis - Melike Amannisa - Assmann’s Fritillary

Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) on black-eyed Susan 3, summer. A North American butterfly. First in a series, with copy space.

Butterfly (Melitaea phoebe) in green thistle - Mariposa ( Melitaea phoebe ) en cardo verde

A closeup shot of a marsh fritillary butterfly perched on a flower on a blurred background

Small common blue female butterfly resting on top of a Snake weed( Persicaria bistorta) flower head.

A very easy butterfly to photograph when doing a flower macro photography session.

Wildflowers and butterfly in alpine environment

A pretty butterfly perched on a yellow daisy in the spring.. Outdoors.

Detailed closeup on a Southern Heath Fritillary butterfly, Melitaea celadussa, with spread wings in a meadow

A knapweed fritillary butterfly, Melitaea phoebe, on a flower.

Queen of Spain Fritillary (Latin: Issoria lathonia) Butterfly in Termessos National Park

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