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Purple flowers and butterflies in bushes

Polygonia c-aureum , Linnaeus, A butterfly is gathering honey

Lake Issyk, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Close-up A bright orange butterfly with open wings sits on a purple flower with green leaves. Macro with bokeh effect

Beautiful echinacea coneflower with butterfly and bokeh

A small heath butterfly resting on a daisy.

A closeup of a beautiful peacock butterfly wing

Butterfly on Calendula yellow flower close up in meadow

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

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in garden.

gossamer-winged butterfly, A butterfly is gathering honey

$The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan.\nDescription:\nThe silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with black spots on the upperside of its wings, and has a wingspan of 54–70 mm, with the male being smaller and paler than the female. The underside is green, and, unlike other fritillaries, has silver streaks instead of silver spots, hence the name silver-washed. The caterpillar is black brown with two yellow lines along its back and long reddish-brown spines. \nThe male possesses scent scales on the upperside of the forewing that run along veins one to four. The scent produced from these scales attracts females and helps to distinguish it from other species. \nFood resouces:\nAdults feed on the nectar of bramble, thistles, and knapweeds, and also on aphid honeydew. The silver-washed is a strong flier, and more mobile than other fritillaries, and, as such, can be seen gliding above the tree canopy at high speed. Its preferred habitat is thin, sunny, deciduous woodland, especially oaks, but it has been known to live in coniferous woodland. \nThe main larval food plant of the species is the common dog violet (Viola riviniana).\nLife Cycle:\nWhen the egg hatches in August, the caterpillar immediately goes into hibernation until spring. Upon awakening, it will drop to the ground, and feeds on violets close to the base of the tree. The caterpillar usually feeds at night, and usually conceals itself during the day away from its food source, but during cool weather will bask in the sunny spots on the forest floor on dry, dead leaves. It will pupate amongst the ground vegetation, and the adults will emerge in June (source Wikipedia). \n\nThe Picture is made along a small River in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.$

A scarce swallowtail butterfly with black-striped pale wings rests on a pink clover flower. The blurred green background enhances the contrast of the butterfly and blossoms in natural daylight.

Macro close-up of a peacock butterfly on a beautiful magenta flower. Location: Belgium.

Queen's swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) - a species of diurnal butterfly from the swallowtail butterfly family in a summer meadow

Butterfly fritillary with open orange wings with dots dotted on a flower

Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp

Close-Up Of Butterfly Pollinating Flower

A macro image of a butterfly pollinating yellow flowers.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Butterfly fritillary with open orange wings with dots dotted on a flower close-up.

$Issoria lathonia is a scarce resident in the Netherlands. it has both temporary and permanent populations; permanent populations are practically limited to the Coastal Dunes, where it is still common.\nHabitat: It occurs on warm open, dry, grasslands; open patches. Temporary populations are nowadays only found inland, on cornfields that have been left fallow.\nFlight Season: It flies in three generations from mid-April until the beginning of October and hibernates successfully only as a young caterpillar.\nAt present, the species is categorised as vulnerable on the Red List.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Eastern Part of the Netherlands (Overijssel) in August 2023.$

close up of orange monarch butterfly sitting on purple echinacea flower

An Erebia ligea butterfly perched on a vibrant yellow flower.

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