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Black Swallowtail  feeding on purple Milk Thistle flower, two bees hooving in the background
The two red admiral butterflies perched delicately on thistle flower tip
Vanessa cardui - Painted lady butterfly - Distelfalter\nBeautiful butterfly on a thistle flower. Europe.
Close up of a silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly on a purple thistle flowerhead. The largest Central European fritillary butterfly has bright orange upper wings with brown spots.
Butterfly on thistle
Close-up side view of a Brown Woodbird (Aphantopus hyperantus)\nalso called a chimney sweep in Germany, perched on a thistle blossom.
Distelfalter on thistle blossom
Butterfly - Glitter mother of pearl - Issoria lathonia,flies on the background.
Painted Lady Butterfly
A vivid macro photograph of an orange speckled butterfly delicately perched on a blooming wild thistle in Brac, Croatia. The contrasting colors of the butterfly's patterned wings and the vibrant purple and orange thistle create a striking summer nature scene. Captured in natural daylight with a soft bokeh background, this image is ideal for themes related to biodiversity, pollination, insects, Mediterranean flora, or seasonal change.
A group of various insects enjoys a large concentration of flowers at the borders of a large field mid summer.
Argynnis paphia
Butterfly sits on a flower
A Peacock Butterfly resting on a thistle head
Butterfly on a thistle
Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower
A large butterfly on a flower.
The large chequered skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is the single member of the monotypic genus Heteropterus. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Korea. It is endangered in the Netherlands.\nThe length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The butterfly is on the wing from June to August, depending on the location.\nThe larvae feed on Eriophorum, Poa annua, Calamagrostis canescens, Brachypodium and Molinia species (including Molinia coerulea).\nAs can be seen, the butterfly has a very distinctive and attractive underside but a drab upperside (which is rarely seen, as it usually settles with wings closed).\nThe flight is just as distinctive and indeed provides immediate identification of the species: it appears to bounce through the air with little sense of direction, almost as if drunk (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made in the South of the Netherlands (Limburg) in July 2018.
Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China
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Close-up of a high brown fritillary -Fabriciana adippe- sitting on a flower in the mountain meadows of northern Kyrgyzstan.
A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.
animal insect sitting on a plant on a spring day
Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.
Comma Butterfly Feeding on Thistle Flower  Macro View of Polygonia c-album with Ragged Wings in Wild Nature
An image of a Comma Butterfly nectaring on a thistle head
Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly on a thistle flower
Argynnis paphia
Black Swallowtail Butterfly Feeding on a Flower
The large chequered skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is the single member of the monotypic genus Heteropterus. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Korea. It is endangered in the Netherlands.\nThe length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The butterfly is on the wing from June to August, depending on the location.\nThe larvae feed on Eriophorum, Poa annua, Calamagrostis canescens, Brachypodium and Molinia species (including Molinia coerulea).\nAs can be seen, the butterfly has a very distinctive and attractive underside but a drab upperside (which is rarely seen, as it usually settles with wings closed).\nThe flight is just as distinctive and indeed provides immediate identification of the species: it appears to bounce through the air with little sense of direction, almost as if drunk (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made in the South of the Netherlands (Limburg) in July 2018.\nLarge Chequered Skipper Butterfly, Heteropterus Morpheus, brown, yellow, spotted, moor, Europe, Netherlands, Limburg, butterfly, summer, insect, animal, wings,  antenna, beauty in nature, scenics, outdoors, nature, nobody, Lepidoptera, close-up, fragile, pattern,  green, thistle, flower, purple,  pink, sunlight, selective focus,  Color Image, Day, Endangered Species, feeding, Photography, side view, square, nature reserve, Large Chequered Skipper Butterfly, Heteropterus Morpheus, brown, yellow, spotted, moor, Europe, Netherlands, Limburg, butterfly, summer, insect, animal, wings,  antenna, beauty in nature, scenics, outdoors, nature, nobody, Lepidoptera, close-up, fragile, pattern,  green, thistle, flower, purple,  pink, sunlight, selective focus,  Color Image, Day, Endangered Species, feeding, Photography, side view, square, nature reserve,
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