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$Vanessa cardui - Painted lady butterfly - Distelfalter\nBeautiful butterfly on a thistle flower. Europe.$

Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe) Butterfly on purple flower with blurred background and soft light. Wildlife scene of nature in Europe. Netherlands.

Black Swallowtail feeding on purple Milk Thistle flower, two bees hooving in the background

Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Close-up photo of an orange butterfly with black spots perched on purple wildflowers in a green setting.

A small plant just blooming on the woodland floor.

Butterfly on yellow flower. Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia

Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly on thisle blossom, very shallow dof

A close-up of a fritillary perched on a flower

Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp

A mother-of-pearl butterfly on a flower. Beautiful bright background.

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

Small lonely butterfly sitting on the bloom sharp flower. Animals and insects in the wild

Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) sitting on a purple thorny thistle flower. Wings in deep orange color with black spots on the upperside. Closeup with blurred background.

Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly

Nymphalidae Issoria lathonia in natural habitat

Backlit great spangled fritillary butterfly on verbena in a Connecticut flower garden, summer

Beautiful orange butterfly feeding on the thistle flower. Summer scenery in meadow near forest in Latvia, Northern Europe.

Butterfly (Argynnis) on Globe Thistle captured during summer season.

Orange butterfly Nymphalidae Melitaea on a thistle flower in a spring meadow.

A beautiful mother-of-pearl butterfly on a flower. Beauty is in nature.

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

orange butterfly from the side drinking nectar on a purple blossom

Close up of a large orange and black spotted butterfly. Silver-washed fritillary. Argynnis paphia. Sitting on a pink thistle flower with wings spread out

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

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