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Beautiful Silver-washed fritillary [Argynnis paphia] butterfly on a flower in summer

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.

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.

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

A beautiful fritillary aphrodite butterfly is drinking nectar from the blossoms of a buddleia bush. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV.

This orange / black colored butterfly is sucking nectar out of a flower in a forest close to the fort of Douaumont near Verdun, France

23 July 2021, Basse Yutz, Yutz, Thionville Portes de France, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. In a meadow, a Silver-washed Fritillary gathers a thistle flower.

Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly

Cranberry Fritillary Butterfly Sitting on Flower.

Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly on a thistle flower

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

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

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

Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) on waterhemp

Silver-washed fritillary - Argynnis paphia sucks nectar with its proboscis from a blossom of the Cirsium arvense the creeping thistle or field thistle

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

Beautiful butterfly in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine

Orange butterfly drinking nectar from flower

Butterfly - Glitter mother of pearl - Issoria lathonia,flies on the background.

Silver-washed Fritillary - (Latin: Argynnis paphia) in Termessos National Park

Beautiful close-up of a silver-washed fritillary butterfly sitting on a flower.

A close-up of a fritillary perched on a flower

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