Heliconius melpomene .

Small hairstreak butterfly

Dedicated to the International Day of Peace

a comma butterfly feeding near delamere---the comma shaped mark on it's nearside wing gave rise to the name

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Lovely butterfly near Navy Pier Chicago Illinois. Leopard Lacewing Butterfly.

Look at the curly tongue...

Took this one back in spring time when plum trees were blooming

Diergaarde Blijdorp 08-04-2011

Highest position: 116 on Thursday, January 12, 2012

Butterfly.

Monarch Butterfly taken outside the Krohn Conservatory

Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale

On an afternoon in September there were so many peacocks in our garden. This is one of them.

Butterflies have long been a symbol of change and transformation, but they are also an indicator of the health of an environment. It both saddens and worries me to witness the decline in butterflies in my region - not just monarchs, but all butterflies. We need to be better caretakers of our environment.

Created for the Blind Pig's "Earth's Bounty" Challenge #27: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157648985867546/

All images and textures used are my own.

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowtail_butterfly

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

This butterfly is extremely small, needed lots of patience to take a few shots.

Black swallowtail on butterfly bush.

Butterflies of the Gambia

Photo taken in Lausanne region, Switzerland

Caught inside a window and released soon afterwards.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

180mm

ƒ/7.1 180.0 mm 1/200 320

See that butterfly

Lighting up our sky,

Its color meant to be

A joy for you and me.

This gem must take wing

To help our hearts to sing.

Its life is short, so let it live

And learn how much it has to give.

Words by Dorothy Acton

Schmetterling aus dem Schmetterlingspark Sayn

www.sayn.de

comments and constructive criticism always welcome.

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly on Purple Loosestrife

American Lady

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Lots of these at the Wildflower Center that morning

Phuket, Thailand 2006,

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Seen at Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs AR

Photo taken in Lausanne region, Switzerland

Rapsweißling

I found this Monarch at a community garden where they've planted Milkweed for the caterpillars.

Cropped.

Much better on black please xxx

On a Scabious flower in Angus today.