This large owl butterfly was photographed at dawn when it was still quite dark. This shot, as all of my shots, is hand held and taken without flash.

Forewing size 2.25 inches (5.7 centimeters)

Family Nymphalidae; sub-family Satyrinae

backyard monarch butterfly

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Picture taken in our front garden

Butterfly on a summer flower on a Texas morning, Allen Texas USA August 2016

Peacock butterfly

Springtime is here and we took a visit to the Callaway Gardens butterfly facility.

An unidentified butterfly found at Monte Sinai,near Puerto Maldonado in Amazon basin,Peru

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Photo taken near Bern, Switzerland

OLYMPUS OMD E-M1, Panasonic Vario 100-300

Kamera Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Belichtung 0,005 sec (1/200)

Blende f/16.0

Brennweite 180 mm

ISO-Empfindlichkeit 2000

Explore 1-27-09

lahore fort.

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Butterfly Jungle, San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Closeup of the wing detail, on Dainty Swallowtail butterfly.

Simple beauty..... just can't beat Mother Nature. :)

Photo taken in Saint-George, Switserland

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Flutter Bys in spring.

Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster, Colorado

Photo taken in Lausanne region, Switzerland

Photo taken near Vallorbe, Switzerland

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. Wikipedia

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December 1, 2016

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

EOS 5D Mark II © 2014 Klaus Ficker. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Photo taken in Pont-de-Nant, Switzerland

Photo taken in Lausanne region, Switzerland

Painted with love.

Großer Kohlweißling (Pieris brassicae)

Canon EOS 5DS R

TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD MACRO1:1 F017

ƒ/16.0 90.0 mm 1/80 400