Photo taken near Bern, Switzerland

OLYMPUS OMD E-M1, Panasonic Vario 100-300

I think these are one of the most beautiful butterflies, and in my experience one of the most difficult to photograph, usually they fly off when you get anywhere near them. This one was sitting on my bunny garden statue and stayed there for quite a while, he even let me bring a chair over quite close and I took many photos of him.

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

Seen at the butterfly rainforest in Gainesville, FL www.flickr.com/photos/flutterbye216/

Photo taken in Lausanne region, 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 Lausanne, Switzerland

Monarch Butterfly on Butterfly Bush, Butterfly Pavilion Demonstration Garden, Westminster, Colorado

Photo taken near Lausanne, 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

Do let me know if you know the name of this one

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

Gelbwürfelige Dickkopffalter (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

Photo taken in Pont-de-Nant, Switzerland

Photo taken in Lausanne region, Switzerland

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

Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Florida.

Rosmaninhal - Idanha-a-Nova

Portugal

Wingspan : about 30mm (1.2 inches)

I would be delighted if you also had time to visit this album : www.flickr.com/photos/110648625@N05/albums/72157667865863912

Photo taken near Lausanne, Switzerland

The southern subspecies of these butterflies (Precis octavia sesamus) is found from the border region of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa and along the eastern side of South Africa to Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya.