This set of 3 images hopefully shows the difference between the queen, viceroy and monarch butterflies.

I hope you have a pleasant day, happy snapping.

Orange Sulphur Butterfly (Colias eurytheme)

Small monk skipper at the tip of a red bromeliads' new growth.

A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) sips nectar from a Bramble flower. Each year this long distance migrant makes the long journey from North Africa the Middle East and Central Asia to recolonise mainland Europe reaching Britain and Ireland during Mid to Late summer.

A Female Beautiful Demoiselle see's off the unwanted attentions of a Male

A grab shot as she flew off the flower.

Female Orange tip butterfly

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Preparing for take-off........

flying insects in bokeh balls

A Speckled Wood Butterfly. Pararge aegeria

A Migrant Hawker dragonfly on the hunt for insects to eat and females to mate with.

Prized for its delightful fragrance, Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) is a mainstay of the spring landscape in northern and colder climates.

PS can you spot the little visitor?

North Vancouver