Citronfjärilen (Gonepteryx rhamni) är en dagfjäril och övervintrar som fullbildad fjäril - imago. Arten förekommer över stort sett hela den palearktiska regionen; från Nordafrika i söder upp till norra Europa; österut över hela Europa via Turkiet och Kaukasus, genom Sibirien ända bort till Östasien.

Citronfjärilar flyger från mars och långt in i september. Då den övervintrar som imago kan citronfjärilen ses redan tidigt på våren. Citronfjärilen utvecklas till fjäril under hösten, men parar sig inte förrän på våren. Den enskilda individen lever ovanligt länge för att vara en fjäril, och det händer att övervintrade individer fortfarande är i livet då nästa generation kläcks i början på juli.

Closeup

Another large red damselfly. Love the colouration of these

Macro shot of two insects getting it on.

Southern Pygmy Clubtail (Lanthus vernalis) male landing on my insect net. Catoctin Mountains, Maryland

Miner bee feeding on ground elder

Late hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus

It looked like it had been dipping its tail to deposit eggs in the stream water earlier while flying . It drifted by and then flew off.

Garin RP, Hayward, CA

Found at Padre Island National Seashore Nature Walk. Kleberg County, Texas, USA.

Found on sand just off paved path. It was really windy this morning and this individual seemed to be having trouble flying. Possibly had a slightly damaged wing?

Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

Back in July I was busy one morning chasing a butterfly around the house.

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Pentax K-x

Vivitar 28mm f2.0 1:2

Anillo inversor

Mosquito herido

Folio blanco

Literna Led emisor Cree P4

lors d'une rando à la Roche blanche (Jura)

Soldier fly Sargus bipunctatus on a windowsill. Only ever see these in the Autumn

Small tortoiseshell butterfly in the garden the other day. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/12821645224/ for a 3D version.

Crocallis elinguaria

The caterpillar of the common crow butterfly.

Collserola (Sant Feliu de Llobregat)

Retoque con Adobe Photoshop CS5

Jacó, Costa Rica.

I don't yet own a proper macro lens, but at least this little guy held still long enough

A very welcome visitor to the garden, an immature male beautiful demoiselle damselfly. Last time I had one in the garden was 8 years ago. Panorama using 2 shots stitched with Microsoft ICE

Small signal fly-probably Sepsis sp

I am unsure if the main insect is a butterfly or a moth. It seemed trapped!

macro bee

"... for everything i own, well its nothing till i give it to you..."

Beautiful orange butterfly which was willing to pose :))

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Smallish dark hoverfly. Probably Cheilosia pagana

Eucera longicornis