The beautiful Purple-edged Copper is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The upperface of the wings is deep orange-red in males, with a brown or purple edging (hence the common name). This male was seen in Ötztal Nature Park, Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria.

Melanargia galathea is the star of the dry summer

early in the year the Small pearl-bordered fritillary fligths over the grassland + i saw the first imago end of april not far from my home + These days you can explore Boloria selene by hundreds + a good chance to get a close up photo.

butterflies are back like coloured drops in the fields

From the album "Echinacea"

i like to travel + she like to travel too + we found each other near coast of crete + i enjoy the moment

Echinacea and bumblebee.

Ex-Italy, from captive bred cocoon, emerged 13.03.2015.

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Celastrina argiolus + the next chapter of my wildlife butterflies album + i travel cross europe to create a butterfly album with more than 100 wildlife species in the end + today i captured this photo not so far from my home to continue my collection.

now i continue the 2018 butterfly summer album + week by week i found perfect weather conditions to study the best butterfly places near me + Here a very close polyommatus icarus photo from last weekend butterfly walk. I enjoy it to feel the nature and picture it + i hope you too!

me encantan las mariposas +

Es hora de crear un nuevo álbum + mirar dentro +++ love the butterflies + time to create a new album + look at this

I know every stone and every tree in the Leinawald forest. I visit the butterfly habitat week by week in summer since 23 years. A great adventure for me and an experience too!

for sure this is not my favourite butterfly photo of this summer. I select it because the boket is characteristic for the last sunbeam of this very hot july evening.

Rapeseed flowers.

now the butterflies are back + my first catch this year + the imago over-winters good hidden and is one of the first butterflies every year + i am sure, he is ten months old + i am proudly add this photo in my murtica´s wildlife butterflies album.

Aulocera circe + this nearly monochrome creation + the last butterfly upload this year from mine

Tulip.

The purple emperor like it salty + cheese is another option to lure them + Aparatura Iris + Leinawald - Forest 2021

Narcissus.

in the wildlife of Madeira

there is a little botanical garden in the Cogne valley + take a little time and observe the beauty insects of this area + and come back with new photos of butterflies

five years ago i read about this rare and very local living butterfly + now i had luck + the right place and the right time and they give me the chance to make a close up + the Scolitantides orion

Coreopsis.

The European Tree Frog is a widespread species with an unfavourable-inadequate conservation

status in the majority of its EU range. Populations in the Netherlands and Belgium, amongst other countries, are

increasing. The species prefers a mosaic of habitats in landscapes including habitats of early successional stages,

such as recently created waters. The species is quite sensitive to changes in habitat, including loss and

fragmentation of forests, shrublands and meadows (with the isolation of populations) and the drainage and

pollution of wetlands; and the presence of predatory fish species. The most important measures in the

Netherlands and Belgium which contributed to the strong increase of the species are the development of

connected, large, high quality habitats which facilitate meta-population structures in the landscape. Moreover,

an active role of private landowners and the contributions of the project to the local economy and education

proved to be essential for a successful implementation of the conservation measures, resulting in long-term

involvement of the private and public partners and persistent socio-economic benefits. Factors hampering the

conservation of the tree frog are a lack of sufficient funding, and a loss of high-quality habitat due to house- and

roadbuilding, which is often compensated with lower quality habitat. As a pioneer species it can settle relatively

quickly in high quality habitat, but high connectivity between habitats, monitoring and long-term conservation

measures are essential for a sustainable population in the future.

Death's-head Hawkmoth - Acherontia atropos 05.07.2016.

i found this caterpillar while mowing lawn in my garden.

This picture was taken on a warm summer evening. - I suspect that it is the dance of male mosquitoes. Maybe someone sees this picture, which can say more about whether I lie correctly with my guess !?

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Lang's Short-tailed Blue was a common butterfly while trekking the Amalfi Coast from Amalfi to Sorrento in Italy. This example was seen in Sorrento.

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The Golden Twin-spot or Tomato Looper is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Europe, the Levant and tropical Africa, but can be found in great parts of Europe because it is a migratory species. The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.

This example is one of 8 bred from eggs laid my a female found in Devon, England. The eggs hatched on 1 December 2015, they pupated on 16 January 2016, and emerged on 1 February 2016.

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This series of 4 photos shows 2 of the 3 colour forms of the Death's-head Hawkmoth caterpillar. The larvae are stout, reaching 120–130 mm, with a prominent tail horn. All three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth have three larval colour forms: typically, green, brown, and yellow. This 10 cm captive bred caterpillar is nearly full grown on Garden Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium).

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the sun ist back + and so the next generation of butterflies make us enchanted + Aporia crataegi is one of the bigger imago they was living here + nice to see

P1060198 - Ruddy Darter

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Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) - at Kalakshetra, Madras

The Spotted Fritillary or Red-band Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. This larva was found in Slovakia.

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Melitaea cinxia + another butterfly catch in Vale d'Aosta 2025

dandelion

the sun ist back + and so the next generation of butterflies make us enchanted + the Ochlodes Sylvanus is rather small but a more quikly flutterby + i will watch them the complete summer!

Ex-Italy, from captive bred cocoon, emerged 13.03.2015.

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In the Park, Dans le Parc

When the spirit of nature touches us, our hearts turn into a butterfly. – Mehmet Murat Ildan

Kamera Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Belichtung 0,008 sec (1/125)

Blende f/4.0

Brennweite 28 mm

ISO-Empfindlichkeit 200

Envergure : 45 à 50mm

Il vole de mars à fin octobre en deux ou trois générations.

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The Golden Twin-spot or Tomato Looper is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Europe, the Levant and tropical Africa, but can be found in great parts of Europe because it is a migratory species. The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.

This example is one of 8 bred from eggs laid my a female found in Devon, England. The eggs hatched on 1 December 2015, they pupated on 16 January 2016, and emerged on 1 February 2016.

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Misumène variable ♀ (Misumena vatia)

Longueur ♀ 7-10 mm. Obersation de mai à juillet.

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Bonne journée.

Thanks you all for your visits, faves and comments.

Have a good day.

Lycaena dispar is another marvelous capture in 2022 + first time i explore this butterfly

The long curled proboscis sheath makes the pupa of the large Convolvulus Hawk-moth easy to identify. This species is common across Europe.

This 18mm caterpillar is feeding on Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) and is nearly full grown. The egg was laid by an adult female moth at Gretton, Gloucestershire, on 11 August 2015 and hatched on 17 August 2015.

The Red Twin-spot Carpet is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae.

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