Vibrant Butterflies on Flowers

Beautifully captured butterflies in bright colors, perched on thistle flowers, showcasing their delicate wings and natural elegance in outdoor settings.

Painted Lady on zinnia, Marion County, Illinois.

Painted lady on a thistle. Thistle butterfly on a flower

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia), foraging on a thistle, Gahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Silver Washed Fritillary Butterfly - male (Argynnis paphia)

Dusky Large Blue Butterfly (Maculinea nausithous), Netherlands

Garden acraea butterfly

Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia) butterfly basking on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Exmoor National Park, Devon, UK. June.

Ringlet on flower head

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), on summer lilac or butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii), Wilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Painted Lady on zinnia, Marion County, Illinois.

Berger's clouded yellow (Colias alfacariensis) on flower, limestone lawn, France

Beautiful colorful butterfly on flower in garden , blurred background. Close up

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) nectoring on daisy flowers at the Edinburg, Texas World Birding Center butterfly garden, autumn, USA

Ocellate Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) on Common Bistort (Polygonum bistorta) flower, Germany

Ein bunter Schmetterling sitzt anmutig auf einer leuchtend gelben Blume in einem sonnigen Garten zur Mittagszeit A stunning butterfly showcases its vivid orange and black wings as it rests on a bright yellow bloom. The garden glimmers under the midday sun, offering a lively backdrop. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MykhailoxShorokhovx 23179294

Russischer Bär - Euplagia quadripunctaria Russischer Bär - Euplagia quadripunctaria Copyright: xZoonar.com/MichaelxSchneidtx 800374

Butterfly feeding on a flower in nature

USA, Washington, Silver Bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) resting on flower bud, Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, Dordogne, France

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) adult, feeding on Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus) flowers, Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve, Kent, England, July

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius), on Adderhead, Albania

Small Apollo (Parnassius phoebus) butterfly, Switzerland

Orange tip on blossom

Butterfly of the species Tegosa claudina, seen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Butterfly, Painted Lady - feeding on autumn flowering aster blossom in garden (Cynthia cardui). Lower Saxony, Germany.

Dark meadow-headed ant-blue butterfly sitting on purple flower seen right

butterfly on a green leaf

Argus sp butterfly waiting to warm up before taking flight, Prairies du Fouzon, France

Checkerspot butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Large Self-heal (Prunella grandiflora), Bad Münstereifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Blauling auf Magerite common blue on a oxeye daisy Copyright: xZoonar.com/HendrikxFuchsx 1506848

Violet Copper (Lycaena helle) butterfly on Common Bistort (Polygonum bistort), Ardennes, Belgium

Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) feeding on a thistle flower, Laggintal Valley, Valais, Switzerland

Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) butterfly on flower, Hessen, Germany

Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on butterfly bush (Buddleja), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines), male, meadow foamwort, nectar, meadow, Germany, A male aurora butterfly sucks nectar from a flower of meadow foamwort, Europe

Kleiner Fuchs Aglais urticae Kleiner Fuchs Aglais urticae/ Small Tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae Copyright: xZoonar.com/Stanx 6991570

butterfly flower pollinate

Common Blue (Polyomathus icarus) butterfly on flower

Apollo butterfly, close-up, Sweden.

red admiral on thistle, vanessa atalanta, Schobergruppe range, Hohe Tauern range, National Park Hohe Tauern, East Tyrol, Austria

Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe), Medium Fritillary (Nymphalidae), Other animals, Insects, Butterflies, Animals, Niobe Fritillary adult, resting on flowerhead, Bulgaria, Europe

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), flying, sucking nectar on flower of butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii), Hesse, Germany, Europe

wood white butterfly leptidea sinapsis on vetch, brackagh moss national nature reserve, armagh, ulster.

Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) butterfly, Eifel, Germany

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) on New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke')Marion Co. IL

Small Apollo (Parnassius phoebus)butterfly on Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Moroccan orange tip covered with dew posing on a Daisy

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia), foraging, backlit, Gahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Leopard Lacewing Butterfly, Cethosia cyane

Close-up, butterfly (Vanessa cardui), butterfly, eyes, macro of butterfly on flower of summer lilac

Distelfalter Cynthia cardui Distelfalter Cynthia cardui Copyright: xZoonar.com/Falkex 21521231

Small pearl butterfly butterfly with open wings sitting on brown stalk from behind

Dark meadow-headed ant-blue butterfly sitting on purple flower seen left

Fiery Fritillary Butterfly with closed wings sitting on white flowers seen on right side

Silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) female butterfly feeding on nectar of cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) in heathland in summer

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), male with dewdrops, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Clouded yellow gathering nectar from a knapweed France

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly sitting on daisy flower (Leucanthemum), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) in flight above butterfly tree (Buddleja davidii), an invasive shrub native to Asia, in the garden, Lorraine, France

Female large copper (Lycaena dispar) female

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly, De Wieden, Netherlands

Gossamer winged butterfly (Lycaenidae) sits on a plant, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Clouded yellow butterfly Colias crocea} on flower Centaurea sp.} La Brenne, France

Eastern Festoon (Zerynthia cerisy) adult, underside, roosting on flowerhead, Lesvos, Greece, may

Chequered Blue Butterfly (Scolitantides orion), Feldthurns, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Admiral butterfly sitting on a yellow flower

A Peacock Butterfly Settled On A Teasel

White Peacock butterfly on flower

Spotted fritillary (Melitaea didyma), Istria, Croatia, Europe

Grayling (Hipparchia semele) on Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Groot Schietveld, Campine, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Close up of a butterfly, a chessboard feast that sits on a purple meadow flower. Close up of a butterfly, a chessboard feast that sits on a purple meadow flower.

Bluebell

Eastern Bath White butterfly (Pontia edusa), Bulgaria, Europe

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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a Texas Thistle in LBJ State Park near Stonewall, Texas, USA.

Common fritillary, quail wheat fritillary, with dewdrops, morning, July, NSG Kendlmuehlfilzn, Grassau, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly on buddleia

Bläulinge Bläulinge Copyright: xZoonar.com/HendrikxxFuchsx 1506849

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia), sitting on creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Canton Aargau, Switzerland, Europe

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) butterfly, Eifel, Germany

Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo, mountain Apollo

Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) adult, feeding on flower, England, june

Painted Lady on zinnia, Marion County, Illinois. (Editorial Use Only)

swallow tail on blossom , Papilio machaon

Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Green-underside Blue butterfly - on a Green-winged Orchid (Orchis morio) (Glaucopsyche alexis). Gargano, Italy.

Checkered butterfly (Melanargia galathea) approaching brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Hauhechel-Bläuling Polyommatus icarus Hauhechel-Bläuling Polyommatus icarus, Männchen mit schillernd blauer Flügeloberseite, Lycaenidae Familie, Wallis, Schweiz / Common blue butterfly Polyommatus icarus, male with an iridescent lilac blue at the dorsal side of the wings, Lycaenidae family, Valais, Switzerland Copyright: xZoonar.com/Mikex 16447736

A large White butterfly - feeding on the purple flowers of Verbena bonariensis. (Pieris brassicae). Oxfordshire, England.

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

butterfly flower entomology

Mourning Cloak, Canada

Chalkhill Blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon), female, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Marion, Illinois, USA.

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) on flower panicle of summer lilac or butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami) adult, roosting on Hoary Plantain (Plantago media) flowerhead, Causse Mejean, Massif Central, Lozere, France, June

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