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Papilio palamades, Palamedes swallowtail

Cirsium horridulum, bristle thistle (aka horrid thistle)

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A butterfly with black and yellow patterned wings perched on a yellow thistle flower with thistles leaves, buds and other foliage in the background. The butterfly is facing left and has its proboscis poking inside the top spines of the flower. The thistle flower is a green ball of spines with small spiny arugula-like leaves wrapped around the bud. On top of the green ball are numerous yellow spikes.
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    Syrphus ribesii, flower fly on Coccolaba spinescens

    First black swallowtail caterpillar of the season on fennel, Papilio polyxenes

    Dolichovespula maculata, bald-faced hornet

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    A close-up image of a tiny black caterpillar with a middle white stripe on fennel fronds. The tiny caterpillar has lots of spines. The image of the fennel is so close-up, it looks like the nervous system of an animal except completely green.
    A close-up of a bald-faced hornet on a wooden plank. The hornet has its head down and is scraping off bits of wood which you can see bc it is leaving a trail where it is scratching. The hornet is mostly black with yellow markings on its head, ventral side of its thorax and anterior of its abdomen. The wings are brown and translucent.

    A hoverfly with yellow and black stripes on the back of a leaf. Light is shining through the leaf so that the numerous veins glow neon green. The light also shines through the abdomen of the hover fly and makes the insect appear translucent. The background is blue sky with faded green from a large tree 
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    Please like these photos.

    This bug was so fast. Followed it around for 15’ and these were the best pics I got. Oh well.

    Hemaris deffinis, snowberry clearing (aka hummingbird moth) on Salvia lyrata, lyre leaf sage

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    A hummingbird moth feeding on lavender tube-shaped flowers with a green background. There are new buds of flowers at the top of the pic and those are dark purple. The thorax is very fuzzy and yellow, and the abdomen is black and fuzzy. Its wings are clear but with black veins. And the photo they’re rather blurry because they beat very fast. In this pic, the moth has pulled away and its proboscis is hanging out in front.
    A hummingbird moth with black and yellow coloring hovering near purple flowers. This is a download facing pic. Its head is in the flower.
    Close-up of a hummingbird moth feeding on purple flowers against a green grassy background. This pic the hummingbird moth is facing right with its head in a flower.

    A hummingbird moth feeding on lavender tube-shaped downward-facing flowers with a green, grassy background. The thorax is very fuzzy and yellow, and the abdomen is black and fuzzy. Its wings are clear but with black veins. And the photo they’re rather blurry because they beat very fast. The moth in this pic has its whole head in the flower and his clasping onto the flower from the sides.
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    Eurytides marcellus, zebra swallowtail on Rubus allegheniensis, wild blackberry

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    A zebra swallowtail butterfly on leafy green blackberry brambles full of white buds and white flowers. This pic is taken more towards its side and is facing top left. The wings are mostly open and the left wing is pointed to the camera.

    A zebra swallowtail butterfly on leafy green blackberry brambles full of white buds and white flowers. The black stripes run parallel to its black body, except on the end of his wings where curves at an angle with the shape of its wings. At the end of its wings is an eye spot that looks more red-haired matryoshka doll head with black eyes nose and mouth. Above either side of the doll is dusted iridescent blue specks. The tips of the swallowtail’s tails are white.
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    • antoinnesterk , to Photography
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    The Most Beautiful Shade of Green

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    Langsam neigt sich die Schmetterlingssaison dem Ende zu. Am Wochenende habe ich nochmal einige Weißlinge und Bläulinge gesehen, aber deren Bilder sind noch nicht auf dem Rechner gelandet. Stattdessen habe ich hier einen Kleinen Perlmuttfalter von Anfang August.


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    Der Schachbrettfalter, machmal auch Damenbrett genannt, fliegt bis etwa Ende August. Das Schachbrett war 2019 der Schmetterling des Jahres.


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    Im Moment sieht man überall Weißlinge umherfliegen, also gibt es von mir heute auch mal einen. Und zwar einen Grünader-Weißling.

    Ich finde er guckt ein wenig verschlafen! 😄

    🇬🇧 green-veined white (Pieris napi)

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    juliane , to Random stuff German
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    Heute mit einem silbergrünen

    Hat der Kleine nicht eine wahnsinnig süße Stupsnase?

    🇬🇧 chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon)

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    juliane , to Random stuff German
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    Heute mal ein Zwerg-Bläuling auf fröhlichen gelben Blümchen!

    Ich wünsch euch einen guten Start in die Woche!

    🇬🇧 small blue (Cupido minimus)

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    @oliverstoer @Mimi65

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    Saw this very pretty butterfly last Sunday and it was doing really well as a model.

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