The small tortoiseshell is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter

pabitra.chakraborty

Extreme close-up of a tan and brown Skipper Butterfly using its long proboscis tongue to retrieve nectar from an orange marigold flower. New York USA

victoria.virgona

A Comma butterfly in the green in a park in Frankfurt, Germany. Strong bokeh and strong contrast. A splash of orange colour in the green bushes.

kay.gebauer

Butterfly species Polyura arja, trivial name: Pallid Nawab.

reinier.blok

Butterfly species Hestina assimilis, trivial name: red ring skirt.

reinier.blok

Butterfly species Charaxes borneensis, trivial name: white-banded Rajah

reinier.blok

Butterfly species Vanessa cardui, trivial name: painted lady.

reinier.blok

Butterfly species Smyrna blomfildia, trivial name: Blomfild's beauty

reinier.blok

The close-up view of a small tortoiseshell butterfly on the purple lavender plant

alexandra.heusinger

A vibrant Sailfish glaucus (Papilio glaucus) butterfly perched upon a lush pink flower

mo.belue

A macro shot of a tortoiseshell butterfly in front of a white background

puhachou.mikhail

A group of adults and children walking on a footpath in a small forest on a cold winter day

mirco.vacca

A selective focus shot of a beautiful butterfly on a yellow Inula flower

dado_bih

A vertical shot of a small copper butterfly drinking nectar from yellow tansy flowers in the woods

josef.stolle

Hummingbird, butterfly, and wasps at Hibiscus flower to get nectar, in Las Cruces, NM.

tom.e..johnson

Bright European common copper butterfly Lycaena phlaeas shows its orange and black spotted wings fully open.

henk.wallays

Adult woman and two kids feeding ducks by a small lake in the Debiec forest on a cold winter day.

mirco.vacca

A beautiful skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) perched on a purple thistle flower

bojan.gichev

A closeup shot of a glasswing butterfly on an orange lantana flower

curious.collections

Aerial view of a family feeding Reindeers at a farm, winter, in Lapland - Rangifer tarandus - top down, drone shot

daniel.rönneberg

Small white, Pieris rapae, white and yellow butterfly perched on a lavender stalk

pascale.gueret

A close-up of a hummingbird feeding on a vibrant flower with blurry gray background

mo.belue

Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon. Black and yellow butterfly sitting on a flower. Insect photography taken in Sweden in summer.

anna.högberg

A vertical shot of a European herring gull flying over the sea - freedom concept

nato.goulam.aly.irfan