Ileana Calotescu
Hello everyone! It’s Saturday , so it’s time to see new critters. What a critter can be? An animal, a bird, an insect, a reptile …. Let’s see all the critters in the world! Upload your photos with critters here. For today, I have chosen butterflies form my area. I’d like to see what butterflies are in the area where you live. Lat’s have fun!
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you”. Nathaniel Hawthorne
#1 Reed Admiral
An adult specimen of Vanesa atalanta – commonly known as the Red Admiral. Its wingspan is about 60 mm.
#2 Peacock butterfly.
The European peacock,more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. The base colour of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wingtip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eyespot.
#3 Papilio machaon
The butterfly is also known as the common swallowtail. This butterfly has a broken wing, unfortunately!
#4 Painted lady(Vanessa cardui)
V. cardui is one of the most widespread of all butterflies. Adult butterflies feed on flowers nectar. Flowers and butterflies need each other for survival.
#5 White butterfly
Acording to wikipedia adult white butterfly use both, vision and olfactory cues to identify flowers. White butterfly prefers purple, blue and yellow flowers over other floral colors.
#6 Two on a flower
A beautiful butterflay and a bee on a flower. Have taken this photo yesterday.
Lapka
Dark butterfly bring goodluck