Butterflies Collection (#3)

Large Copper Butterfly - Alps - France
ME-1898 Large Copper Butterfly Alps - France Lycaena dispar batava Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Rose Family: Papilionidae Erawan Nationalpark, Thailand
MAR-422 Common Rose Butterfly Erawan Nationalpark, Thailand Pachliopta aristolochiae Family: Papilionidae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

A Comma Butterfly - one of many migrant butterflies to the British Isles, forages on an Aster (A. amelius)
CRH-1045 A Comma Butterfly - one of many migrant butterflies to the British Isles, forages on an Aster (A. amelius). Oxfordshire, England

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AUS-236 Australian painted lady butterfly - on Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), New South Wales, Australia Vanessa kershawi Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints

Swallowtail - on flower wings open 005761
BB-1509 Swallowtail - on flower wings open Papilio machaon Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Grayling Butterfly
JAB-3375 Grayling Butterfly Hipparchia semele Jack Bailey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Adonis Blue Butterfly - Female resting
USH-989 Adonis Blue BUTTERFLY - female, with wings open Lysandra bellargus Latin also Polyommatus bellargus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Chequered Skipper Butterfly Rare in UK
ROG-11323 Chequered Skipper BUTTERFLY Carterocephalus palaemon Rare in the UK Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Girl / Country Meadow 1890
A little girl lies among the daisies in a spring meadow

Fairies and Elves Feast
Feasting and fun among the fuchsias - fairies and elves are visited by butterflies, which gives you some idea how tiny they are !

Butterfly and caterpillar
Mustafa öztürk

The Four Seasons: Summer, c. 1928 (hand-coloured drypoint & aquatint) (see also 745548-51)
745549 The Four Seasons: Summer, c.1928 (hand-coloured drypoint & aquatint) (see also 745548-51) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 24x18 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images; French

Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho)
6003270 Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: A collector at work in New Guinea)

Little Red Riding Hood catching butterflies
LLM454985 Little Red Riding Hood catching butterflies by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Red Riding Hood catching butterflies)

The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Two girls, the elder one blind and with a concertina in her lap, rest by a wayside stream after rain

The Butterfly Hunter, c. 1840. Found in the collection of Museum Wiesbaden

Inachis io Linneaus, peacock butterfly
Close up of wing of peacock butterfly from the family Nymphalida. Magnified wing detail from specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Apatura iris, purple emperor
Plate 20 from Illustrations of British Butterflies and their Larvae (1892) by Theo Johnson. Cropped image of illustration

Morpho menelaus, blue morpho
Scanning electron microscope image of the wing scales from the wing of a South American blue morpho butterfly (x 670 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

Malay Lacewing Butterfly
PPG-374 Malay Lacewing Butterfly Malaysia Cethosia hypsea Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Still Life, Flowers and Fruit, 1848 (oil on canvas)
496878 Still Life, Flowers and Fruit, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Roesen, Severin (c.1820-72); 91.4x66 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
Plate 2 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London

White Butterfly
A black veined White Butterfly (Aporia Crataegi). Date: 1930s

Purple Emperor Butterfly
ME-2344 Purple Emperor Butterfly Apatura iris Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Country Flowers and Butterflies
Many varieties of wild flowers with a Cabbage White and Tortoiseshell butterflies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Large White - on lavendar
WAT-14465 Large White - on lavendar Vaucluse, France Pieris brassicae M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swallowtail Butterfly - On Red Campion - The Netherlands
VG-1713 Swallowtail Butterfly - On Red Campion The Netherlands Papilio machaon Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Marsh Fritillary Butterfly - on early marsh orchid
ROG-11395 Marsh FRITILLARY Butterfly - On early Marsh orchid Euphydryas aurinia Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Assman's fritillary Underside, resting on grass stem Aggtelek National Park Hungary
GET-1506 Assman's fritillary - Underside, resting on grass stem Aggtelek National Park - Hungary Mellicta britomartis Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Twin-spot fritillary Underside, resting on umbellifer Bukk National Park Hungary
GET-1505 Twin-spot fritillary - Underside, resting on umbellifer Bukk National Park - Hungary Brenthis hecate Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly
JZ-2764 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Camberwell Beauty - resting on bramble 005782
BB-1529 Camberwell Beauty / Mourning Cloak Butterfly - resting on bramble Nymphalis antiopa Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Camberwell beauty - resting on log 005768
BB-1510 Camberwell Beauty / Mourning Cloak Butterfly - resting on log Nymphalis antiopa Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rajah Brooke Butterflies - sucking sulphur spring. Malaysia
PPG-1565 Rajah Brooke Butterflies - sucking sulphur spring Malaysia Trogonoptera brookiana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red Admiral Butterfly - On Verbena bonariensis flower Venessa atalanta Essex, UK IN000476
COS-2059 Red Admiral Butterfly - On Verbena bonariensis flower Essex, UK Venessa atalanta Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black-veined White Butterflies - concentration near a puddle, rare but very characteristic quantity
ANZ-913 Black-veined White Butterflies South Tuva, Russia Aporia crataegi Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swallowtail Butterfly - on blackthorn
VG-227 Swallowtail Butterfly - on blackthorn Papillio machaon Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swallowtail - on flower wings open 005763
BB-1546 Swallowtail - on flower wings open Papilio machaon Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swallowtail - on flower wings closed 005762
BB-1535 Swallowtail - on flower wings closed Papilio machaon Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Orange Tip Butterfly - resting on Cow Parsley Norfolk UK
FEU-192 Orange Tip Butterfly - resting on Cow Parsley Norfolk, UK Anthocharis cardamines Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cairns Birdwing Butterfly
DH-3011 Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Troides euphorion Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blue Morpho Butterfly Costa Rica
WAT-5803 BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY Morpho peleides limpida Dist: Central & South America M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - resting on Purple-loosestrife
USH-986-c Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - resting on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Aglais urticae Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly - on purple coneflower. U. S. A. Summer. px240
TOM-934 Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - on purple coneflower, (Echinacea purpurea) U.S.A. Summer Danaus plexippus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Heath fritillary, roosting
ROG-11563 Heath Fritillary, at rest - side view UK Mellicta athalia Found on heathland; woodland or grassland. Widespread in Europe, reaching into Asia, but in serious decline in the UK

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - resting on Purple-loosestrife
USH-986 Small Tortoiseshell BUTTERFLY - resting on Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Aglais urticae Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch butterfly - on purple coneflower. Px277
TOM-1057 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Danaus plexippus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spring colors
Iryna Gurzhuyenko

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"Captivating and Colorful: Exploring the World of Butterflies" Step into the enchanting world of butterflies, where vibrant hues and delicate wings take flight. From the majestic Ornithoptera alexandrae, also known as Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly, to the mesmerizing Camberwell beauty perched gracefully on a honeysuckle, these creatures never fail to captivate our hearts. Intriguingly named species like Red Admiral Butterfly and London Pride & Gold Rod add an air of mystery to their already fascinating existence. As we delve deeper into their realm, we discover that they can not just beautiful insects but also important pollinators in nature's intricate tapestry. Travel with us to Surinam, where exotic Insects of Surinam flutter amidst breathtaking landscapes. Countryside Flowers and Butterflies create a picturesque scene that evokes tranquility and harmony with nature. Maria Sibylla Merian's stunning illustrations bring these winged wonders to life; her meticulous attention to detail showcases each butterfly's unique patterns and colors. Whether it is the sunbathing Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) or another masterpiece by Merian herself, every illustration tells a story worth exploring. As we admire A Golden Girl by Barribal or witness two monarch butterflies taking a momentary rest in a garden blooming with flowers, we realize that these fragile creatures symbolize transformation and resilience. They remind us that even in moments of stillness, there is always potential for growth and beauty. So let us immerse ourselves in this magical world filled with fluttering wings and kaleidoscopic colors. Let us celebrate the gracefulness as they dance through meadows and gardens alike – reminding us all to embrace change while cherishing every fleeting moment of life's journey.