Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow.
Slender Burnets mating on a grass in an alpine meadow. The female has her wings lighter than the male.
Scarce Swallowtail landed on the edge of a small path. Limousin, France.
Scarce Swallowtail gathering nectar of white clover flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Swallowtail gathering nectar of Lavender flowers . Drôme, France.
Scarce Swallowtail resting on a flower of Arabian pea. Drôme, France.
Common Yellow Swallowtail resting on a grass in a calcareous grassland. Limousin, France.
Male swallowtail resting on a rock at the summit of an residual hill where males of various species of butterflies are competing for the best places in the sun. This swallowtail is the winner of the competition of the day, he's the king of the hill. Limousin, France.
Male swallowtail resting on a small burnet at the summit of an residual hill where males of various species of butterflies are competing for the best places in the sun. Limousin, France.
Common Yellow Swallowtail resting on a grass in a calcareous grassland. Limousin, France.
Common Yellow Swallowtail gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious (Knautia maxima) flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Swallowtail sitting on a spruce just after metamorphosis. We can also see the remains of the chrysalis of his neck. Vercors, France.
Blue Spot Hairstreak gathering nectar of White Stonecrop flowers. Col de Lachau, Vercors, France.