In my garden

An Orange Tip female came to visit my greenhouse, as she did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out after taking some photos.

An Orange Tip female came to visit my greenhouse, as she did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out after taking some photos.

An Orange Tip female came to visit my greenhouse, as she did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out after taking some photos.

Large Tortoiseshell sunbathing in my garden.

Large Tortoiseshell sunbathing in my garden.

An Orange Tip male came to visit my greenhouse, as he did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out.

An Orange Tip male came to visit my greenhouse, as he did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out.

An Orange Tip male came to visit my greenhouse, as he did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out.

An Orange Tip male came to visit my greenhouse, as he did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out.

An Orange Tip male came to visit my greenhouse, as he did not find the exit, I took it on my finger to bring it out.

Queen of Spain Fritillary gathering nectar of cosmos flower in my garden.

Queen of Spain Fritillary gathering nectar of cosmos flower in my garden.

Queen of Spain Fritillary gathering nectar of cosmos flower in my garden.

Queen of Spain Fritillary gathering nectar of cosmos flower in my garden.

Small Copper gathering nectar of a cosmos flower in my garden.

Small Copper gathering nectar of a cosmos flower in my garden.

A Grasshopper female resting on a leaf of bell pepper in my greenhouse..

Sulfur Cosmos in bloom in my greenhouse-tunnel.

Blanket flower in my garden.

Flower of nasturtium in my garden.

Zinnia flower in my garden.

Zinnia flower in my garden.

Zinnia flower in my garden.

European wool carder bee male sleeping on a flower of Crown daisy in my greenhouse. Limousin, France.

European wool carder bee male sleeping on a flower of Crown daisy in my greenhouse. Limousin, France.

A Swallowtail caterpillar sleeping on a carrot wilts in my greenhouse.

A Swallowtail caterpillar sleeping on a carrot wilts in my greenhouse.

A Swallowtail caterpillar sleeping on a carrot wilts in my greenhouse.

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk found asleep on a tomato leaf in my greenhouse-tunnel

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk found asleep on a tomato leaf in my greenhouse-tunnel

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk found asleep on a tomato leaf in my greenhouse-tunnel..

Flowers of Crown daisy.

Southern White Admiral resting on a rose leaf in my garden.

Southern White Admiral resting on a rose leaf in my garden.

Plains coreopsis in bloom in my garden.

Cosmos "sea shells" en fleur dans mon jardin...Cosmos 'Sea Shells' in bloom in my garden.

Cosmos 'Sea Shells' in bloom in my garden.

Flower of Painted daisy in my garden.

Flower of Painted daisy in my garden.

Flower of Painted daisy in my garden.

Common Horse Fly female resting in a warm, humid place, my greenhouse tunnel.

Common Horse Fly female resting in a warm, humid place, my greenhouse tunnel.

The male of the Lesser Purple Emperor has the distinction of having a blue iridescence that appears by exposure to light.

The clytie form for this species has orange stripes on top of its wings while they are white in specimens of Ilia form.

A Lesser Purple Emperor male cleans its antennae in my greenhouse on a tomato plant.

Flower of China Pink in my garden.

Flower of China Pink in my garden.

Flower of China Pink in my garden.

Flower of China Pink in my garden.