Andy Sands / Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina) resting on foodplant Cowslip (Primula veris), Bedfordshire, England, UK, May
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Andy Sands / Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina) resting on foodplant Cowslip (Primula veris), Bedfordshire, England, UK, May
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Lorraine Bennery / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on Spurge (Euphorbia sp.) foodplant, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France, June.
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Rod Williams / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) male hoping to mate with female on their foodplant, kidney vetch Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Common swallowtail larva (Papilio machaon) final instar on larval foodplant Fennel (Ferula communis). The larval body has shortened and it is attached to the stem just before forming the chrysalis.
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Rod Williams / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) male feeding on its foodplant Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK. June
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Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) on Fennel by Maria Sybella Merian 1683, from her book 'Caterpillars, Their Wondrous Transformation and Peculiar Nourishment from Flowers'. Meri...
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Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Apollo butterflies (Parnassius apollo) and the False Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) as well as chrysalis and Sedum foodplant, By unknown European artist, 1875.
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Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) resting on foodplant of caterpillar, Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.
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Andy Sands / Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) on Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) by the hedge larval foodplant, UK. April. Captive.
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Alex Hyde / Caterpillars of Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)on their foodplant Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). Oxfordshire, UK. July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Micro moth (Tinagma dryadis) in habitat, on larval foodplant Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) Aland Islands, Finland, July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Mountain Apollo caterpillar (Parnassius apollo) on foodplant, southern Finland, May.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Mountain Apollo caterpillar (Parnassius apollo) on foodplant, southern Finland, May.
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Dr. Axel Gebauer / Foodplant with fruit, a climber vine (Actinidia sp) of Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved birthwort (Aristolochia rotundifolia) one of the birthworts once used as an abortificent, food plant of Festoon butterflies (Zerynthia sp), Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pale birthwort (Aristolochia pallida) one of the birthworts once used as an abortificent, food plant of Festoon butterflies (Zerynthia sp) Umbria, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved birthwort (Aristolochia rotundifolia) one of the birthworts once used as an abortificent, food plant of Festoon butterflies (Zerynthia sp), Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larvae of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pale birthwort (Aristolochia pallida) one of the birthworts once used as an abortificent, food plant of Festoon butterflies (Zerynthia sp) Umbria, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Simon Colmer / Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in flower. Primary foodplant of the Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi) and Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) and the secondary foodplant of the...
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Simon Colmer / Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in flower. Primary foodplant of the Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi) and Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) and the secondary foodplant of the...
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Simon Colmer / Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) flowering. This is the larval foodplant of the Small Copper butterfly, Brighton, Sussex, UK, May
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Simon Colmer / Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly (Boloria / Boloria selene) caterpillar on foodplant, Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) Sussex, UK, July
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Russell Cooper / Six Spot Burnet Moth caterpillar (Zygaena filipendulae) on foodplant Birds Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Surrey, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Bedstraw Hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) on Bedstraw (Galium sp.) foodplant, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved birthwort (Aristolochia rotundifolia) an important foodplant for the caterpillars of Festoon butterflies. Lazio, Italy
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved birthwort (Aristolochia rotundifolia) an important foodplant for the caterpillars of Festoon butterflies, Lazio, Italy
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Stephen Dalton / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) mass of caterpillar larvae on Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)foodplant, UK
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Simon Colmer / Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) in flower, secondary foodplant of the Grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) England, UK
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Simon Colmer / Painted lady butterfly larva (Vanessa cardui) on Thistle (foodplant) England, UK
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Andy Sands / White Admiral butterfly (Limenitis camilla) with wings open on Honeysuckle (foodplant), UK, Captive
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Andy Sands / White Admiral butterfly (Limenitis camilla) with wings closed on Honeysuckle (foodplant), UK, Captive
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Andy Sands / Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) one of the rarest British butterflies, on flower of Cow-wheat (foodplant), Kent, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Small Blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) at rest on Kidney Vetch (foodplant) flowers, smallest British butterfly, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) one of the rarest British butterflies, on flower of Cow-wheat (foodplant), Kent, England, UK
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Russell Cooper / Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on larval foodplant, Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus cornicultus) London. UK.
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Duncan Mcewan / Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on nettle plant - larval foodplant
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Duncan Mcewan / Small Tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillar (Aglais urticae) on nettle (Urtica dioica} foodplant
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Guy Edwardes / Southern festoon butterflies (Zerynthia polyxena), newly emerged adults resting on their foodplant, Birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis), near Bratsigovo, Bulgaria, May.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) egg just before hatching, laid on the larval foodplant, Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. April.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) egg, just after being deposited by the female, on the larval foodplant Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. Apr...
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), dark morph, feeding on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), dark morph, on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar of Common yellow swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) on Common rue (Ruta graveolens) as a foodplant, Umbria, Italy. October.
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Chris Mattison / Orange-tip pupa, (Anthocharis cardamines), having changed colour to match that of its foodplant, Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Wales, UK. June.
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Rod Williams / Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) on their foodplant, common ragwort Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. July