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Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae) 🩵 #blue #blues #bluebutterfly #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #bugs #bsky #BigButterflyCount #insects #butterflyconservation #pollinator

Red Admiral. Superb photo of this European and Asian butterfly taken by Ian Kelsall in the UK. #RedAdmiral #butterfly #savebutterflies #nature #butterflies #insects #pollinators #BigButterflyCount #bsky

Monarch (Danaus plexippus): This is a milkweed butterfly and the most familiar North American species, its wings feature an easily recognisable black, orange, and white pattern with a wingspan of 10.2cm (4in). #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #savebutterflies #wildlife #nature #bigbutterflycount

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui): Almost global in distribution, this butterfly has a wingspan of up to 9cm (3.5in). Thank you Berta Bilder for sharing your super photo from Germany #paintedlady #butterfly #germany #savebutterflies #butterflies #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #BigButterflyCount

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) photo taken by Maurice Whitney in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, UK. #SmallCopper #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #bigbutterflycount #wildlife #nature #dorset #insects #bugs #bsky

Cairns Birdwing. Queensland, Australia. #CairnsBirdwing #butterfly #savebutterflies #bigbutterflycount #wildlife

A resident of the Butterfly House in Sioux Falls. Enjoy today’s #BlueSkyArtShow 📷 Nikon Zf 🔘 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.4 #BlueSkyArtShow #Green #butterfly #butterflies #photography #photographerofbluesky #Nikon #NikonZf #nature #SaveButterflies

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) This butterfly has a 50mm (2in) wing span & drinks from flowering plants like Buddleia & overripe fruit. They range across Asia, Europe & North America. Photo by StewRat in Bexhill, Sussex, UK #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #bexhill #sussex #nature #wildlife

Two images from April of this year showing a Speckled Wood butterfly. 🦋 #butterflies #pollinators #savebutterflies #insects #bugsky

Large White Butterfly. Clip by Alex Thorp in Sussex, UK #savebutterflies #butterflies #butterfly #largewhite #sussex #bexhill #nature #wildlife

Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small Copper and Brown Argus at Prees Heath in Shropshire today, along with 8 other species including Clouded Yellow. #savebutterflies

A perfect day at Arnside Knott in Cumbria today, butterflies all over the place. Here Peacock, Red Admiral and Common Blue. #savebutterflies