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White Admiral (Basilarchia arthemis) butterfly, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia butterfly, a common species in Costa Rica; Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

A Balkan marbled white (Melanargia larissa) butterfly on flower, Serifos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

An adult common crow butterfly, Euploea core, in Vansittart Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators.

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), feeding on a Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Peacock (Inachis io) feeding a Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Peacock (Inachis io) on a Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea), resting on a Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), covered with dew drops, Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mountain Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), adult on Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides), Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

(Clione limacina), known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel is a pelagic sea slug, only few centimeters in length, swim in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Rock grayling (Hipparchia semele) Imago posed in the moor with a red tick on the thorax mimicry of colors, Landes rases Cap d'Erquy, Natural site of the departmental council of Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France

Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) caterpillar, Andasibe, Périnet, Région Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar

Damage to a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) caused by the California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica), the most important oak-feeding caterpillar throughout its range, which extends along the coast and through the coastal mountains of California. The caterpillars can strip a tree of all leaves but the Coast Live Oak trees usually recover in subsequent years.