4001 Apollo butterfly

1: The creamy white spotted with black and red spots outlined in black and the edge of the wings are much darker in this charming butterfly 'Apollo' (Parnassius apollo) installed on the purple thistle flower. Nice pic: Gaude Jm Bravo and thank you. 3:

I do not know at all this beautiful butterfly, it is superb. Thank you, Jean-Mi present it to us. 1:

2: There is this beautiful butterfly on a flower of a thistle, superb shot. 3:

Is this side Molines en Champsaur? A few years ago, they were very numerous, for a rare species, I was surprised. There would always be the same, so much the better, and thank you for this picture makes me want to go back because at that time was to slide and I think a better year now digital. Too bad the background is so far, I think he does not pull off enough. It is not quite the edge of the wings must be translucent.

A beautiful colored plate flash! Bravo Jean-Mi! : 18:: 6:

A blur on the head, probably because it was moving at the time of shooting. Thank you for the explanations on the Apollo.

Me never had the chance to see this butterfly, I do not know at all, thank you and bravo-sharing Jean-Mi.

Beautiful specimen that had the good idea to ask on a thistle colored box to accommodate its whiteness. 3: