Atalanta ...

It was a beautiful day. Saw a lot of bees in the backyard. But I would like a butterfly. First I saw a cabbage butterfly. The picture failed because the butterfly perched on a white dame's gilliflower, Hesperis matronalis, in the bright sunlight ...

After some time an Atalanta fluttered over the fence and perched on a more or less violet variety of the same plant. Now I saw a lot of contrast and an interesting background. The shutter clicked ...

Thank you so much JDO for being so kind hosting this challenge for us this month!

As often best seen in large ...