Butterflies

Butterflies mean a lot to people, and each person may have their take on how special they are to them. But, If you’ve ever had the chance just to sit …

The Leopard butterfly is a bright orange Nymphalid that loves the sunlight. They usually avoid shaded areas. These beautiful butterflies are extremely active, and they love flying around. They can …

The Luzon Peacock Swallowtail (Papilio Chikae) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Papilionidae. They are endemic to the Phillippines and listed as endangered by the IUCN and ESA. They …

The Duke Of Burgundy (Hamearis Lucina) is a beautiful European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. They can be found in Spain, the UK, and Sweden. Male Duke Of Burgundy butterflies …

The Grey Baron (Euthalia Anosia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in the Indomalayan realm. Grey Baron’s have a wingspan of 65-85 mm. There isn’t much information …

The Blue Swallowtail (Battus Philenor) is a beautiful butterfly that also goes by the name of the Pipevine Swallowtail. Found in North America and Central America. Blue Swallowtail butterflies live …

The Golden Birdwing (Troides Aeacus) is a beautiful large butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family. These beautiful butterflies have a wingspan of about 5.9-6.3 inches. The females are larger than …

The Common Swordtail butterfly (Graphium Policenes), or the Small Striped Swordtail butterfly. Is a beautiful butterfly that is in the family Papilionidae. They have a wingspan of 55-60 mm in …

The Blue-Rayed Metalmark (Lyropteryx Apollonia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Riodinidae. The wingspan of the Blue-Rayed Metalmark is about 1.4-1.7 inches. This is a rare species that is …

The Lime Swallowtail (Papilio Demoleus) is a beautiful butterfly! Also known as the Lime butterfly, Lemon butterfly, and the Chequered butterfly, according to Wikipedia. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it doesn’t …

The Ornithoptera Chimaera or Chimaera Birdwing butterfly is a stunning butterfly. These beautiful butterflies are very large and beautiful. It lives high in the mountains of New Guinea, and they …

Saint Francis’ Satyrs Butterfly (Neonympha Mitchellii Francisci) is an endangered butterfly found only in the US state of North Carolina. According to Wikipedia, this beautiful butterfly was first discovered in …

The Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Icaricia Icarioides Fenderi) is a beautiful butterfly endemic to the Willamette Valley of northwestern Oregon, United States. The Fender’s Blue butterfly was first documented in the …

The Bay Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas Editha Bayensis) is one of the six rarest butterfly species. It’s also on the verge of extinction. They are endemic to the San Francisco Bay …

The Sunset Moth is a beautiful stunning moth. They are considered a butterfly and is endemic to Madagascar. They are found in most parts of the islands and are generally …

The White Morpho Butterfly (Morpho Polyphemus) is a white butterfly of Mexico and Central America, ranging as far south as Costa Rica. The wings of the Polyphemus White Morpho butterfly …

The Clipper butterfly (Parthenos Sylvia) is a beautiful butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. These beautiful butterflies mostly live in forested areas. Clipper butterflies are fast-flying, and they have …

The American moth-butterflies is a beautiful butterfly representing the superfamily Hedyloidea. They can be found in North America, South America, Peru, the Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, and Trinidad. The …

This beautiful Orange Oakleaf butterfly was filmed, showing its stunning beauty by @rohitrana187. The beautiful butterfly has the best of both worlds. When its wings are closed, the Orange Oakleaf …

Watch thousands of beautiful butterflies flood the clear blue sky. Probably one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen. Butterflies are so beautiful they bring tears to some peoples …

The Chimaera Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera Chimaera) is a beautiful birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in mountain areas of New Guinea, 1000 meters above sea level. Chimaera …

The Bhutan Glory butterfly (Bhutanitis Lidderdalii) is a beautiful butterfly of the swallowtail butterfly family (Papillonidae). They are found in Bhutan, parts of northeastern India, and of Southeast Asia. According …

Prostrate milkweed, a rare plant native to Texas and Northeastern Mexico, is an important support system for bees and monarch butterflies. But now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is …

The Many-Banded Daggerwing butterfly (Marpesia Chiron) is a species of daggerwings, map butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. These beautiful butterflies are found in Central America, North America, and South America, …

The Large Fairy Hairstreak butterfly (Hypolycaena Antiifaunus) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. These beautiful butterflies can be found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, …

The Zambezi Paradise Skipper butterfly (Abantis Zambesiaca) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. These beautiful butterflies can be found in western and southern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of …

The Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Machaon) is one of the rarest and most beautiful butterflies. They are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papillonidae and include over 550 species. These beautiful …

The Quino Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas Editha Quino) is a beautiful butterfly native to southern California and northwestern Baja California. The Quino Checkerspot butterfly is listed under the federal Endangered Species …

The Marsh Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas Aurinia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Commonly distributed in the Palearctic region, the Marsh Fritillary butterfly’s common name derives from one of …

The Queen Of Spain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria Lathonia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. They are found in Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and the eastern Palearctic …

The common Brown butterfly (Heteronympha Merope) is a beautiful butterfly active in spring and summer when there is sunshine and plenty of flowers to feed on. The Common Brown butterfly …

The Ulysses butterfly (Papilio Ulysses) is a beautiful large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspan …

The Gynandromorph of the Common Blue butterfly is a rare and beautiful “half male” and “half female” butterfly. The Common Blue is a sexually dimorphic species with males bright blue …

Meet the extremely rare “half male,” “half female” butterfly that was found in Hertfordshire. The Gynandromorph “Great Mormon (Papilio Memnon)” butterfly was discovered at Butterfly World in St. Albans. Butterfly …

The Zebra Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius Charithonia) is a beautiful butterfly designated to the state of Florida in 1996. The Zebra Longwing is a neotropical butterfly that occurs in extreme southern …

The Sylphina Angel butterfly (Chorinea Sylphina) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Riodinidae. They can be found in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The adults fly in full sunshine but …

The Orange Sulphur butterfly (Colias Eurytheme) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Pieridae, also known as the Alfalfa butterfly. These beautiful butterflies can be found throughout North America, from …

The Postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene) is a beautiful brightly colored butterfly found throughout Central and South America. The Postman butterfly was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage …

The Grecian Shoemaker butterfly (Catonephele Numilia), also known as Blue-Frosted Catone, Blue-Frosted Banner, or Stoplight Catone, is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family found in Central and South America. …

The Golden Tailed Hairstreak butterfly (Habrodais Grunus) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. They are found in southern Arizona, Oregon, California, and Mexico. They have a wingspan of …

The Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola Jurtina) is common throughout Britain and Ireland. These beautiful butterflies are the most abundant butterfly species in many habitats. You may even see hundreds of …

According to Country Life, the rare Duke of Burgundy butterfly has received a significant boost from the discovery of a new colony in Dorset Farmland, attributed to a farmer’s efforts …

The Dingy Skipper butterfly is found in Britain and Ireland, but they are becoming rare. They have grey-brown wings with mottled brown markings and two rows of small white spots. …

The White Peacock butterfly (Anartia Jatrophae) is a beautiful Neotropical species that is common in Central America and the Caribbean, as well as southern Texas and Florida. They can also …

The Island Marble butterfly (Euchloe Ausonides Insulanus) is a beautiful-looking white-greenish butterfly, with a marble texture under the hind wing. They have a wingspan of about 1.5 and 2 inches. …

The Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus Imperialis) is a beautiful butterfly found in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China. The green iridescence of the wings is due to the three-dimensional photonic …

The Purple-Stained Daggerwing butterfly (Marpesia) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They are found in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms. Being part of Nymphalidae the largest family of …

The Goliath Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera Goliath) is one of the most stunning beautiful butterflies in the world. The Goliath Birdwing butterfly is the second-largest butterfly in the world. They are …

The Scarlet Peacock butterfly (Anartia Amathea) is a beautiful butterfly found primarily in South Africa. According to Wikipedia, these beautiful butterflies are very similar to the banded peacock or Anartia …

The forest Queen butterfly (Euxanthe Wakefieldi) is a beautiful African butterfly that specifically inhibits forest areas where sunlight can penetrate through the tree canopy. Forest Queen butterflies love to eat …

The Banded Yeoman butterfly (Cirrochroa Orissa) is a beautiful Indomalayan species of Heliconiine butterfly found in Singapore and has only been encountered at a few sites in the nature reserves.

The Fiery Satyr butterfly (Lasiophila Orbifera) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The majority of these stunning butterflies are found commonly in the cloudforests of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, …

The Blue-spotted Charaxes butterfly (Charaxes Ameliae) are beautiful African butterfly species. Blue-spotted Charaxes are mostly found in the Southern Africa region, especially in evergreen forests. These beautiful butterflies feed on …

The Yellow-edged Giant Owl butterfly (Caligo Atreus) is a beautiful butterfly with a distinctive iridescent dark blue gradient on its dorsal. The hind wings have a bright yellow coloration that …

The Tropical Blue Wave butterfly (Myscelia Cyaniris) is a small butterfly species found in Central America and South America. The visible white lines and the bright blue colors on the …

The Starry Night Cracker butterfly (Hamadryas Laodamia) is a beautiful species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The Starry Night Cracker butterfly is a black butterfly with iridescent blue …

The Striped Blue Crow butterfly (Euploea Mulciber) is a large beautiful butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. Males have a brighter blue on the upperside’s forewing with the hindwing …

The Prola Beauty butterfly (Panacea Prola) also known as the Red Flasher, is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. These beautiful butterflies are found in South America. The Prola …

The Purple Spotted Swallowtail butterfly (Graphium Weisjei) is a gorgeous butterfly in the swallowtail family; Papillionidae. They can be found only in the highlands of New Guinea. The Purple Spotted …

The Purple Mort Bleu butterfly (Eryphanis Polyxena) is a beautiful butterfly that resembles the owl butterflies in terms of appearance. Purple Mort Bleu butterflies rarely open their wings. They are …

The Holly Blue butterfly (Celastrina Argiolus) is a beautiful butterfly with bright blue wings. The Holly blue butterfly can easily be identified in early spring, as it emerges well before …

The Commodores butterfly was described by Jacob Hubner in 1819 and is a Nymphalid butterfly. The Commodores butterfly is a medium to large butterfly with a wingspan of up to …

The Gaudy Commodore Butterfly (Precis Octavia) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. These beautiful butterflies are native to Africa. The Gaudy Commodore was first described by Pieter Cramer …

The Eleus Orange Forester Butterfly (Euphaedra Eleus) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Their habitat consists of primary forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy. Adult Eleus Orange …

The Common Ceres Forester butterfly (Euphaedra Phaethusa) is a stunning butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. The first thing you’ll notice about these beautiful butterflies is the beautiful color patterns of …

The Pea Blue butterfly (Lampides Boeticus) is a beautiful long-tailed blue small butterfly with purplish-blue coloration on the upper side. These beautiful butterflies can be found in Europe, Africa, Asia, …

The Red Lacewing butterfly (Cethosia Biblis) is a beautiful species of heliconiine butterfly that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. You can’t help but notice how beautiful these lovely butterflies are. …

The Two-Tailed Pasha butterfly (Charazxes Jasius) is a medium to large butterfly within the family Nymphalidae. These beautiful butterflies have a wingspan of about 76-100mm and may be found in …

The Clipper butterfly (Parthenos Sylvia) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalid family. These beautiful butterflies can be found in Australia and Asia, mostly in forested areas. Clipper butterflies are …

The Variable Beautymark Butterfly (Rhetus Periander) is a stunning butterfly of the family Riodinidae. These beautiful butterflies can be found in most of Central America, South America, Mexico, Brazil, and …

The Scarlet Mormon (Papilio Rumanzovia) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The Scarlet Mormon is also known as the Red Mormon, named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz after …

The Common Brown butterfly (Heteronympha Merope) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. They are found in south-eastern Queensland, New South Wals, Victoria, and Tasmania. They have a wingspan …

The Common Archduke butterfly (Lexias Pardalis) is a tropical forest-dwelling butterfly that is common throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. The Common Archduke butterfly is a member of the brush-footed butterfly …

The Pacific Green Sphinx moth (Proserpinus Lucidus) is a really cool looking beautiful moth that flies in early spring. They’re ubiquitous in foothill steppe habitats east of the Cascades but …

The Luna moth (Actias Luna) is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, a group known as Giant Silk moths. The Luna moth is also known as the American Moon …

The Arizona Sister butterfly (Adelpha Eulalia) is a large brown/black butterfly with white bands and orange spots on its forewings. The Arizona Sister butterfly is a species of butterfly in …

The Antillean Daggerwing Butterfly (Marpesia Eleuchea) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They are bright orange with heavy black stripes. They have a wingspan of 2 5/8-3 1/4 …

The Lamplight Actinote butterfly (Altinote Ozomene) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. They can be found in Mexico and throughout Panama. You can’t help but notice the stunning …

The Glittering Sapphire butterfly (Lasaia Agesilas) is also known as the Black-patch bluemark or Narses Metalmark. These beautiful rare butterflies are native to Central America and South America. They range …

The Red-Bordered Pixie Butterfly (Melanis Pixe) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. They have a wingspan of about 1.6 …

The American Copper butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) is a beautiful butterfly with bright orange and pale brownish-grey wings and a few blue spots. These beautiful butterflies prefer chalk downlands, heathland, and …

The Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly (Battus Philenor) is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The first thing you probably notice about these beautiful butterflies is their vibrant …

The Common Streaky-Skipper Butterfly (Celotes Nessus) is a stunning butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They are found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Northern Mexico. They have a …

The Guava Skipper (Phocides Polybius) is a butterfly in the skipper family. They have distinctive red spots at the top of their wings. They have a wingspan of 1.7-2.5 inches. …

The Western Sheep moth (Hemileuca Eglanterina) is a beautiful moth in the Saturniidae family. They have a beautiful color of yellow-orange, cream, and pink with black markings. The upper side …

The Blue Tiger moth (Dysphania Nelera) is a beautiful day-flying moth in the family Geometridae and is typical of the tribe Dysphaniini. They have a wingspan of 2.0-3.3 inches, and …

The Chickweed Geometer moth (Haematopis Grataria) is found throughout the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. The color and patterns of these moths are pretty distinctive. Their …

The Scarlet-Bodied wasp moth is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The Scarlet-Bodied wasp moth has an extraordinarily bright, beautiful red body and transparent wings edged in black. They have …

The Io moth (Automeris io) has a beautiful-looking North American moth. These beauties range from Canada, Dakotas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Costa Rico. The primary color on its wing is …

The Small Emperor moth (Saturnia Pavonia) is a spectacular moth that displays beautiful colors on its wings. Small Emperor moths are daytime flying moths that are easily mistaken for butterflies. …

The Cinnabar Moth (Tyria Jacobaeae) is an arctiid moth found in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, and New Zealand. The Cinnabar moth is a brightly colored moth with distinctive pinkish-red …

The Large Emerald moth (Geometra Papilionaria) is a large bright green attractive moth with a wingspan of 50-65mm. Adult Large Emerald moths rest with their wings spread and raised at …

The Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) is a beautiful moth to look at. They have a stunning pattern on their wings, and you can’t help but admire their beauty. The …

The Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia Interrogationis) is a North American nymphalid butterfly that is extremely beautiful. So, if you’re lucky enough to see one of these beautiful butterflies, make sure …

The Tailed Jay butterfly (Graphium Agamemnon) is a lovely tropical green and black butterfly. The Tailed Jay butterfly belongs to the swallowtail family. They are also called the Green-Spotted Triangle, …

The White Admiral butterfly (Limenitis Camilla) is beautiful in every way. They have stunning white-banded black wings, with a wingspan of 60-64mm. The White Admiral butterfly is considered a North …

The Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis Paphia) is a beautiful orange and black spotted butterfly found in Algeria, Europe, Temperate Asia, and Japan. They have a 54-70mm wingspan, with the males being …

The Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) is found in temperate regions of North Africa, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the island regions of Hawaii and the Caribbean. They …

The Purple Emperor butterfly (Apatura Iris) is a beautiful colored butterfly located in central-southern England. The Purple Emperor butterfly is a butterfly in the Nymphalids family. Their wingspan is 75-84mm …

The Northern Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia Artaxerxes) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. They can be found in Britain, Europe, Scotland, Northern England, and much of the Palearctic realm. …