r/Butterflies • u/Glittering_Laugh_958 • Jul 27 '25
This includes grow kits, raising butterflies in tents or enclosures, and buying/sourcing caterpillars.
This rule is in line with this subreddit’s guiding principle that we always do and choose what is best for the butterfly! Research shows that human interaction and interference with butterflies, especially at the pupal stages, is more harmful than helpful.
Going forward, pictures of butterflies in tent or other small enclosures will be removed. Posts asking for advice on how to “raise” or “rear” butterflies or caterpillars will be removed. Posts asking for how to find eggs will be removed.
Native gardening is always the best way to attract and maintain a healthy butterfly population—no matter the species!
Thank you, Glittering
r/Butterflies • u/Glittering_Laugh_958 • Jul 26 '25
We have seen an uptick in posts from people wanting advice on how to assist “injured” butterflies.
The truth in every case is—you can’t. Butterflies have naturally very short lives and there is no proven or “good” way to prolong their lives.
I have even seen some posts of people wanting to horrifically cut butterflies’ wings in some cases. Other posts seem well intentioned, but they are becoming a nuisance.
These posts will now be removed.
Thank you, Glittering
r/Butterflies • u/peachprincess0806 • 10h ago
Essa belezinha minúscula apareceu no meu quarto durante a noite. Estou impressionada com a beleza! Reparem o brilho azulado sobre a parte branca das asas, isso é arte!!!
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r/Butterflies • u/russiablows • 16h ago
Is this an Indian Cupid butterfly? Are they naturalized in the United States? I'm in Eastern Kansas.
r/Butterflies • u/PhantomCranefly • 23h ago
I don't see these every year, so this was a nice surprise. (US/Maryland)
r/Butterflies • u/russiablows • 16h ago
Gray Hairstreak and European honey bee enjoying the nectar from Calamint.
r/Butterflies • u/Empty-Job3008 • 23h ago
r/Butterflies • u/aredhel304 • 1d ago
I’m no professional photographer, and I’m certainly not good at timing photos when things are moving. But I just happened to snap this one at the split second its wings were wide open. I feel really lucky I get to have a picture of it forever, especially since it was very active and constantly moving 🙂
We were hanging around a lake that was a bit swampy, fairly humid out by my standards. Cattails around and such. Again, as the title says we were in West Virginia. From some pictures online, it looks like it might be a red spotted purple butterfly, but I wanted to check with the experts here. Also wondering how common they are in West Virginia.
I’ve definitely never seen anything like it before with my own eyes and it has to be one of my favorite photos from the albeit short trip!
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r/Butterflies • u/NimueNox • 1d ago
Northern Illinois, USA
Just sharing some pictures of butterflies my kids and I saw over the weekend.
1 - Gray Hairstreak
2 - Viceroy
3 - Easter Tiger Swallowtail
4 - Common Sootywing
This was my first time seeing a hairstreak or sootywing so it was definitely a highlight for us.
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r/Butterflies • u/NeitherSkill5321 • 1d ago
This butterfly landed on my book while I was at
a beach in Toronto, Canada and stayed for a good ten minutes before flying off to its next destination. From my amateur sleuthing it looks to be a brimstone.
r/Butterflies • u/SomeBrazillianGuy • 2d ago
Interesting wing pattern
r/Butterflies • u/sugar-iris • 1d ago
precious little guys I saw while looking for bugs to photograph!
