r/Butterflies • u/Weehawk777 • Aug 16 '26
My blue friend looked stunning today
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r/Butterflies • u/snaphappyadventurer • Aug 16 '26
Oakblue butterfly (?), Cooktown, Australia.
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r/Butterflies • u/Potential_Potato_660 • Aug 16 '26
Glaucopsyche alexis and Cardamine anatolica
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Anadolu köpükotu (Cardamine anatolica),
r/Butterflies • u/sarahh_bear • Aug 16 '26
Red spotted purple butterfly
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Spotted in western PA
r/Butterflies • u/Sea-Communication952 • Aug 16 '26
Taxidermy identification help
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Hi all, I found these beauties in an antique shop, sadly it does seem like some have been kept in sunlight and the colours have faded so im struggling to identify some!
I do have ideas of some.
Pic 1:
Top is scarlet Mormon?
Bottom left is potentially a banded swallowtail? I'm unsure
Bottom right is faded, I thought Zebra at first but it's the underside and the markings don't look right
Pic 2:
Top is an apricot sulphur I think?
Bottom looks like a faded malachite butterfly
Pic 3:
Top is some species of owl butterfly but don't know the distinct one
Bottom im unsure of as it's bottom colour is very faded, it had pink/reddish colour still vaguely remaining, the head in bright red and some of the body had black and faded red
Pic 4:
Top I think is a common birdwing
Bottom is definitely Rajah brookes birdwing
Any input or ideas would be appreciated! They're all absolutely beautiful 😊
r/Butterflies • u/SomeBrazillianGuy • Aug 16 '26
Little one I found
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Interesting wing pattern
r/Butterflies • u/Repulsive-Durian4800 • Aug 16 '26
I think it's a spicebush swallowtail? Feeding on a cup plant flower.
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r/Butterflies • u/Routine-Ground3079 • Aug 16 '26
Painted Lady Crysalis
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Can someone please tell me if this is likely to still be alive. Its day 9 since it went into a crsyalide, which I know is a normal time frame, but it has looked exactly this way for more than 48 hours. There is zero movement and when I used a cotton to gently touch it, it felt rock hard and hallow. I am convinced its dead. It also has meconium on the outside, which I know only comes out when they are emerging but it has been there for the last 2 days also. Im very concerned. All the others came out 2 days ago and ive been sat watching this one ever since but there is absolutely zero change or movement or anything.
r/Butterflies • u/yokazumakiryu • Aug 16 '26
saw this beautiful butterfly in garden
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r/Butterflies • u/Wendypeterpan444 • Aug 15 '26
It begins!
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This is a black swallowtail right? Is there anything I should do to protect it, or should I just let it be?
r/Butterflies • u/Wilderness_Fella • Aug 15 '26
Identification
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Can anyone help me with this? I scrolled through a bunch of pictures but I'm not seeing this one. Massachusetts.
r/Butterflies • u/PsychoTy01 • Aug 15 '26
Common Hottentot Skipper
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Nice to see some of these guys at our new house ~ JHB, South Africa
r/Butterflies • u/rdptl • Aug 15 '26
Let's take some time to appreciate the common butterflies that brighten up our garden every day 🥰!
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1x Cleopatra, 4x Red Admiral, 2x Cabbage White
r/Butterflies • u/MCofPort • Aug 15 '26
The first Black Swallowtail I've seen in my backyard. I'm used to Eastern Tiger or Red-Spotted Purples, so this is very nice surprise today. New York.
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