/r/Butterflies
A subreddit community completely and wholeheartedly devoted to the beauty and wonder of the interesting and amazing lives that the complex process of metamorphosis provides for all of us humans in the fantastic colorful creations called butterflies!
This is a subreddit community to share photos and news stories about butterflies.
The second lives of caterpillars.
Colourful dances in the air.
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About ~
A subreddit community completely and wholeheartedly devoted to the beauty and wonder of the interesting and amazing lives that the complex process of metamorphosis provides for all of us humans in the fantastic colorful creations called butterflies! 🦋💕
Rules ~
Sorry, absolutely no merchandise and / or artwork whatsoever! Please do not post links to items you intend to sell. This includes ~ but is not limited to ~ clothing/t-shirts, stickers, jewelry and videos. We also kindly ask that you not post links to discord.
Doing so will result in your post being removed with or without moderator notification. If you make the choice to spam this subreddit community multiple times, it will lead to a ban and Reddit admins will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.
Guidelines for seeking butterfly identification ~
Formatting
Took the photo yourself? Begin the title with [TTM] for ' Took This Myself ' and show us what you captured!
Looking for a species ID? Begin the title with [REQUEST] and direct link to the image in question.
Additionally, if you captured the image in an exotic location or your own locale, let us know where and when the image was taken. This helps with species identification as well as contributing to the experience.
Experience ~
Image Browsers
Resources ~
Butterflies and Moths of North America- collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
North American Butterfly Association- Butterfly Gardening and Habitat Info
A Manual of Tropical Butterfly Farming By Ray Harberd. 35 pg PDF
View 100+ beautiful images of Butterflies
/r/Butterflies
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Always tough to get a good close up.
Was happy with this shot.
05:24 UTC
found what i think is a butterfly today. does anybody know what species?
underside of the wings had white spots on them as well
14:50 UTC
an orange butterfly
21:01 UTC
Unknown butterfly on plumbago
20:21 UTC
Odd acting butterfly followed me
This morning, I noticed a butterfly on my desk. No matter how much I touched its wings, it didn’t fly away. Eventually, I placed it outside the window. Now, eight hours later, I’m in the dining area of my dormitory, about 200 meters from my room, and the same butterfly is here beside me. It doesn’t fly away, no matter how much I touch it. It’s alive and capable of flying—I’ve seen it move its wings. What does it mean?
20:00 UTC
How stunning is this little creature? 🦋
18:05 UTC
Forget me not, on the morning dew
16:22 UTC
Lifer Butterfly - Palmer's Metalmark! In Patagonia, Arizona!
08:21 UTC
This G fritt is not that G fritt part 2
06:11 UTC
Tropical Queen
Taken at South Padre Island, Texas.
23:08 UTC
Buckeye looking a bit ragged at the rear
Southeast Texas
20:49 UTC
A healthy Queen butterfly observed on a wildflower while hiking in the St. Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla County, Florida.
18:28 UTC
Monarch chrysalis
I took this picture of a monarch butterfly ready to eclose 6 years ago and it is still one of my favorites!
17:07 UTC
White Checkered-Skipper feeding on a Zexmenia Wildflower, Austin, Texas
15:39 UTC
Red perriot
12:05 UTC
When a butterfly takes a break: Found on the road
11:58 UTC
Sweet old soul
21:51 UTC
Do you call moths butterflies?
Hi everyone,
I've been quite curious about this distinction since I started to use iNaturalist for insect identification and paying more attention to nature.
My question is not about the typological features and differences, I understand the taxonomy in terms of science, it's mostly about the usage of words - most people I know don't make any distinction between moths and butterflies, so called a moth a butterfly would be totally fine for them, but those who are a bit more savvy insist on differentiating between the two.
So would you be fine with calling a moth a butterfly?
10:57 UTC
sulfur butterfly!
pretty sure this is a clouded sulfur butterfly, very pretty
01:46 UTC
Lil guy
00:33 UTC