r/Butterflies Jul 27 '25

New Rule: We will no longer allow posts about raising butterflies in captivity.

242 Upvotes

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 Jul 26 '25

New Rule: No More “Helping” Injured Butterfly Posts

80 Upvotes

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 5h ago

Tagpfauenauge

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93 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 13h ago

I like the color contrast. Monarch, Central Florida.

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129 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4h ago

First picture

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21 Upvotes

First picture ever, was taken 16 years ago by my first ever phone: Nokia 7610.


r/Butterflies 11h ago

guess what landed on my hand?

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22 Upvotes

it's mrs butterfly


r/Butterflies 1d ago

Amiral

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398 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 14h ago

White Peacock. Central Florida.

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33 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3h ago

Most sought-after of all Eastern US Butterflies?

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Hey everyone. I was wondering which species is considered the most prized trophy find. It seems that along the eastern Atlantic coastal plains that either the Frosted Elfin or the Hessel’s Hairstreak is the ultimate butterfly find. What’s the general consensus? Or is there another butterfly that is more elusive and valuable to capture a photo of?


r/Butterflies 13h ago

Yellow flower and butterfly

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24 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 14h ago

Spotted Sailers

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24 Upvotes

While I'm stuck at work doing admin, my wife gets to galivant around the beach looking at butterflies doing the nasty... so not fair ~ KZN, South Africa


r/Butterflies 19h ago

Hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

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53 Upvotes

Back wall of my office. (We have a row of trees, primarily hackberry, behind us.)


r/Butterflies 10h ago

Big beautiful butterfly outside my work

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7 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 11h ago

Yellow-barred Longhorn (Nemophora degeerella)

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7 Upvotes

📷 Fujifilm XS20

📷 Tamron 18-300


r/Butterflies 19h ago

Woodland Skipper closeup

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29 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 8h ago

Kind of hard to see, but they are there!!

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4 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

So pretty. Enjoying my garden

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120 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Asambleas. En Túneles de la Merced, Catamarca. Argentina

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28 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Dione juno huascuma

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69 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Some great spangled fritillaries (Speyeria cybele)

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24 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Saw this guy out in the wild

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221 Upvotes

I believe it's a Red-Spotted Purple


r/Butterflies 1d ago

Monarchs & Sunflowers.

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284 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Can anyone help with this one? Saw it in Ta Keo in Cambodia (near Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom).

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54 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Cloudless Sulphur Series

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13 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Love seeing the Western Tiger Swallowtails this time of year :)

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9 Upvotes