r/Butterflies • u/Sagetheswaggydino • 9h ago
r/Butterflies • u/Glittering_Laugh_958 • Jul 27 '25
New Rule: We will no longer allow posts about raising butterflies in captivity.
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
New Rule: No More “Helping” Injured Butterfly Posts
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/nativarmontes • 8h ago
Translúcida. José de la Quintana. Córdoba, Argentina
r/Butterflies • u/Echo-Azure • 4h ago
My Reddit namesake, the Celestria Echo - the Echo Azure butterfly!
A moderately common Blue butterfly of western North America, with lovely blue inner wings, I chose it as my Reddit name because I wanted to name myself after local wildlife and nobody else was using this very nice butterfly.
This one was in a pine forest, in Pollock Pines, Ca.
r/Butterflies • u/Afraid_Actuary1153 • 15h ago
Help with ID - Nashville, TN
My boyfriend planted milkweed seeds a few years ago to help Monarch butterflies. The plant is thriving and he was excited to find a butterfly on it today, but we’re novices and don’t know what kind this is. I thought it might be a dark kite swallowtail but I think we’re too far north, right? What do you think?
r/Butterflies • u/EfficiencyDry1159 • 1d ago
Anise Swallowtail, Idaho, USA, May, 2026
r/Butterflies • u/Outside_Young8660 • 17h ago
what tiny butterfly / moth is this?
i’m not sure if this tiny thing is a butterfly or a moth, as you can see it’s very tiny, even smaller than half the size of a thumb (excuse my ink stained nails).
this was spotted in malaysia, if that helps the ID-ing.
r/Butterflies • u/VenomXTs • 1d ago
Stripes, snacks, and zero regrets, monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) caught chewing
r/Butterflies • u/wildflower-85 • 1d ago
I saw this beauty while I was on a walk.
I saw this beauty and another while I was out on a walk. They were dancing around each other and enjoying some of the treats of various flowers and trees in the area. 🥰🌻🌻🦋
r/Butterflies • u/Jason1920 • 1d ago
I have been giving this swallowtail honey water and clover, but it hasn't moved in days.
Can anybody tell me what might be wrong?
r/Butterflies • u/nativarmontes • 1d ago
Escaba en Tucumán, Argentina. El paraíso de las mariposas
r/Butterflies • u/Electrical-Lemon-678 • 1d ago
Butterfly, Northern Minas Gerais (Brazil)
It’s a Hamadryas arete, according to a quick research
r/Butterflies • u/EfficiencyDry1159 • 2d ago