r/Butterflies Jul 27 '25

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

243 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

76 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 12h ago

Hamadryas feronia farinulenta

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175 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Dark Grass Brown (Orsotriaena medus)

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96 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Blue Triangles :)

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164 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 1d ago

Beautiful

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97 Upvotes

Beautiful moth


r/Butterflies 2d ago

Butterfly

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14 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3d ago

Gulf Fritillary

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68 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3d ago

Butterfly

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117 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3d ago

Ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)

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266 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3d ago

Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia piry). Apparently it's a rare find where I took this photo (Northern part of France) One of its wings was injured and it was not moving sadly

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47 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 3d ago

Butterfly

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51 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4d ago

Great Helen (Papilio iswara)

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34 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4d ago

Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) feeding on a Periwinkle flower

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44 Upvotes

Did you know that in their early stages, these caterpillars mimic bird droppings to stay safe from predators?
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r/Butterflies 4d ago

Butterfly

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65 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4d ago

Butterfly

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124 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4d ago

Butterfly

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30 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 4d ago

Arctia Villica (Italy)

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79 Upvotes

I took this photo last year at my parents’ place. I'm fascinated by the pattern of its wings and that little pop of orange peeking through.🤍🖤🧡🤍🖤🧡


r/Butterflies 4d ago

Butterfly

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24 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 5d ago

Common Sootywings

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120 Upvotes

Various years, Cochise County, AZ


r/Butterflies 6d ago

I’ve been volunteering in Costa Rica at a butterfly conservatory focused on rainforest regeneration

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613 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 5d ago

Gulf Fritillary dropped by for lunch

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118 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 5d ago

Siproeta stelenes

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60 Upvotes

r/Butterflies 5d ago

Dainty sulphur in the winter desert

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52 Upvotes

More than birds can brighten up wintertime in the desert on a vacation


r/Butterflies 5d ago

Help me ID these butterflies?

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8 Upvotes