Cyanea Butterfly
The cyanea butterfly found in the Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. There is a pale blue to white patch on the hindwing. Females are white with a broad black border and a row of blue edged black spots.
The cyanea butterfly found in the Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. There is a pale blue to white patch on the hindwing. Females are white with a broad black border and a row of blue edged black spots.
Claudina Agriasis found from Venezuela and Guyana to Bolivia.It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish.
The leopard lacewing butterfly is found from India to southern China and Indochina.
The black-veined white butterfly is a large butterfly. It survives in much of Europe but it has been extinct in Great Britain since about 1925. It was a favourite of Sir Winston Churchill who tried to reintroduce the beautiful species to Southern England where it used to thrive in earlier times. He released colonies of…
Agrias narcissus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.It is found in South America.
Papilionobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed onUgandan greenheart, species of evergreen tree native to Africa.
Colotis auxo, commonly known as the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round.
Red & Blue Prepona is found in South and Central America. The underside wings are patterned. They have a robust appearance allowing fast flight. They are found in both lowland and montane tropical wet forests.
Red Austria are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. They have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up.
The Indian Leaf butterfly also called the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. When its wings are closed, it looks like a dry leaf with dark veins. It is a spectacular and commonly known example of camouflage. The orange oakleaf is a powerful flier and…
These butterflies are native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. The underside of their wings is pale brownish, while the upperside is dark with a distinct bright blue band.
The yellow admiral or Australian admiral is a butterfly native to Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Islands. It is a medium-sized butterfly. The upperside of the forewings are dark brown to black toward the outer edges, with three small white patches and a wide, bright yellow bar, and dull red nearer the…