Below are selected pictures of butterflies from around the world. More photographs of butterflies are available in the country-specific sections found on the left.
Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2004. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.
blue butterfly at kirindy |
Comet moth |
Argema mittrei (Comet's-tail Moth) |
Butterfly feeding on pink flower in Bali |
Yellow butterfly in Borneo |
Blue and black butterfly in rainforest of Borneo |
Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in Borneo rainforest |
Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter |
Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in Borneo jungle |
Orange butterfly on forest floor in Borneo |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Iguazu Butterflies, Brazil |
Moth, Honduras |
Moth, Honduras |
Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud |
Heliconius sara butterfly |
Rhetus periander butterfly |
Panacea prola butterfly, wings open |
Panacea prola butterfly, wings open |
Lasaia agesilas butterfly |
Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) |
Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) |
Butterfly at night |
Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly feeding on dung |
Black and yellow butterfly |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals in a dirt road |
Butterfly wing |
Reddish-brown moth |
Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar
Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts |
Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand |
Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings |
Orange moth |
Orange, yellow, and black Lycaeninae (?) butterfly with false head at the posterior |
Parides Butterfly, Honduras |
Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud |
Lycorea halia butterfly |
Owl butterfly |
Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed |
Biblis hyperia butterfly, brown to black with red on its wings |
Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge |
Tan and orange butterfly feeding on bird droppings |
Butterfly on beach |
Grey moth |
blue butterflies |
blue butterflies |
butterfly |
Clear winged butterfly |
Moth |
Red clear-wing butterfly |
Teal and black butterflies |
Teal and black butterflies |
Urania riphaeus moth |
Urania riphaeus |
White moth |
Yellow and blue butterfly |
Yellow and blue butterfly on ground |
Brown butterfly with white wing markings |
Black butterfly with white markings in Java
Black butterfly with white spots in Java |
Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed |
Black and light blue butterfly on leaf |
Yellow-spotted butterfly in leaf litter |
Orange butterfly in Borneo |
Butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings |
Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings and red and white sections on the wings near the abdomen |
Black butterfly with iridescent purple-blue spots on the underwings |
Black butterfly with white markings |
Iridescent blue and black butterfly in hand |
Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand |
Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings |
Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings |
Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings |
Orange moth |
Butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach |
Skipper butterfly on leaf |
Oahu Butterfly |
Blue Morpho Caterpillar, Honduras |
Blue Morpho Caterpillar, Honduras |
Butterfly, Honduras |
Heliconius charitonius, Honduras |
Moth, Honduras
Butterflies, Honduras |
Butterfly, Honduras |
Owl Butterfly, Honduras |
Owl Butterfly, Honduras |
Parides Butterfly, Honduras |
Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species) |
Black moth with orange and green markings |
White butterfly |
Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry |
Unknown butterfly with orange, brown, and white markings on outer part of the wing |
Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings |
Arawacus butterfly |
Unknown butterfly with orange, brown, and white markings on outer part of the wing |
Panacea prola butterfly, wings open |
Panacea prola butterfly, wings closed |
Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing |
Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing |
Yellow-green butterfly, possibly Nessaea obrinus with wings closed |
Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown) |
Possibly a morpho butterfly (species unknown) |
Adelpha iphiclus butterfly on pebbles |
Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf |
Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth |
Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank |
Callicore cynosura butterfly feeding on minerals from a muddy river bank |
Butterfly on hand |
Brown, black, and white butterfly |
Group of Male Perrhybris pamela and yellow and black butterflies |
Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata |
Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)
Heliconius sara butterfly |
Heliconius butterfly |
Unknown butterfly, lime green wings with beige to yellow border |
Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly |
Black-and-white butterfly with orange eyespot in Peru |
Diaethria clymena butterfly |
Butterfly in the rainforest canopy |
Butterfly, Thailand |
Black, blue and white butterfly in Uganda |
Butterfly with black wings and white spots |
Butterfly |
Aqua and black butterfly on blade of grass |
Red butterfly with blue eyes |
Butterfly |
Black and white butterfly |
Butterflies gathering to feed on elephant dung |
Black and yellow butterflies feeding on minerals in elephant dung |
Hundreds of butterflies feeding on elephant dung |
Hundreds of yellow and black butterflies feeding on minerals and moisture in a pile of elephant dung |
Butterfly wing |
Butterfly wing |
Butterfly wing |
Butterfly
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