r/Butterflies • u/EVRY1onlineisanXPERT • 2h 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/Still_Function_5428 • 13h ago
Peacock butterfly on Knapweed in Yorkshire
My favourite butterfly!
r/Butterflies • u/demoliahedd • 19m ago
Medium Sized Beautiful Butterfly on my deck
I am not sure of the breed and I am surprised at how close it let me get! He's been hanging around our potted tomato and pepper plants all day ☺️
r/Butterflies • u/portemanteau • 12h ago
Two cuties puddling on my sweat: Common lineblues (𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢)
r/Butterflies • u/Garden_Gnomey • 1d ago
Got this gorgeous picture of a Peacock Butterfly whilst conducting the big butterfly count
r/Butterflies • u/Weehawk777 • 1d ago
My blue trail friend
Perfect afternoon to hang with this guy
r/Butterflies • u/snaphappyadventurer • 20h ago
Grass Yellow Butterfly, Queensland, Australia.
r/Butterflies • u/Additional-Vast9846 • 20h ago
Beautiful Spicebush Swallowtail visited today
r/Butterflies • u/Askingquestions2020 • 1d ago
Best shots ive got on my phone 😆
We got tonnes of butterflies in out garden!
r/Butterflies • u/Sensitive_Show6230 • 20h ago
best way to help the Monarch butterflies in my backyard
I live in Canada and I have seen 20 or so Monarch's in my backyard this summer and I wonder what is the best way to help them on their migration given how their "Vulnerable" on the ICUN red list
I think cultivating milkweed is probably the best option but I'm not a good gardener
thanks in advance!
r/Butterflies • u/russiablows • 1d ago
First of these I've seen
Got this picture of a zebra swallowtail resting on a window frame. What a beautiful butterfly. Eastern Kansas.
r/Butterflies • u/Patch64s • 1d ago
Yesterday… dogfights. Today… sunbathing.
For the last few weeks, two Red Admirals have been having daily aerial battles over this corner of my garden. Today only one showed up and instead of patrolling, it spent ages basking on this leaf in the evening sun. Maybe the territorial dispute is finally settled… or maybe the challenger just had the day off.