Ten Rare Butterflies in the World

1, Blue Splash Butterfly: This huge and gorgeous sapphire butterfly has a wingspan of 5.5 inches and is native to the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. This butterfly is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss and collection.

2. Island Marble Butterfly: This butterfly is unique to the San Juan Islands in Washington. Once considered extinct, it was discovered in 1998 and listed as an endangered species since 2020. It is a subspecies of butterfly, called "Marbles".

3.Scopes Swallowtail: This kind of swallowtail originated in southern Florida and reached the Caribbean Sea. Its wingspan is 3.25 to 3.75 inches, and its wings are dark brown with yellow stripes. There is a rust-colored plaque at the bottom of the hind wing, which is dotted with pink-blue spots. You can tell the difference between a female insect and a male insect, because the female insect's tentacles are all black, while the male insect's tentacles are black and the end is yellow. The protection of the House Papilio is still fragile, and it is only found in southern Florida.

4. Indian Emperor: This butterfly, also known as the Indian monarch butterfly, is found in the eastern Himalayas. Because of its spectacular appearance, although it is protected by India and Nepal, it is still sought after by collectors. This kind of butterfly is related to similar butterflies, so it is difficult to tell them apart. They live between 6000 feet and 10000 feet above sea level. Its position is almost threatened.

5. Zebra has wings: The color of this butterfly is reminiscent of zebra's black and white stripes, although careful observation shows that there are red spots at the base of its wings, which span 2.8 to 3.9 inches. It is native to South America and Central America, and is also found in some places in the southern United States. This makes its range of activities very large for butterflies. Winged zebras live in groups to protect themselves from predators. In addition, they are unusual for butterflies, because they eat pollen, and their bodies turn pollen into chemicals that make butterflies toxic. Not only that, by ingesting pollen, zebra winged butterflies live much longer than other butterflies. As of 202 1, the protected status of this butterfly is safe, but pesticides have destroyed the butterfly population in Florida. Like bees, butterflies have encountered the problem of colony collapse.

6. Chimera Bird Wing: This huge colorful butterfly is found in the mountains of New Guinea. Males are bright green and yellow with black spots. The female is larger than the male, dark brown, with white spots on the front wings. Her hind wings are mostly white with black spots. The wingspan of male chimera birds is 2.76 to 5.9 inches, and that of females is 3. 15 to 7.09 inches. Adults suck the nectar of Buddha flowers and hibiscus flowers, while caterpillars eat the leaves of pepper vines. As expected, collectors are eager for this butterfly, but they need a license to collect it. As of 202 1, it is considered to be in danger.

7. Glory of Bhutan: The glory of Bhutan is a swallowtail butterfly, but what is different is that its front wings are oval. The wings farthest from the body have prominent edges, and the hind wings have many tails. The overall color of this butterfly is black, but it is decorated with wavy white or cream vertical lines. There is a large orange patch on the hind wing with blue, black and white eye spots, and there is a yellow spot directly above the tail. It was found in the Himalayas at an altitude of 5,000 to 9,000 feet, and its flight mode was described as drifting. Caterpillars feed on rattan, which may make it taste bad to predators. Although the protection of Bhutan's glory is the least concerned, the number of Bhutan's glory is decreasing due to habitat loss.

8. Wings of Queen Alexandra Birds: This giant butterfly is named after the Queen of England. Females have a wingspan of 9.8 to 1 1 inch and can weigh up to 0.42 ounces. Their wings are brown and white, but the smaller males have shiny blue-green and black bands with green or blue-green below. This butterfly is only found in Oro province of Papua New Guinea. Because this kind of butterfly is very rare and endangered, the trade of these butterflies is illegal. Adults feed on hibiscus and other plants that can support their weight sooner or later. Males are territorial and even send birds away. Humans are not the only reason why butterflies are endangered. The volcanic eruption of 195 1 destroyed most of its habitats and has not been restored so far. Interestingly, Queen Alexandra's winged butterflies feed on poisonous plants. But caterpillars are not affected by toxins and can leave toxins in their own bodies, which is toxic to other animals. It is not only poisonous in some stages of life, but also the largest butterfly species found so far.

9. Miami Blue: Interestingly, a large number of endangered butterflies belong to Papilionidae. These little butterflies are called blue butterflies because of the color of their wings. Over the years, the number of bluebirds in Miami from southern Florida has suffered a series of blows. It used to be very common, but it was destroyed by the development that began in the 1980s. Then, Hurricane Andrew in 1992 almost completely destroyed it. Fortunately, 1999 found some in Honda State Park in Bahia. Although the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville has carried out captive breeding programs, Miami Blue is now on the verge of extinction. Miami Blue has a wingspan of only 0.87 to 1 inch. As the name implies, the male's wings are bright blue, while the female's wings are gray with a little blue near the base. The edge of the hind wing is white with four spots. Butterflies choose a variety of plants as the host plants of caterpillars, including black beads, nickel beads, peacock flowers, balloon vines and so on.

10, palos: This little butterfly with sky-blue wings and body is competing with Miami Blue Butterfly for the rarest butterfly in the world. It is a silver-blue subspecies found in Vader Peninsula in palos, California. One of the reasons why it is on the verge of extinction is that it only uses the common deer grass as its host plant, and with the transformation of its habitat into houses, this plant has become scarce. Therefore, homeowners in this area are encouraged to plant deer grass. The wingspan of palos Verdi blue butterfly is only a little bigger than Miami blue butterfly, and the male's wings are silverier and bluer than its distant relatives. The breeding season lasts from 1 month to early May, which is consistent with the appearance of butterflies. This is a good thing, because the Foday blue cat in palos can only live for five days as an adult.