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Butterflies of the World
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Butterflies and moths belong to a group of insects called Lepidoptera. It is estimated that there are about 20,000 species of butterflies in the world.
This website is based in the United States, and on it we focus on the butterflies of North America found in backyard gardens, home landscapes, residential areas, nearby parks and along roadsides. But many of the species discussed on this website are found not only in North America, but on other continents as well.
For example, the Red Admiral, regularly seen across the Americas, also has a wide range in the warmer regions of North Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
The Painted Lady is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, seen on every continent except Antarctica and South America. Commonly found across North America, the Painted Lady is a strong migrant in some areas. Each year it migrates from the deserts of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, traveling to mainland Europe and into Britain and Ireland, and even into Iceland.
The Comma butterfly is a frequently seen butterfly in North America, and is also commonly found in North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Butterflies Around the World
- Butterflies of Australia
- Butterflies of New Zealand
- Butterflies of the United Kingdom
- Butterflies of India
- African Butterfly Database
Send Us Your Butterfly Photos
We welcome your contributions!
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This website is viewed by many around the world who have an interest in butterflies, and have shared their photos with us!
We've had photos submitted from multiple locations in the the United Kingdom, such as London, Plymouth, Kent, South Ockendon, Northhampton, Manchester, Lincolnshire, South Wales, Wellingborough and Barrow-in-Furness.
And we have viewers in Ireland, Scotland, India, Australia, and Bangladesh who have shared beautiful photos with us.
If you have a photo to share, we would love to publish it so others can enjoy it too. Space is limited, so we are not able to post all of the photos we receive.
You can email your photos to info@butterfliesathome.com along with a description of the species, location taken, and other pertinent information. If you would like credit or a link back to you, include that as well. If it is a copyrighted image of yours, please give us appropriate permission to use the image on this website.
Thanks for visiting, and please visit again over time and view new butterflies submitted by our international visitors!
Butterfly Photos Submitted by Our International Viewers
| Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly Wexford, Ireland (Photo by N. Wall, July, 2023)  |
Red-spotted Jezebel butterfly Buckaringa Sanctuary in the Flinders Ranges, Australia (Photo by T. Caldwell, July, 2024  |
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| Jersey Tiger Moth Plymouth, UK (Photo by and courtesy of K. Pearce, August, 2023)  |
European Peacock Kent, UK (Photo by K. Mead, March, 2022)  |
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| Red Admiral Butterfly South Ockendon, Essex, UK (Photo by the children & teachers, Quince Tree Day Nursery, July, 2023)  |
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| Red Admiral Butterfly Barrow-in-Furness, UK (Photo by P. Swarbrick, July, 2023)  |
Specked Wood Butterfly Northampton, England (Photo by J .Bodsworth, September, 2021)  |
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| Comma Butterfly Kent, England (Photo by C. Clements, July, 2022  |
Holly Blue Butterfly Twickenham Middlesex, London ,UK (Photo by J. Maseyk, May, 2022)  |
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| Male Hypolimnas-bolina - Great Eggfly of Blue Moon Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo by R. Nizam, January, 2022)  |
Pareronia valeria, the common or Malayan Wanderer Hadinbal honnavar (U.K) Karnataka, India (Photo by Nagaraj Hegde)  |
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| Cinnabar Moth Dunoon Argyll, Scotland (Photo by R. Turner, May, 2022)  |
Box Tree Moth Exeter, UK ( September, 2023)  |
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| Naga Shalabham Moth spotted at the Idukki District of Kerala in India Atlas moths are one of the largest lepidopterans in the world with a wingspan measuring between 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) and a wing surface area of about 400 cm2 (62 in2) (Photo by R. Lakshmi, September, 2020)  |
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| Gatekeeper Butterfly Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK (Photo by D. Abbott, August, 2020)  |
European Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly Ruskington, Lincolnshire, UK (Photo by J. Miller, July, 2018) |
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| Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly Manchester, England (Photo by D. Brownlie, July, 2019)  |
Painted Lady Butterfly Penarth, South Wales, UK (Photo by J. Harris, August, 2019)  |
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Butterfly drawing by the children at Quince Tree Day Nursery, South Ockendon, Essex, UK (May, 2024) |
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