Butterflies are the most beautiful and diverse insects in the universe. There are 250,000 species of these beautiful insects, each of which is amazingly beautiful. You've probably seen a lot of butterflies and probably thought they were the most attractive butterflies in the world, but once you've gone through this list, you'll find that you haven't seen the prettiest yet. Let's enjoy the top ten beautiful butterflies in the world.
10. Dead leaf butterfly
This butterfly is the perfect example of beautiful animal camouflage. The lower parts of the wings of dead butterflies are brown and black. The texture and irregular pattern on the wings make it look like a dead leaf. However, it has bright colors in the upper part, including orange, white, brown, and blue. Also known as the Indian leaf butterfly, they can be found everywhere in tropical forests in Asia.
9. Emerald swallowtail butterfly
This butterfly is part of the swallowtail butterfly family, with 550 different species of butterflies around the world. The emerald green swallowtail butterfly is one of the largest and most colorful butterflies in the world. They usually live in Southeast Asia and have shiny green stripes on their wings. The structural colors of their wings also have yellow and blue reflections, and the lower parts of these butterflies are orange and black. If you notice the underside of their wings, you'll also see many blue dots facing the edges.
8. Glass wing butterfly
As the name suggests, this butterfly has beautiful transparent wings. This butterfly, also known as Greta Otot, is distributed in Colombia and Mexico. Because of their transparent wings, predators like reptiles and birds have a hard time catching them. This is mainly because of their reddish-brown borders, so they are visible to some extent, but it's not easy. These butterflies feed mainly on Lantana flowers.
7. Apollo butterflies
The Apollo butterfly has a beautiful white body and charming eye spots on its wings. On the forewings of these butterflies, you can see many black eye sockets, and even the hindwings have four red eye sockets. Not only are these butterflies known for their beauty, their defensive strategies also make them attractive. The larvae of the Apollo butterflies are black, and they camouflage with the help of this color. However, adult butterflies cannot camouflage with this color, but they create a foul smell to drive away predators.
6. Elf butterfly
The wings of the elven butterfly are almost transparent and distributed in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The inside of these butterflies is transparent, and on the outside are beautiful black wings. Their beautiful tails take on a blend of pink, blue and green. Most of the time they stay under the leaves of the plant and fly only in full sunlight.
5. Giant owl butterfly
Giant owl butterflies are best known for the eye spots on their wings, which look like their own eyes. They belong to the family Owl Butterfly and are native to Central and South America. These large butterflies have wingspans between 13 and 16 centimeters, and the huge eye-like pattern on their wings resembles the eyes of many predators, which helps these butterflies easily escape predators such as frogs or lizards, and also threatens many small animals. The upper wings of the Owl Forest Butterfly are yellow-brown with purple edges. These butterflies feed mainly on fruit and live between 125 and 150 days.
4. Eighty-eight butterflies
This beautiful butterfly is native to Central and South America. The black and white stripes under their wings outline the number "88", which is why they are called "88". The same number of butterflies has also been found in 12 species of butterflies. However, the patterns and colors vary slightly from species to species. The upper part of the wings of the eighty-eight butterflies is black, and there is a ring of green and blue on the forewings. There are black markings of red and white under the wings. On eighty-eight different butterflies, the brightness and thickness of the black markings varied.
3. Peacock pansies
What sets peacock pansel apart is their beautiful eye spots. These butterflies are native to South Asian countries. The upper part of the wings of these butterflies is yellowish brown and the edges are brown. They also have coastal bars and peacock eyes. If you look closely at the lower part of the wing, the spots will be more pronounced. The pattern under the wings of the peacock pansy changes with the seasons, which is another fascinating thing about this butterfly.
2. Zebra long-winged butterfly
This is the official butterfly of Florida, and as the name suggests, the zebra long-winged butterfly has narrow wings and zebra-like stripes. The wings are basically black with yellow stripes. The bottom and top of the wings have the same pattern, but the bottom wings are lighter than the upper part. These beautiful butterflies are distributed in Central and South America, and their wingspan is between 72 and 100 mm.
1. Big blue butterfly
This is one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in the world. They are mainly distributed in the tropical forests of Central and South America. You can easily recognize a blue butterfly with blue wings and black edges. Male butterflies are more colorful than female butterflies. The lower part of the wings of these butterflies is brown and has many eye sockets. The backs of these butterflies even make it easy for them to camouflage and avoid predators such as birds, frogs and lizards.