Top 10 Rarest Butterflies in the World

There is no need to tell how beautiful butterflies are. Living with colorful feathers, unique designs, and short lifespans, these creatures are as delicate as they are hidden. It makes its nest in the dense areas of the forest and many of its species keep their existence hidden throughout their life.

But we have brought some species of butterflies for you which are quite rare. Their number in the world is very less, but their amazing beauty can force you to say Wow. So let’s meet the 10 rarest Butterflies in the world without delay.

List of Rarest Butterflies

#1. Palos Verdes Blue

As you must have come to know from the name itself that blue color is found on the body of these butterflies and that is why they got this name. These beautiful blue-looking Palos Verdes Blue butterflies are on the verge of extinction today.

This is because this rare blue butterfly uses common deerweed (Lotus scoparius) as host plants in most cases and a particular type of weed is often present only in areas where humans live. And humans often destroy the nests of these butterflies for this reason.

By the way, this rare butterfly is very small in size and the spread of its wings is less than an inch. In this species, bright blue colors are found on the body of the male butterfly. At the same time, light colors are also present on the body of the female butterfly. Talking about the breeding season, these butterflies usually breed in the months of January to early May and remain alive only for five or six days.

#2. Miami Blue

Miami Blue Butterfly is considered to be one of the smallest species of butterflies and these butterflies have got this special name because of the blue feathers found on their body. The wingspan of these butterflies is around 0.87 inches and many colored spots are also found on their eyes.

This Miami Blue butterfly is currently found in South Florida. Although this rare blue butterfly number has decreased rapidly in the last few years, the reason for this is not us humans but the hurricane that hit Florida. Because of this, these butterflies have been killed in large quantities.

#3. Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing

This beautiful butterfly named Queen Alexandra’s birdwing is named after the Queen of England. This rare butterfly is much larger than any common butterfly species and is considered one of the largest butterflies in the world. These butterflies can have a wingspan of about 9 inches to 11 inches, and due to this large body size, they can weigh as much as 0.4 oz.

Their wings are brown and white in color and just like the other butterflies included in our list today, the body of a male butterfly is much smaller than that of a female. Along with blue color as well as green and black color is found on the body of a male.

Today’s date, you can see Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly only in Papua New Guinea because the number of these butterflies is so less that seeing them is nothing less than a miracle.

#4. Bhutan Glory

Bhutan glory butterflies look quite different from the common butterfly. This is because their wings are of different oval shape than any common butterfly and apart from white, some other light colors are also present on them. It also includes colors ranging from orange to blue and black.

Apart from this, light spots of white color are also found on the wings of these rarest butterflies, which look like a human eye. Let us tell you that you will get to see this beautiful and unique-looking butterfly in the high hills of the Himalayas.

Bhutan Glory butterflies live in the Himalayan mountains at an altitude of 5,000 to 9,000 feet. But it is surprising that even after living at such a height, these butterflies cannot escape from the reach of humans and today their existence is in danger.

#5. Chimaera Birdwing

You can see this colorful butterfly in the mountainous areas of New Guinea, where a male is quite different from a female. On the other hand, along with the green color on the body of a male butterfly, many spots of white color along with dark brown color are found on the body of a female butterfly.

The wingspan of a Chimaera Birdwing male butterfly can range from 2.7 inches to as much as 5.9 inches. At the same time, the wingspan of a female butterfly can be as much as 3.15 inches to 7.09 inches.

Talking about food, Chimaera Birdwing Butterfly likes flowers as well as fruit juice. However, the sad thing is that today the existence of these rare butterflies is in danger only because of us humans. Because in order to capture these butterflies, people often become enemies of their lives.

#6. Zebra Longwing

Do you know of a butterfly that looks like a spotted horse? If you do not know, then tell that here we are talking about the beautiful butterfly i.e. zebra longwing butterfly found in the mountainous areas of New Guinea. On whose bodies white and black stripes are found just like zebras.

At the same time, looking at them closely, it is known that there is also a light red color on their wings. If we talk about the wings, then tell that the spread of the wings of these butterflies is around 2.8 inches to 3.9 inches and it is usually found in the areas of Southern and Central America.

By the way, the brain of zebra longwing butterflies with large bodies also moves very fast. It moves in a large herd to protect itself from any predator. In such a situation, there is a possibility that instead of hunting them, the hunter himself becomes a victim of the anger of these butterflies. However, despite this much protection, today’s existence of these butterflies is in danger because of humans.

#7. Kaiser-i-Hind

These butterflies named Kaiser-i-Hind are also known as “Emperor of India”. Please tell us that these rarest butterfly species are found only in India. These are usually found in the Himalayan mountains and their identity is the green color present on their body, seeing which everyone gets attracted to their beauty.

In this rarest butterfly named Kaiser-i-Hind, the male is much smaller in size than the female. Yellow color is usually found on the body of the male. While talking about their children, the caterpillars of Kaiser-i-Hind like to eat leaves and juice. They look very attractive looking like their parents.

Today these creatures are in danger due to the disturbance by humans and if the government does not take any steps for the protection of these butterflies at the earliest, then these butterflies will be completely extinct in the coming few years.

#8. Schaus Swallowtail

Found in and around southern Florida, Schaus’ swallowtail butterflies can have a wingspan of as much as 3.25 inches to 3.75 inches. At the same time, along with black, brown colors are also found on their body. The blue color is found on the lower part of their wings.

If you want to differentiate between a male and a female swallowtail butterfly, then tell that the color of the antennae on the body of a female is usually black. At the same time, some part of the antenna present on the body of the male is also yellow. Let us tell you that butterflies are known to travel a much longer distance than common butterflies and according to experts, their existence is in danger today.

However, you would be surprised to know that at one point in time, the total population of these butterflies across Florida was only around 100. In the last few years, due to the breeding plan, there has been a huge increase in the number of these butterflies and according to the experts, today their number is around 800 to 1200. Meaning the number of these butterflies has increased a lot more than before.

#9. Island Marble

The Island Marble Butterfly is commonly found in and around Washington DC. This rare butterfly is said to have been discovered around 1988. But it is surprising that within a few years, these butterflies reached the verge of extinction. You can guess their declining number from the fact that today only around 200 of these butterflies are left in the whole world.

Talking about their body, marble cream, and white colors are found on their wings. At the same time, the spread of their wings can be close to 1.5 to 2 inches and the body of their young child ie the caterpillar of an Island Marble Butterfly is much smaller than the body of these butterflies. Please tell that the body of a caterpillar is around 3 to 4 inches and they like to eat wild mustard flowers very much.

#10. Blue Morpho

The wingspan of Blue Morpho butterflies is about five and a half inches. At the same time, colors like sapphire, and blue are present on their wings. Please tell us that these butterflies are usually found in the rainforest areas of Central and South America.

Whether male or female, both have blue wings. However, brown and white spots are found on the edge of the wing of a female butterfly. On the other hand, brown as well as orange spots are found on the lower part of the wings of these butterflies, which look like eyes to a great extent.

It has been observed that usually a male butterfly chases other males in the rainforest and fills its stomach by sucking the juice of the fruit in the food. By the way, today the existence of these rare blue butterflies is in danger because the intrusion of humans into their areas has increased.

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