Today we wanted to tell you about how unusually beautiful our planet is, and how charming even its smallest fluttering inhabitants. So, the most beautiful butterflies of our planet.
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Unusual beauty - Madagascar comet
This bright beauty is called a comet for a reason, it is the longest butterfly of the existing ones. Her home is the tropical island of Madagascar, which is known to many thanks to the popular and wonderful cartoon.
It’s a pity that the life span of this butterfly is only 1-3 days. Due to the lack of the digestive system, the Madagascar comet simply cannot survive. And it was created so that you and I could, albeit not for long, but enjoy this beauty.
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Sailboat Maak - The most beautiful sailboat
The handsome Sailboat Maak is not only beautiful, but also endurance. Unlike tropical relatives, this species of butterflies is not afraid of the cold and feels quite calm in the eastern regions of Russia.
The color of the wings of a butterfly depends on who is in front of us: male or female. The male is characterized by a more emerald hue, and the females have a browner color.
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Peacock Eye - Bright and Colorful
A chic day butterfly called peacock eye got its name, as we have already guessed, in its famous coloring, similar to a graceful bird. Its wings above and below are decorated with beautiful multi-colored ovals very similar to those that adorn the peacock's tail.
This beautiful creature inhabits preferably in Europe and Asia, but do not get upset, this type of incredible butterflies can be found in more eastern regions, for this you just need to go to a field or meadow, because in megalopolises this creature of divine beauty, unfortunately, does not live .
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Golden Birdwing - Talisman
The Asian miracle butterfly is very popular in its country, as it is considered a talisman that brings material prosperity. For the large size and color of the wings, the butterfly got its interesting name.
The color itself consists of two colors: the upper wings of the butterfly are black, and the lower wings are golden or, rather, yellow. An unrivaled combination of colors makes this butterfly one of the most beautiful on our planet.
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Greta Oto - Glass Beauty
Amazingly beautiful, the most graceful and sophisticated butterfly in the world is a butterfly with a female name Greta Oto. Its amazing wings are so thin and transparent that it seems as if they are made of the finest crystal.
You can meet such a small beauty in Mexico and Argentina, and she lives in moist, evergreen and flowering forests. This butterfly is a gourmet and eats nectars of various poisonous flowers. And she does this in order to scare away her enemies with the possibility of poisoning. Clever, isn't it?
But about the most poisonous scorpions in the world, read an interesting article on our website.
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Morfo Peleida - Legendary Beauty
A legend about the origin of its name is associated with this beautiful butterfly. The butterfly was named after the famous Greek hero of the mighty Achilles Peleid, the son of Peleus and Thetis. First of all, it seduces us with its bright blue aristocratic coloring, and only then with a wingspan.
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Glory of Bhutan - Unusual Moth
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The unusual and peculiar shape of this species of butterflies attracts attention, not even of special lovers of insects of this species. And the wingspan and the ability to camouflage, folding the wings one on top of the other, amazes and amazes. The Indian beauty butterfly lives in the mountains and forests, and is carefully guarded by the state. On each wing there are three ponytails of different lengths that give the whole image sophistication and grace, and bright red spots beacon like signal identifiers: "I can’t eat, I’m inedible."
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The Prince of Darkness is an awesome name, but a beautiful filling
The bottom photo is based on a photograph of the author: © Álvaro Rodríguez Alberich / flickr.
The peacock-eye Atlas or Prince of Darkness is one of the largest moths in the world, and its color is considered the most beautiful. The size of the butterfly is so large that in Taiwan their cocoons are used as a place to store small things or instead of a wallet.
The tan pattern on the wings looks very impressive. Having met her once, you can no longer forget her.
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Urania Madagascar
This species of butterflies is also called Madagascar Urania, since it lives only on this wonderful island. Bright color, which includes several colors at once, was recognized as the most beautiful in the world. Another distinctive feature is the unusual, smooth and graceful shape of the insect wings.
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Oleander Brazhnik - Caucasian Pride
This type of night butterflies can be considered the most aesthetically beautiful and unusual. You can safely call them a masterpiece of natural art, because if you look closer to them, you get the impression that the wings of a butterfly are painted by a talented artist.
Lucky to see this butterfly to those who visit the mountain Caucasus, its habitat.
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Royal Tailed - Unrivaled Butterfly
One of the most beautiful butterflies on the planet is a butterfly from the family of Lycaenidae - Royal Tail. Her beautiful wings adorn long spurs, making her even more graceful and refined. At rest, the butterfly folds its wings in a vertical plane and becomes invisible among the foliage.
Her color is different, but the most beautiful, according to the editorial staff of most-beauty.ru, is blue.
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Sericin Montela - not bright, but gentle and no less beautiful
This butterfly lives in Russia and can also be found in China. Delicate pastel colors give it tenderness and grace, and two long tails on the lower wings make the butterfly sophisticated and refined.
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Handsome machaon
Such a beautiful name was given to the butterfly by the Swedish naturalist Karl Liny in honor of the Greek character of the miracle doctor Machaon.
A bright representative of butterflies that you can meet and admire, because how beautiful the colors of their wings are combined and this was created by nature itself, and not by man.
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Admirals are also not only strict, but also beautiful.
Another giant butterfly with the beautiful name Admiral lives on the forest edges, meadows and fields. This is a day butterfly. It can be found on flowers and trees from early spring to late autumn. The color of the wings of the Admiral is very similar to marble, but there is a distinguishing feature - it is white spots on the upper wings, so you will not mix it up with anyone.
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Sailboat of Queen Alexandra
The rarest butterfly that occurs in nature, its habitat is limited to only one village in New Guinea.
The color of the female and the male is strikingly different, and it is worth mentioning that it is the male of this species that is considered the most beautiful representative of butterflies.
The emerald blue color of the wings makes it a welcome exhibit of any collection.
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Owl Kaligo - Night Fairy
This spectacular beauty loves walking at night, so she has an ultrasonic hearing and even a voice. Her color is very interesting and beautiful, and small scales are very pronounced. That is why large insect wings are often compared to snake skin.
Our night visitor is a big sweet tooth, she loves sweet and ripe fruits, honey and sweet floral nectar. And you can meet this fluttering beauty in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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Monarchs are even butterflies
Monarch Butterfly, or as it is also called Danaida Monarch, is the most beautiful miniature butterfly on the planet. Almost everything knows her, because she, like a real model, flaunts on the covers of books, in various illustrations and even stamps.
And it is well deserved. Look at her clear pattern, on these small wings the flowing lines are very combined with black and white peas, and you know the classics have always been in fashion.
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Agrippina Butterfly
The wingspan of this beauty is no more than 15 cm, but nevertheless she is the largest living night butterfly in the world. A complete list of the largest butterflies you can see on thebiggest.ru website.
Finally
“Flowers are like butterflies, and butterflies are flowers, they fly light-winged over our lives, and fall, tearing off the heights when their life seems hateful”.
You can compare a gentle and light butterfly with a human soul that no one has seen, but all of it is just like that and they represent an innocent, soaring and divinely beautiful. Today we opened the world of insects to you from a slightly different side. These were the brightest, most beautiful and most unusual butterflies of our planet. We hope that we have surprised and pleased you.
And below we will post some more beautiful photos of amazingly beautiful butterflies:
The editors of most-beauty are looking forward to your comments on this article!